The poster for the Big Week 2026 is the work of Paula Estévez.
Design: PAULA ESTÉVEZ
Paula Estévez (Intxaurrondo, San Sebastián, 1984) is an illustrator and comic book artist who graduated in Fine Arts from the University of the Basque Country. She regularly works as an editorial illustrator for various publications, including Argia, Berria, Diario Vasco, Petit Sàpiens, Bizkaiatech, and Elhuyar, among others.
Paula has received several awards and grants, including the Etxepare Prize in 2017 for the illustrated album Arraroa, created together with Ainara Azpiazu, and a grant from the Basque Government in 2023 for the production of the comic book Linbo Planeta, written by the theatre company Dejabú. She has also been a member of Tupust!, a comic collective with a feminist perspective, and is a co-founder of Guillotina, San Sebastián’s self-publishing festival.
Paula wanted to create a poster that would convey a timeless feel at first glance. To achieve this, she drew inspiration from the classic posters of the 1920s to 1950s, which were used to promote tourism and advertise the city’s major festivals and events. In the poster, she depicts some of the characteristic aspects of San Sebastián’s Great Week festivities, while avoiding clichés and overused symbols. The result brings together tradition and modernity, while also paying a subtle tribute to the city’s architecture and the diversity of the people who live in and shape our city.
