Courtney Barnett:
Here & There
Art Direction
Design
Animation
Design
Animation
‘Here And There’ is a fresh take on touring, inspired by a couple of life-changing events where Courtney was invited to host and curate.
I conceptualized all of the visual elements for this festival series - from creating the logo, color pallette, and brand elements. I localized flyers for each regional market and designed merchandise. Microsoft also collaborated with the festival to bring Courtney’s ideas to life through AI. My role was to take the generated images, and animate them for each tour stop using the style guide I created.
I conceptualized all of the visual elements for this festival series - from creating the logo, color pallette, and brand elements. I localized flyers for each regional market and designed merchandise. Microsoft also collaborated with the festival to bring Courtney’s ideas to life through AI. My role was to take the generated images, and animate them for each tour stop using the style guide I created.
A Microsoft AI model, which has studied over a thousand original works of art by Barnett, converts the answers into drawings—channeling Barnett’s specific illustration style. These drawings showcase the lives, local memories and experiences of Barnett’s fans and will be displayed prominently at each stop on the tour.
Barnett is still not sure if the “Here & There” festival’s name (which came from her 2012 song ‘Scotty Says’) “was meant to be interpreted as a geographical, emotional or philosophical journey.” But, in searching out that answer, she is exploring the intersection of art and technology and discovering new ways to connect with her audience and the places they call home.