A Red Bull Drift Shifters CREW pass for Quay St, Auckland, on a blue lanyard.

Red Bull

Red Bull Drift Shifters brought international drifting to Auckland’s Quay Street in 2014. We developed the event graphics, extending the established Red Bull Drift Shifters branding across signage, venue maps, passes, and invitations for clients and drivers.

Working within the existing brand guidelines, we applied the prescribed colours alongside bold typography, tyre-track textures, and directional graphics. The layouts balanced the energy of the event with clear, practical information, adapting across small printed pieces and large-scale trackside signage.

The venue map brings the course, viewing areas, and facilities into one detailed illustration, while personalised invitations and driver passes carry the same visual treatment. Working closely with printers, we prepared the artwork for production across a range of formats, creating a consistent experience from invitation through to race day.

Sector
Motorsport / Events
Discipline
Event Graphics, Map Illustration, Signage, Print Production
Location
New Zealand
Contributors
Sophie Ericksen, Brendan Thomas, Mad Mike Whiddett
Photography
Miles Holden, Graeme Murray
Crowds lining Quay Street, Auckland, for Red Bull Drift Shifters, the Sky Tower behind.
Four Red Bull Drift Shifters signs: Autographs Here, Event This Way, Pit Lane and Tyres.

We translated the brand guidelines into clear, consistent event graphics, helping guests and drivers find their way while keeping Red Bull’s presence connected across the venue.

The Red Bull Drift Shifters 2014 full event venue map.
Mad Mike Whiddett’s drift car in the pit lane, fans behind the barrier.
A Red Bull lanyard with a Drift Shifters driver’s pass.
Red Bull Drift Shifters 2014 invitations named for the drivers, Matt Powers and Daigo Saito among them.
A tall Red Bull Drift Shifters Pit Lane sign.
A drift car sliding past the crowd on Quay Street in tyre smoke, behind #DRIFTSHIFTERS barriers.