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June 17, 2013

Local Projects launches “CANCER: The Emperor of All Maladies” splash page

Local Projects is honored to launch the splash page for this documentary series. Based on Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, and executive produced by Ken Burns, the series will premiere on PBS in Spring 2015.  Read the NY Times write up about the project here.

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June 13, 2013

Local Projects Wins D&AD Yellow Pencil Award

Local Projects is honored to have won a Yellow Pencil award.  Read about all the D&AD winners here.

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June 6, 2013

Local Projects’ work on Eisenhower Memorial featured in Washington Post

Read about the first phase of the Eisenhower E-Memorial launch in the Washington Post, on ABC News, and here.

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June 5, 2013

The Atlantic interviews Jake Barton

The Atlantic recently interviewed Jake Barton about his commitment to collaborative storytelling through technology.  See the full interview here.

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June 4, 2013

Crain’s features Jake Barton in Top Entrepreneurs of 2013

Crain’s New York Business featured Jake Barton as one of the Top Entrepreneurs of 2013.  Read the full article here.

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May 22, 2013

Jake Barton speaks at TED

Jake Barton recently gave a talk at the TED office as part of a salon called, “Design Is Everywhere”, along with Ayşe Birsel, Paola Antonelli, and Bob Mankoff.  Click here to read more.

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May 10, 2013

Local Projects Wins National Design Award

We are honored and humbled that Local Projects has received the 2013 National Design Award for Interaction Design.

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April 22, 2013

Local Projects’ media design for 9/11 Museum on 60 Minutes

On April 21, 60 Minutes broadcast a feature on the 9/11 Museum, including Local Projects’ media design.  Watch the segment here.

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April 16, 2013

Jake Barton to speak at Museums and the Web Conference 2013

On Thursday, April 18 Jake will give a presentation at the Museums and the Web Conference 2013 in Portland, Oregon on Local Projects’ Gallery One. Click here for more details.

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“Tidal Wave of Technology” is Transforming Museums

UnBeige covers Jake Barton’s talk at the 92Y on art and technology. Read the full post here.

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