Forbes Women’s Summit 2021
Illustration
Freelance, 2021
Freelance, 2021
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“Superwoman” was the chosen theme for the 2021 Forbes DACH Women’s Summit — a yearly event that promotes female empowerment and showcases women’s stories.
For this year, Forbes DACH wanted to highlight narratives of women that have somehow thrived during the COVID pandemic.
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The copywriting was created having the “Superwoman” theme in mind — going for an ironic play on the male-dominated myth of the superhero, as well as flipping the motifs and cliches found in super hero narratives into thought-provoking discussions about culture, power, and politics.
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The compositions were created in this modular format for two reasons: first, as a nod to comic books, which also inspired the use halftone patterns and color palette; and second, because these illustrations needed to be flexible enough to be freely applied across a wide range of digital and physical media.
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Event photography courtesy of Forbes DACH.