“Quigital”

Winnipeg, CANADA (and a few other places!) — This is absolutely one of the most original submissions we’ve received. It hilariously borders on the absurd!

From the Submission: 

Quigital is a wacky corporate phone tree/installation. Originally the project was designed as an in-person audiovisual installation for Cluster Festival in Winnipeg, but after the festival was cancelled, we shifted gears and created a version that people could experience at home, from their phone.

We created an introductory video, which explains a bit of the "story" behind Quigital—a "multinational global services provider"—and implores you to call our phone number. The phone tree is an absurdist version of a typical corporate phone tree, complete with objectives, points, an ending, and lots of surprises. There is plenty of commentary on corporate messaging "during these trying times." After you call, you're texted a link to your profile (here is a link to my profile for example), which is an auto-generated page that tracks your progress, and a link to www.quigital.com, which is an auto-updating dashboard of global stats and progress.

The project is pretty unique, and is a little different than most of the other works you've posted. Hopefully that's interesting! Quigital is a collaboration between myself, Patrick Hart, in LA; Dave Arbez, in Winnipeg; Eliot Britton, in Toronto; and Kevin McPhillips, in Ottawa.

I'll say that this project has made me much less tolerant of corporate phone trees that are badly designed, and/or don't text me mangled recordings of my voice after calling.

YOUTUBE/VIMEO/OTHER LINKS 

Introductory video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8UOXC_GRnw

US phone number: (310) 388 3793

Canadian phone number: (204) 800 5721

No difference between the numbers except the US number sasses you about converting temperatures to Fahrenheit.

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES AND WEBSITES 

www.quigital.com, phone numbers!