Sonic Acts Academy 2018

2018
Sonic Acts
Identity, game and publication
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