New Media Gallery
Step inside a world where news wasn't just consumed, but created. The New Media Gallery invited visitors to become active participants in the information ecosystem, revealing how social networks were fundamentally changing our relationship with media and each other.
Background & Context
In an era when information flowed primarily in one direction, we asked: What if visitors could step inside the news cycle itself?
The New Media Gallery transformed how people understood modern media by placing them at the center of a living, breathing information ecosystem. Rather than telling visitors about social media's impact on journalism, we created environments where they could feel it firsthand.
Visitors could publish their perspectives to towering video walls, curate personal news feeds alongside strangers, and use simple hand gestures to navigate complex information landscapes. Real-time Twitter feeds pulsed alongside historical inflection points—from the first social reports of the 2008 China earthquake to the Facebook posts that fueled Egypt's 2011 revolution.
The challenge wasn't technological—it was conceptual. How do we make abstract information flows tangible? Our solution turned every surface into a potential canvas, creating a multidimensional space where news wasn't something you consumed, but something you helped create.
Though the Newseum closed its doors in 2019, the New Media Gallery remains a testament to how thoughtful design can transform understanding—revealing patterns that words alone cannot convey.
Client: Newseum | Year: 2012 | Services: Ideation, Design, Development, Technology Integration