PICA
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts

Art Direction, Brand Identity, Project Management, Strategy, UX/UI

PICA identity displayed on a large banner across the heritage gallery building
PICA 2021 website by Ryan Sandilands and Tim Meakins: the original recorded programme and exhibition experience

Opportunity

Make PICA easier to discover, understand and navigate. Connect the online experience with a clearer journey through its heritage building, while keeping a diverse programme of artists and performances at the centre.

Solution

Working with Tim Meakins, I connected the rebrand and website redesign with a major signage overhaul. Brand direction, digital design and venue wayfinding formed a shared system for finding information and moving through PICA’s programme and spaces.

That system extended across publications, exhibition campaigns and programme communications, balancing a recognisable institutional identity with room for individual artists and projects.

Outcome

A connected physical and digital experience, bringing the website, signage and communications into one coherent framework. A clearer foundation for helping audiences find their way, understand what’s on and engage with the work.

PICA exhibition and performance programmes with red and blue photographic treatments
PICA programme spreads pairing exhibition and performance information with artist imagery
Bright yellow Hatched 2022 campaign banners on the front of PICA
PICA gallery identity and programme banner seen through the surrounding garden
PICA internal wayfinding with exhibition titles, floor plans and coloured architectural bands
PICA learning programme publication connecting the gallery identity with educational activities
PICA exhibition programme displayed on a ladder during gallery installation
Exhibition information and identity being installed inside the PICA galleries
Orange PICA Art A-frame sign in the gallery
Orange PICA Art A-frame sign