Seeing sound may seem like a futuristic notion, but projects like 3D Music Prints and now record label Electric Deluxe’s Audio Transmitted Merchandise have been experimenting with this idea. Electric Deluxe teamed up with Dutch design team Studio Hands, to create a product that reflected the experimental nature of the music label. Combining analogue with digital sound techniques, the team developed silk screened images that were delivered by sound.

To create the prints, Studio Hands set up an installation using two computers, two speakers, and a microphone. Images of the original Electric Deluxe and Speedy J logos, as well as a 3D head shot of Speedy J himself, were transmitted pixel by pixel using morse code. Marked by unexpected glitches, these unique sound maps were returned to analogue as images were printed onto T-shirts and bags. Available on the Electric Deluxe e-shop, the merchandise allows fans of the label and Speedy J to wear the music they love, literally.