The Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind comedy and multimedia event that showcases footage from videos found at garage sales and thrift stores and in warehouses and dumpsters across the country, usually from the "golden age" of VHS. The festival's visual brand language emphasizes the "scavenged" and eclectic nature of the event, with a different visual theme for each iteration/tour of the show and recurring collaged elements and pastiche references. 
Recurring visual elements include grungy textures, piles of VHS tapes, wood paneling and shag carpet, collage work, and custom illustration by myself, Johnny Ryan, and Simon Turner. These elements are pieced together with respect, reverence, and no regard whatsoever for their original quality, much like the show itself. With the show functioning as a postmodern touring variety show, variety and a "more is more" approach are key.
 
​THE FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL (selected work)
I spent several years working with Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett of the Found Footage Festival on a countless number of creative projects, from brand direction, web, and print design, through illustration and motion graphics. These projects often included collaborations with featured illustrators, including Johnny Ryan and Simon Turner.
“Erik is able to see the big picture, and can produce just about any stupid idea we come up with.”
—NICK PRUEHER
ERIK A. EVENSEN
DESIGNER, ILLUSTRATOR,
GRAPHIC NOVELIST, EDUCATOR