About.

Jacob Cram
is an artist + information designer.

Jacob Cram is an artist and information designer based in Toronto. He graduated top of his class at OCAD having won the GradEx 104 Digital Futures medal for his thesis project, UNMASK. Following this, he completed a Masters at York University in their Digital Media program.

He has worked across a massive range of fields, from web and UX design, to motion design and video production, to IoT and system design. There are few topics he isn’t familiar with. However his main focus is on information design, and taking the large and complex, and breaking them down for everyone to understand.

You can read his CV here.

Works.

Voice in the Data is a series about data, relationships, and memory.

Following UNMASK, and Text Based Life, Voice in the Data is an exploration of the combination of documentary storytelling and data visualization. Taking personal data collected over a period of 8 years, it presents the viewer with the story that the data contains, and draws into question just how close to reality that story really is.

The Spheres are a study of memory + geometry.

Beginning in 2017, and now expanded into a daily project, the spheres are an experiment in geometry, abstraction, and the frailty of human memory. They are a form of documentation through distortion. Each one attached to a specific day, time, and emotions.

UNMASK is a study into Digital Brutalism.

Drawing an honesty from the architectural movement of Brutalism, UNMASK explores the effects of anxiety and depression on memory. It visualizes the distortion and destruction of those memories over time.

This project was awarded the Digital Futures medal at OCAD University’s GRADEX 104.

Contact.

I’m always looking for new projects.

I’m always looking for new an exciting projects to use and expand my expertise. From quick freelance work to long term projects, there’s always more to be learned.

Or if you’re just interested in my work and want to connect, feel free to reach out.

jacob[at]jacobcram.xyz