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January 1, 2010

Interactions, January/February 2010

“In a world where anyone can publish, and seemingly everyone does, what is the role of cultural institutions in curating our collective memory? Can “official” institutional versions of history coexist with this proliferation of constantly shifting personal expression? Or is such a distinction growing increasingly meaningless in a networked world? Jake Barton of Local Projects has been wrestling with these questions for the past few years as he works with the National September 11 Museum & Memorial team to build Make History (http://makehistory.national911memorial.org/), a new site that allows individuals to share their photos, videos, and personal stories of the event.” -Alex Wright

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GDR Creative Intelligence, January 2010

“New York’s new tourist information centre uses interactive technologies to help visitors create personalised guidebooks and itineraries to navigate the city. Five touchscreen tables each display digital maps on which users can place puck-like objects to mark destinations of interest.”

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December 15, 2009

Poptech, December 2009

…excerpts from presenters Jake Barton (Local Projects) on the appeal of bicycling as alternative transportation…

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December 1, 2009

GOOD, December 2009

“But just looking cool and classy while cycling was one solution,” said Barton. “Bikers also need to know that they’re part of a larger community.” Barton proposed an iPhone app that could help connect nearby bikers who could ride together and also help explain the benefits of a biked-in commute, calculating not only time and money saved, but carbon saved as well. Interactive bus shelters that broadcasted the information of those biking by would serve as an effective marketing tool. The shelters could also recognize that you’re riding by and flash bits of information, like how much gas money you’d saved, motivating cyclists even more.”

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November 4, 2009

Jake presents Local Projects’ work in the Netherlands to a distinguished audience

Jake speaks at Nationaal Historisch Museum's International New Media and Technology Conference in the Netherlands

Jake speaks at Nationaal Historisch Museum's International New Media and Technology Conference in the Netherlands

Jake criss-crossed the Netherlands this past week, presenting work to both the States-General and the Nationaal Historisch Museum’s New Museum Lab international conference on new media and technology in collaboration with the technical universities of Delft, Eindhoven and Twente and Mediamatic Lab.

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November 3, 2009

Local Projects @ SEGD Dynamic Environments 3 November 12-13 in NYC

Interaction designer Jake Barton and his team at Local Projects / WXY Architecture have created a visitors center for the digital age, transforming what was once a warehouse for printed brochures into an interactive launchpad for the New York City tourist experience. The Official NYC Information Center is a happy hybrid of boutique retail design and interactive museum experience, with media elements that “…make the correlation between moving through the space and searching the content.”

See the Official NYC Information Center and meet Jake at the SEGD Dynamic Environments 3 workshop November 12 and 13 in New York. For information or to register, visit www.segd.org or call 202.638.5555.

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November 1, 2009

NY Post, November 2009

“The Web site, called Make History [Happen], was launched around Sept. 11 of this year as a way to collect images related to the World Trade Center.

Memorial Foundation President Joseph Daniels said 9/11 is the most photographed event of our time — perhaps in all of history — and that collecting those still and moving images is an important part of understanding the historic event…’It meant more than words can describe for me to have access to what is probably the last photo taken of my son,’ Box said.”

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October 29, 2009

Hoi! Amsterdam, dzien dobry Warsaw!

If you find yourself near the grachtengordel reach out and say hi to Jake, in town for the Nationaal Historisch Museum’s New Museum lab event. Prefer to say hello in Warsaw? Jake will be there next week to visit our colleagues at The Museum of the History of Polish Jews.

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October 14, 2009

Fast Company, October 2009

A sneak peek at GE’s Healthymagination Showcase, a New York storefront envisioning the future of health care, as designed by Local Projects, Thinc Design, and Urban A&O and Hyperquake.

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October 1, 2009

Fast Company, October 2009

“The Vscan is a centerpiece of GE’s Healthymagination Showcase in Midtown Manhattan, which will be open to the public this Saturday. We got a sneak preview of the space, which was designed by Local Projects, Thinc Design, and Urban A&O, and projects real stories about health onto real hospital elements like gurneys–and, cleverly, stacks of paperwork.”

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