Linked by Air was asked to produce the exhibition website for Jay-Z's retrospective exhibition at the Brooklyn Public Library. Roc Nation was extremely invested in making this rich exhibition as accessible as possible, and to echo that our website served two functions: in-person digital guide and remote online exhibition. As a result, the website had a unique take on responsive design.
The mobile version serves as an exhibition companion, featuring an audio guide and maps of the library. Visitors were instructed to scan QR codes to tune into Angie Martinez narrate the tour (produced by Aaron Edwards among other talents at Pineapple Street Studios). The interface then breaks the physical exhibition space into small groups. This helped users approach the exhibition, without disrupting the library's daily functioning as a place to read, study, etc.
On desktop, the website acts more as a digital recreation of the exhibition made for users visiting from afar. The audio guide is represented as an editorial experience. The collection of artifacts is displayed more as an archive than a recreation of the exhibition design.
The data model for this site is very cool, and the editing interface is a rich foundation for other exhibition websites we may use in the future. But that's a bit secret for now :-)
This was also one my first sites featuring i18n, which was extremely exciting to implement!
Here’s a photo of me “with” Jay-Z and Beyonce :-)