JFK Library: The President’s Desk

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum celebrates the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy. The building is the official repository for original papers and correspondence of the Kennedy Administration, as well as special bodies of published and unpublished materials, such as books and papers by and about Ernest Hemingway.

Having recently digitized their archived content, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum was looking for a creative and engaging way to share the breadth of information available about the Kennedy administration. The microsite I developed, alongside my IBM team, virtually seats users at Kennedy’s desk in the oval office and allows them to explore several multimedia presentations of historic aspects of his life and administration. Users can explore photo albums, maps and recordings of the president as well as viewing old campaign materials, back when presidential campaigns were less about scare campaigns and fear mongering and more about personality.

As the interaction designer and creative lead, I was responsible for the art direction as well as designing and developing the interactive design, solution architecture and user experience design.

For more information, read the press release here.

This project was featured on Communication Arts Magazine’s website as their webpick of the day. See it here.

For additional coverage of the launch read the Boston Globe article here and TV coverage on NECN here.

Lastly, see the microsite live on the JFK Library & Museum website here.