virginia tourism

virginia is the ideal vacation destination for those in the transitional phase between their 20s and 30s, merging nightlife and culture. (they just don't know it yet)

* made in collaboration with molly nealon, gabe trompeta, katharine bacon, julia martinez *

phase one: out of home ‘clues’

placed in neighboring states to va, including md, nc, & tn

the pigeon has a message for you

all trails lead to virginia

take a look at the view

there’s a call waiting for you

phase two: invites

qr codes in OOH above will link here —>

clicking on ‘get your invite’ will allow you to create a personalized invite to the ‘search party’ which will be sent in the mail

phase three: festival

21+ festivals thrown in various locations around Virginia with local businesses, musicians, night tours

not just your average festival - personas in the mail invites tell you who to interact with (fellow participants, vendors, employees) throughout the night to unlock clues that lead you to a prize

phase four: post-festival

prize is a voucher for free admission to one of these ‘niche’ Virginia locations, enticing them to come back to Virginia

interactive map will be active on website & promoted at the end of the festival for people to continue the search