Islands in the Stream: Promotional materials for Vtape’s 19th Curatorial Incubator

Vtape, a video art distributor that represents an international collection of contemporary and historical video art, documentaries, and installations, commissioned Acme to design a campaign for their Curatorial Incubator v.19 program. The challenge was to visually articulate the themes of two screenings of projects that explore collections, how they are accessed online as never-ending digital repositories, and how we can interrupt the stream to create new moments for refuge.

The campaign design reflects the program’s thematic exploration of traces, accidents, disappearance, change, and reconstruction through lettering illustrations created by manipulating text by hand on a flatbed scanner.

Two posters on a pink background. The posters feature wavy and distorted lettering. One says "Where do our memories go?" and the other says "What happened to produce these ruins?"
Islands in the Stream poster
Islands in the Stream poster
Detail of the program for Islands in the Stream
Detail of the program for Islands in the Stream
Interior pages from Islands in the Stream program
Interior pages from Islands in the Stream program
Interior pages from Islands in the Stream program
Interior pages from Islands in the Stream program
Mammalian Droppings

Mammalian Droppings

Five copies of the book The Prophets in a stack, fanned out so a little of each cover below the top book is visible. The books are in a triangle of light framed by deep shadows.
The Prophets

The Prophets

University of Toronto School of Graduate Studies viewbook
U of T School of Graduate Studies Viewbook

U of T School of Graduate Studies Viewbook

Mammalian Diving Reflex 30th Anniversary Annual Report
Mammalian Diving Reflex 2023 Annual Report

Mammalian Diving Reflex 2023 Annual Report

Water/Fall Festival
Water Fall Festival

Water Fall Festival

Amplified Opera poster detail
Amplified Opera Visual identity

Amplified Opera Visual identity

Three copies of the Mammalian Diving Reflex 2019 Annual Report in a stack
Mammalian Diving Reflex 2019 Annual Report

Mammalian Diving Reflex 2019 Annual Report

Shakespeare in the Ruff
Shakespeare in the Ruff

Shakespeare in the Ruff

Tafelmusik 40th Sunburst Lockup
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Helen Lucas
Helen Lucas: Roots to Present

Helen Lucas: Roots to Present

New College Student Handbook
New College Student Handbook

New College Student Handbook

Three ReNew magazine covers stacked on top of one another
Re:New Magazine

Re:New Magazine

Explosion in the Movie Machine book cover design emerging from shadows in a triangle of light
Explosion in the Movie Machine

Explosion in the Movie Machine

A roll of tape with the words "Exposed Film" sits on top of four copies of the exhibition catalogue "Bright Lights Dark City"
Bright Lights Dark City

Bright Lights Dark City

Against the Grain Theatre logo in silver ink on black paper.
Against the Grain Theatre

Against the Grain Theatre