Hand-painted collage artwork featuring Harris Museum building with vibrant geometric patterns
Hand-painted collage artwork featuring Harris Museum building with vibrant geometric patterns

The Harris Museum, Preston

The Brief

The Harris Museum in Preston was undergoing a £16 million restoration, reopening in 2025.

The campaign needed to attract University of Lancashire students aged 18-25, while showcasing the transformation into a modern, interactive cultural space.

The Thinking

Museum marketing usually plays it safe with heritage tones, classical fonts or minimal white space however I didn't think this would stop a student in their tracks.

The decision was to make it unmissable. Vibrant pinks, yellows and orange clash with the monochrome Harris building, heritage meets modern. The collage technique using paint and digital layering creates handmade energy rather than corporate polish. Geometric patterns and mis-matched typography makes the identity bold and impossible to miss.

Hand-painted collage artwork featuring Harris Museum building with vibrant geometric patterns
Hand-painted collage artwork featuring Harris Museum building with vibrant geometric patterns

Like what you see?

Note

This was a design school project based on the real Harris restoration. The Harris holds special significance for me as it's where I exhibited my jewellery as a UCLan student, so I knew exactly who this campaign needed to speak to.

Campaign poster displayed in illuminated bus shelter at night showing grand reopening design
Campaign poster displayed in illuminated bus shelter at night showing grand reopening design
Bus advertisement mockup showing campaign design on red London bus
Bus advertisement mockup showing campaign design on red London bus
VIP invitation design for Harris Museum grand reopening with QR code RSVP
VIP invitation design for Harris Museum grand reopening with QR code RSVP
Event programme showing interior spreads with visitor information and campaign branding
Event programme showing interior spreads with visitor information and campaign branding
Large format poster on street displaying Harris Museum grand reopening event details
Large format poster on street displaying Harris Museum grand reopening event details