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Jacob ("Jake") Barton (born November 7, 1972, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American designer, and Founder of Local Projects, an experience design firm for museums, brands and public spaces based in New York, New York. His work focuses on storytelling and engaging audiences through emotion and technology.
New York City, NY: Local Projects has named Whitney Rutter as its Chief Executive Officer, and Jake Barton as Founder & Chief Creative Officer.
Mar 13, 2023 · MuseumNext caught up with Jake to find out what he has learnt from a six-month deep dive into research around the climate crisis and how his new social enterprise will focus on driving behavioural change.
Sep 11, 2013 · Jake Barton is the founder of Local Projects, a New York-based design firm that creates interactive and digital exhibits for museums and memorials. He is known for his collaborative storytelling approach and his work on the 9/11 Memorial Museum, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and Storycorps.
(Do you remember where you were?) So exhibits at the soon-to-open 9/11 Memorial Museum will reflect the diversity of the world's experiences of that day. In a moving talk, designer Jake Barton gives a peek at some of those installations, as well as several other projects that aim to make the observer an active participant in the exhibit.
Jake Barton is the founder and principal of Local Projects design firm, creating museums and public spaces, including the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, Greenwood Rising Black Wall Street History Center and Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum.
Jul 27, 2012 · Jake Barton presents to the TEDxHarlem audience a conversation on Civic Engagement and how to create and what it looks like ...more.
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