Chirp Radio Record Fair — Annabelle Goldin-Mertdogan

Chirp Radio Record Fair & Other Delights

branding | illustration • social

Outside of work, I volunteer for CHIRP, the Chicago Independent Radio Project. CHIRP hosted its 17th annual record fair in May, boasting over 100 vendors, music performances, live DJ sets, and activities for all ages. The founder tasked me with developing a look for posters, postcards, an activity schedule, and the event guide.

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Concepting

CHIRP’s record fair usually takes place in April, but Record Store Day announced they changed their date to the exact day our record fair was taking place! We pushed our event to May so that attendance wouldn’t be split over the two.

Because of the later (and iconic) May 4th date, the marketing team was thinking of doing something space themed. I sketched up two more versions: one that was more general, based on sifting through records, and one more summer-themed as Chicago was slowly creeping towards warm weather.

Social

With the concept of music taking you to another planet, I animated the elements of the poster for social announcements.