Forward Festival

Design work for Forward Festival, collected from the studios behind it.

Design cases by studio

A preview of 6 cases across 3 studios. The full collection is included with Pro.

Main Title Film for Forward Festival
Found Studio partnered with Forward Festival to create its 2021 invitation and main title film, “Threshold.” Responding to the festival’s theme of life becoming virtualised and digitised, the film examines the boundary between real and virtual spaces encountered through video calls and gaming environments. Its sequence uses Co-Type’s Coanda, broken into a modular system of horizontal, vertical and diagonal strokes that assemble rapidly into complete typographic forms.
Letterform, Virtual Reality, Video Call, Modular Typography

Title Sequence for Forward Festival
Found Studio created a cinematic title sequence for Forward Festival’s Berlin opening, designed to embody the theme ‘Turn Ideas Into Action’. The film visualizes the transformation of a blank page into a burst of creative energy, using slow-motion physics and a refined palette to build anticipation and momentum. The result became a unifying, high-impact moment that set the tone for the festival’s creative experience.
Paper

Title Sequence and Teaser Films for Forward Festival 2025
Found Studio collaborated with audio studio Echoic to create the title sequence and teaser films for Forward Festival 2025 in Berlin. The concept explored the creative tension of the blank page, evolving from stillness to dynamic motion to embody the festival’s theme, 'Turn Ideas Into Action.' The result was an immersive visual experience that captured the spirit of transformation and creative momentum.
Festival, Sequence, Energy, Potential, Motion, Idea

Title Sequence for Forward Festival 2026
The Mill created a title sequence for Forward Festival 2026. The project is presented as moving-image work for the festival.

Title sequence for a creative festival
The Mill created the title sequence for Forward Festival 2026. The available content only identifies the project title and does not provide further details about the concept, execution, deliverables, or outcomes. Based on the page title, this case concerns motion-led title sequence work created for the 2026 edition of the festival.
Flower

3D Mini-Film for Forward Festival Hamburg
Illo created their first 3D mini-film, 'Ikebana', as part of their talk at the Forward Festival in Hamburg. The project explored how the studio’s signature 2D aesthetic could evolve into a three-dimensional world, featuring geometric flowers and playful characters. It marked a bold experiment in translating their flat, colorful style into textured, spatial animation.
Animation, 2d Animation, 3d Animation, 3d Illustration, Flower