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The 9/11 Memorial Algorithm creates "a latticework of meaning underneath all the names." see project
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Change By Us functions as "a social network for civic activity". see project
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Guidance with a personal touch. New York City’s cutting-edge visitor information center, reimagined by Local Projects for the digital age. see project
Awards: Communication Arts Award, HOW Interactive Design Awards, I.D. Magazine Design Distinction, SEGD Dynamic Environments see more awards
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Everyone has a 9/11 story. Opening in 2012, the 9/11 Memorial Museum will let all visitors tell their story, and hear history from those who lived it. see project
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Listening is an act of love. Local Projects was the interaction designer for Storycorps, the ground-breaking national oral histories project. see project
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From survivors of the Chengdu earthquake. Portraits of compassion and caring from around the world for the Beijing Olympics in 2008. see project
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400 years of history in 22 minutes. We made New York’s past come alive in this film for the Museum of the City of New York. see project
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For the best stories, sometimes you have to dig. We designed this mobile recording booth to document miners’ stories throughout the Southwest. see project
Awards: AIGA Annual Design Competitions Selection see more awards
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We don’t need technology to start great conversations. Visitors layered the city with memories for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. see project
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A window into the tragic past. We created Make History and gathered over ten thousand 9/11 photos and stories from all over the world. see project
Awards: Museums and the Web People's Choice, The Webby Awards Official Honoree see more awards
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news and events
November 21, 2011
Announcing: Change by Us Launched in Philly, Now Open Source Software!
Local Projects is proud to announce that Change by Us, a new digital platform that enables citizens to connect with their local governments and collaborate on projects for city improvement, was released Monday as open source software. Mayor Nutter announced the launch of Change By Us today in Philadelphia. Read more
July 7, 2011
Change by Us launches in NYC today!
Local Projects is pleased to announce Change by Us, a civic engagement platform that lets residents organize projects together, which launched today NYC. Check it out at changeby.us/nyc. Using both text messaging and the site itself, New Yorkers can submit ideas for a more sustainable city. Based on those ideas, the site connects visitors and invites them into project groups. Project groups connect to existing city resources and community organizations to help them achieve their goals. Read more
June 17, 2011
June 20-30th OPEN CALL Tell your story to the world! The National September 11th Memorial Museum in New York is looking for people who speak the foreign languages listed below and were living or traveling outside of the United States during the 2001 September 11th attack. Read more