Artistic frontiers
An arts organization is the ideal client for whom to design. We wanted to push the same boundaries as the artists they support.
Experimental Sound Studio
Chicago-based nonprofit for artistic evolution and the exploration of sound. Custom membership website and archive of experimental sound in progress.
(Coming soon)
Experimental Sound Studio is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization dedicated to experimental music and sound art. They nurture artists, promote new work, provide a hub for recording and experimentation, and have cultivated a community of enthusiasts interested in some of the most cutting edge music in the world.
During the discovery, we asked them to define 'experimental' and they said it meant creativity that encourages or even incorporates mistakes. The permission that gave us during design was incredibly exciting and we can't wait to show you when the site goes live save later this year.
In addition to a large and complex site supporting their busy calendar of events, seasons catalog of educational programs, donations and memberships, merch store, news and blog, etc., perhaps what we're mist excited about is the Creative Audio Archive— a searchable database of their entire archival audio library, with deep metadata and all recordings soon to be available on the web, for discovery by supporters of arts in Chicago, researchers and just music fans from around the world.
We can't wait for you to see (and hear) it.
Heavy inspiration came from ESS's large collection of synthesizer and audio diagrams.
Underneath the hood is an enormous collection of rare music performances all housed in a brand new database.
Experimental sound deserves experimental design. Details abound in this fresh take on non-profit design.
Over 5,000 recordings catalogued in their Creative Audio Archive.
ESS was founded in 1986, and is Chicago's premiere resource and venue for experimental sound in all disciplines.
Supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture, the Illinois Arts Council Agency and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Jay BeckmanA searchable archive of creative work that connects and supports a community of artists - I'm so excited about this site because it's exactly the kind of thing the web is absolutely best at.