"Posters of Protest: 1765-1774" deciphers the historic handbills and broadsides that inspired colonists to become revolutionaries. The interface combines a large multi-user timeline with a document explorer. Visitors can click, scroll, zoom, and explore annotated documents, learning firsthand how these handbills and broadsides both foretold and created the impetus for revolution.

A visitor explores viewpoints of would-be revolutionaries before the first conflict. Using custom illustrations, the experience presents historical characters on a map of colonial America. Visitors scroll through a timeline to see how the revolution spread and how everyday citizens became important revolutionaries.

From muskets to intricately etched powder kegs, the weapons of the American Revolution are rich in detail and story. Unfortunately, much of what makes these artifacts fascinating is hard to convey when presented en masse on a gallery wall. We designed the Weapons Explorer to let visitors explore these details. We shot each artifact in high-resolution and created an interface that brings their details and stories to life.

The African American experience during the Revolutionary War is often misunderstood, simplified, or disregarded. With limited visual documentation, we collaborated with leading scholars to create "African American Stories," vividly illustrated, branching, animated tales of five real African Americans who lived through the War.

Ambient projections and animations fill the Museum’s galleries with immersive context. "Musket Blasts" uses projection mapping to bring a seminal battle to life. Other animations add quotes, context, energy, and texture to the visitor journey.