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The Independence Seaport Museum

River Alive

The Independence Seaport Museum's new exhibit blends education and play, exploring the Delaware River.

The Independence Seaport Museum explores the Delaware River's unique maritime history and culture. Its new exhibit, developed in partnership with Habitheque, Bluecadet combines education and play to make learning about the local watershed engaging for kids.

The River Alive style guide features a hand-painted font, logo, and color palette for a kid-friendly tone.

Custom Brand Package

Our style guide for River Alive includes a hand-painted font, logo, and color palette that establishes a kid-friendly, approachable tone for the exhibit and its marketing materials.

The Continuum Wall

The Continuum Wall uses interactive sensors and various haptic interfaces. Visitors blow, spin, and drum to clean the digital waters of a 32-foot projection of the watershed and meet the friendly creatures that call it home.

 Using Data to Understand and Improve a River's Health  A multi-user touchscreen teaches kids about the river’s health through engaging activities and interactive animations.

River Health Interactive

A multi-user touchscreen teaches kids about the river’s health through engaging activities and interactive animations.

Set into a larger map of the watershed, a touchscreen takes visitors on an in-depth journey through the river’s history

River Map

Set into a larger map of the watershed, a touchscreen takes visitors on an in-depth journey through the river’s history.

Our personality quiz connects visitors to the watershed by matching them with their “River Hero” and related local organizations.

Personality River Quiz

Our personality quiz connects visitors to the watershed by matching them with their “River Hero” and related local organizations.

Exhibition Graphics

In developing the exhibition graphics, we blended a custom font, illustrated animals, and colorful photographs to balance scientific content, setting a playful yet educational tone for the exhibit.