Background
Knowing that creatives love collecting ‘metals’ — industry lingo for Gold, Silver and Bronze — we reimagined Singapore’s annual creative award show as a ‘metal’ celebration, with our call-to-entry campaign borrowing from heavy metal’s visual style, tone and manner.
![](https://kinetic.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Metalfest-Gong-01.jpg)
Agency ‘Bands’
Agency logos were given the heavy metal treatment. After all, no one is as hardcore about great ideas as these guys.
![](https://kinetic.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Metalfest-Gong-02.png)
Posters
Painstakingly illustrated and silkscreened by hand, with skeletons clutching or reaching for Gong Show trophies, a dig at how creatives would die for an award.
![](https://kinetic.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Metalfest-Gong-03.jpg)
![](https://kinetic.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Metalfest-Gong-04.jpg)
![](https://kinetic.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Metalfest-Gong-05.jpg)
Merchandise
No metal fest would be complete without merch! These could be customised with agency ‘band’ logos, encouraging creatives to rally for their agencies.
![](https://kinetic.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Metalfest-Gong-06.jpg)
Website
A gauntlet for true metalheads: to download the award entry kit, creatives had to first unlock the site by screaming loud enough.
![](https://kinetic.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Metalfest-Gong-07.jpg)