Local Projects

At this awesome new museum, the exhibits respond to the sound of your voice

Words never looked so good.

How the New York Times transformed vacant storefronts into powerful works of art

The Innovation by Design honoree created immersive window displays that showed the value of local reporting.

Reconstructing The Mystery Of An Ancient Roman Cult

Design firm Local Projects has turned a pile of rubble into a mystic experience.

How To Design “Branded” Environments That Don’t Make People Gag

According to designers from Brand Union, Local Projects, and more.

Why Experience Design Matters More Than Ever Before

Local Projects explains why people crave mind-bending experiences at a time when screens mediate much of our lives.

The 5 Coolest Things About The Revamped Smithsonian Design Museum

Finalists Of The 2014 Innovation By Design Awards: Data Visualization

Finalists Of The 2014 Innovation By Design Awards: Data Visualization

This Is The Physics Lesson Of The Future, And It Looks Insanely Fun

The Final Pieces Of The 9/11 Memorial Museum: Visitors, Their Stories, And Rooms That Listen

Jake Barton, designer of the 9/11 Memorial Museum exhibits, tells us why the visitors–and their own experiences–are integral to telling the story of 9/11.

How The Rest Of The World Saw 9/11

We Remember blends the voices of international witnesses to the attacks, reinforcing that 9/11 was a global event.

New Museum Uses Algorithms To Visualize How 9/11 Still Shapes The World

Timescape, a visualization within the National September 11 Memorial Museum, uses algorithms to show the unfolding aftermath of the terrorist attacks through news.

Behind The Scenes With The Judges: Products

From a flat-pack kayak to cheeky vibrators for women, the products this year ran the gamut–challenging our judges to weigh novelty against practicality. Here’s how it played out.

Behind The Scenes With The Judges: Products

From a flat-pack kayak to cheeky vibrators for women, the products this year ran the gamut–challenging our judges to weigh novelty against practicality. Here’s how it played out.

5 Lessons In UI Design, From A Breakthrough Museum

The reinvented Cleveland Museum of Art is a case study in blending the physical and virtual worlds, thanks to brilliant work by Local Projects.

Jake Barton On How He Built Emotion Into Algorithms For The 9/11 Memorial

An Early Peek At The 9/11 Museum At Ground Zero

At 9/11 Memorial, Name Placements Reflect Bonds Between Victims, Thanks To Algorithm

Instead of being listed simply alphabetically, the names at the 9/11 Memorial are listed to reflect friends and co-workers — a juggling task that was possible only because of a powerful algorithm.

Looking for Bold Ideas to Fix the City, New York Turns to Crowd Sourcing