The Cotton District Arts Festival is a highly anticipated event that happens almost once a year in Starkville, MS. For the festival poster, the design was made to capture the essence of Starkville, while also incorporating what it feels like to be at the festival itself. The abstract shapes are used to create that feeling of being there, experiencing the event, and meeting new people. The colors are to represent the Cotton District and the colorful buildings that are placed there. The overlay of shapes represent the different activities and sites that you experience at the festival itself.