The icarian journals

THE ICARIAN JOURNALS project stemmed from a week-long exploration of storytelling through interactive environment building and primary source documentation set on an alien planet and the crash landing of a scientist. While at first it seems like a regular scientific journal, through the many logs about the flora and fauna of the planet we not only see the toll the planet is taking on the scientist, Theo Finch, but the influence a mass catastrophe like a space station crash and the introduction of new lifeforms has on a planet's ecosystem.

To best experience please click on the image to the top left and move through the pages as if you were reading a journal.

Open notebook with "Property of Icarian Station Laboratories" text on right page and circular emblem, blank pages
Open book with handwritten diary entry titled 'Day 1' describing a character stranded on a planet named Xylaris-12. A black and white drawing of the planet is on the right page. A photographic image of a scientist in a lab coat holding a plant is ins
Open book with illustrated story about space station and grasslands
Illustrated journal pages describing a creature called Theorax Luminis in "Silver Grasslands" with diagrams and text. The left page shows two drawings labeled Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 and descriptions including "long antlers" and "feathered ears." The right
Illustrated pages from a book discussing the Silver Grasslands, featuring sketches and descriptions of Aetherium Palladus, a plant. Includes a diagram of a color chart, labeled figures of plant parts, and a written narrative about observing the flora
Illustration of a book spread detailing rocks in the Silver Grasslands, including diagrams and text about obsidian formations. Left page discusses local flora, fauna, and obsidian samples; right page includes sketches and descriptions of magma chambe
Open book showing an illustrated journal with entries for Day 23 and Day 25, featuring drawings of an alien landscape, a diagram of an organism, and a skeletal creature.
Illustrated open journal with a sketch of Lumienthos Wetlands on one page, depicting various fictitious plants labeled "Umbra stellar is," "Lilium Phantasma," "Caulis Crepuscularis," and "Vitis Lucentis." The opposite page features a handwritten Day
Illustrated book pages about Lumrinetos Wetlands animals: Rootslinger Marmoset with long limbs, Fangback Crocodile with spiny back, Mistfrog that changes color, Starlight Beetle glowing softly, and Glimmerback Tortoise covered in algae. Descriptions
Open book showing a journal entry from "Day 40" titled "Symbols" and "Day 41" about sightings and xenobiology. Includes hand-drawn symbols and an outline of a person with fungal growth. The text mentions repeating symbols, a character named Anthony,
A sketchy drawing in a notebook with the phrase "Says u'll never leave this swamp" in bold, black letters. The page features chaotic lines and abstract doodles of small figures and faces. There are dark smudges and splatters across the paper, giving
Open blank book with watercolor stains on right page, resting on a wooden surface.
Open journal entry with illustration of ancient ruins in a highland landscape. Text titled 'Day 63' describes the author's experiences in a mysterious environment with fungi and ruins. Illustration depicts crumbling stone structures and mountainous t
Open journal with handwritten entries detailing an exploration on a planet, mentioning wildlife and ruins. Includes a sketched map of a crash site labeled with wreckage points, scorch marks, debris, and impact sites. Features terms like "Mossifugia i
Illustration of an open journal showing handwritten entries with a sketch of a radio. The left page labeled "Day 70" describes scavenging a wreckage for materials to build a radio. The right page includes "Day 82" and "Day 103" entries about attempts
An open book with a distress call transcript on a piece of paper. The transcript details a message from Theo Finch of the Icarian, describing a ship destroyed by a solar flare in orbit of planet Xylaris-12. It requests urgent help, emphasizing ecolog