JARED TRASKARTIST · DESIGNER · EDUCATOR
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CoolEvents · Visual identity · Creative direction · Event design

Blacklight Wars

An event brand with a bright, playful sense of spectacle.

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Blacklight Wars social header with the circular mark at left and a brightly lit participant on the right.
Social cover — the identity and participant experience in one panoramic frame.

The project

As Director of Brand Development at CoolEvents, I led the visual direction of Blacklight Wars, from concept development through design execution. The identity gives this participatory experience a distinct place within the event family.

My role
Director of Brand Development, CoolEvents; visual direction, concept development, and design execution
Scope of work
  • Visual concepts and creative direction
  • Blacklight Wars logo and visual-identity applications
  • Digital campaign layouts
  • Glow Wars website and email presentations from the archive

The context

The Blacklight Wars files show a compact identity applied across social headers, talent announcements and ticket promotions. The same archive also preserves earlier Glow Wars materials; those remain clearly labeled by their original name.

Design approach

The Blacklight Wars monogram and cyan-to-violet lettering create a repeatable focal point. Wide digital formats pair that identity with active participant imagery, while a stacked information panel gives performers a clear presence. Glow Wars arena artwork illustrates a separate earlier application without implying the two names were interchangeable.

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Identity in use

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Campaigns & communication

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From promotion to the event

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The digital experience

Project record

Selected work from my design archive. Campaign dates, offers, and contact details pictured in the original materials are historical. Photography and client identities remain credited to their respective creators; my contribution is described above.

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