Jake Barton

Jake Barton is Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Local Projects, an experience and exhibit design firm that creates groundbreaking experiences. Credits include landmark projects like the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, the London Mithraeum, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Local Projects has won every major award, including the National Design Awards and Cannes Lions, for work that focuses on civil rights (Legacy Museum & Greenwood Rising with the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission), sustainability (Fashion for Good Experience), storytelling (StoryCorps & The New York Times) and education (Planet Word Museum of Language Arts, the first voice-activated museum of language).

Jake's TED Talk has over one million views and he is on Fast Company Magazine’s list of top fifty designers.

The studio is a three-time National Design Award finalist and was ranked among the world’s most innovative design firms by Fast Company magazine for redefining emotional storytelling through design.

Barton is a recognized leader in interaction design for physical spaces and collaborative storytelling platforms that invite visitors to contribute content and participate in shared narratives. His clients have included institutions and companies such as San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, StoryCorps, Microsoft Corporation, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.