On Distant Keys is a growing collective of artists, designers, writers, scientists, and activists working collaboratively to generate speculative futures in the wake of climate change. This project highlights speculative modes of representation such as art, literature, and theory. ODK is a creative child of Sandy Litchfield, an artist and professor at UMass Amherst. What started as a personal journey became an intricate world of fantastical sentient lands and places. A world that spans over 2000 years on an intricate non-linear timeline that encourages participants to envision futures that are not only possible and probable but also preferable.
The visual identity is type-based where familiar letterforms interact with glyphs, diacritics, and accents from other languages. The identity serves as a symbolic translator between the places, the art, and the viewer.
Visual identity, signage, catalog.
The visual identity is type-based where familiar letterforms interact with glyphs, diacritics, and accents from other languages. The identity serves as a symbolic translator between the places, the art, and the viewer.
Visual identity, signage, catalog.
