Jake Barton

Activist, Architect, Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Consultant, Designer, Filmmaker, Idea generator, Inventor, Parent, Technologist

Jake Barton is Principal and Founder of Local Projects, a media and architecture firm. Jake and his team designed the media for landmark projects like the 9/11 Memorial Museum, including the algorithm used to place names around the 9/11 Memorial itself, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Open House for Target, StoryCorps, Noticing Tools for the Gates Foundation, and Gallery One for the Cleveland Museum of Art. His TED talk has nearly a million views, and he is on Fast Company Magazine’s list of top fifty designers.

Reinventing public space and experiential learning through new unexpected delightful experiences.

Using new emotional ways to engage with technology. Humans inherently leverage technology as a tool, but the key to making an engaging experience is tapping emotions.

Architecture, Education, Exhibition Design, Experiential Learning, Interface Design, Technology and Emotion

I was invited to do a TED Talk "The Museum of You" which focused on our work with the 9/11 Memorial Museum and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Was amazed to see the response, and inspired to experience all the individuals our work has touched.

Making gelato in all crazy flavors and quantities.