DOLBY DIMENSION | PART 01
FILM + INSTALLATION
MICHAEL RIGLEY X DOLBY LABORATORIES INC, 2018
CREATIVE DIRECTION | CONCEPT DESIGN | PRODUCTION
PROJECT CONTEXT
Dolby Dimension is a wireless home entertainment headphone system designed to control and spatialize sound within a domestic environment. The existing brand language centered on soft, atmospheric orbs—out-of-focus forms suggesting sound without defining it. The brief focused on extending this system by defining how these elements resolve when brought into focus, establishing them as audio-visual representations.
Through focused look development, the work defines a system for visualizing audio using two primary elements: points and lines. These components represent distinct streams of sound, separating environmental audio from primary content while maintaining continuity with the underlying identity. The resulting system operates across motion, interface, and installation.
STILLS
APP INTRO
The application introduction translates the visual language into a functional interface context. The system illustrates the core feature of Dolby Dimension, allowing users to control the balance between environmental sound and primary content.
Particles represent ambient audio, while strings represent focused media. These elements operate together within a shared space, transitioning from dimensional, spatial compositions into structured interface elements, maintaining continuity between the brand language and user interaction.
DOLBY GALLERY RIBBON WALL
The ribbon wall extends the system into a large-scale installation. The work develops through increasing levels of complexity, beginning with simple graphic forms and expanding into particulate structures and larger wave-based compositions.
Music establishes the pacing and structure of the piece. A custom score by Zelig Sound informs the timing and progression of the visuals, aligning motion and transformation with the composition. The result is a continuous sequence that evolves across scale, supporting both the spatial constraints of the installation and the underlying audio-driven system.
Credits
MICHAEL RIGLEY: ART DIRECTION + DESIGN, 2021
CREDITS | PRODUCTION
Creative / Design / Production: Michael Rigley
Music: Zelig Sound
Onsite Photography: James Ken Butler