Sonic Acts Academy 2018

2018
Unpacking the Processes of Artistic Knowledge.

Focused on playfulness infused with concepts of delearning, this visual identity became an immersive video game. We designed a platform for investigation, speculation, and reflection, focused on educational practices and the critical examination of knowledge production in the field of art. By expanding the visual experience into a non-hierarchical academy of engagement and exchange, this design offers both a playground and a radical syllabus of deinstitutionalised learning.

  • Sonic Acts Academy 2018: two book covers, a black S under 'Unpacking the Processes of Artistic Knowledge', iridescent ruins
  • Sonic Acts Academy 2018: poster, iridescent video game ruins burst from a black window under 'SONIC ACTS Academy', a black A
  • Sonic Acts Academy 2018: wide banner, two rounded windows open onto iridescent video game colonnades, a black A below
  • Sonic Acts Academy 2018: inside the video game playground, pink ribbons twist over driftwood, a red blob and grey rocks
  • Sonic Acts Academy 2018: silver 'READER' cover, video game ruins glow through two rounded windows beside a black A
  • Sonic Acts Academy 2018: back cover, a black S and a purple dot rest under 'Unpacking the Processes of Artistic Knowledge'
  • Sonic Acts Academy 2018: in the video game, a pink arcade rises behind glossy spheres, a coral blob and lichen branches
  • Sonic Acts Academy 2018: text-heavy spread, serif 'Why Exhibit at All? An Answer from the Year 2030' crowns dense columns
  • Sonic Acts Academy 2018: text-heavy spread, 'The Currency of Data' looms in serif over a conversation set in tight columns
  • Sonic Acts Academy 2018: text-heavy spread, 'Sam Rolfes: Radical Goals' in serif above a small photo and interview columns
  • Sonic Acts Academy 2018: from above, a jagged pink path winds through the video game past a yellow tank and glossy spheres
  • Sonic Acts Academy 2018: white glare floods the pink terrain of the video game, a blue beam slants past lichen pillars
  • Sonic Acts Academy 2018: a lichen-crusted trunk fronts tiered iridescent platforms and pipes, the video game's playground
  • Sonic Acts Academy 2018: iridescent arcades flank a pink faceted slope in the video game, lichen logs lie across
  • Sonic Acts Academy 2018: poster, video game shards spill from two rounded windows under 'SONIC ACTS Academy', black A below