“One of the leading worldwide incubators for new, cutting-edge art.” New York Times, 2017

The Manchester International Festival returns this July for 18x extraordinary days of performances from global artists including Yoko Ono, Skepta and Janelle Monáe.

Bert has again designed for MIF, this year creating a campaign to communicate the special relationship between MIF and headline partner Bruntwood.

Bruntwood’s 12 year partnership with MIF has enhanced Manchester’s reputation as a thriving, world-class city. Festival performances have been seen by over 1m people in over 30 countries, and have helped expand pop culture, visual and performing arts to a broader, increasingly diverse audience.

The festival runs from 4th to 21st July. Our work will be shown around the city during the festival dates.

See our full campaign video here.

Designing for MIF 2019

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Discovering your brand essence.

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Federal collaborates with Bert as branding agency for Manchester launch

Federal collaborates with Bert as branding agency for Manchester launch

We helped Federal to create a second store on Deansgate that is every bit as authentic and ‘Federal’ as the first.

Stone & River brand launch

Stone & River brand launch

Strategy consulting firm Stone & River chose us as their brand partner earlier this year.

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We’re always on the look out for exceptional people to join our team.

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Emotion versus Logic

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