Client
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Year
2026
Location
Buffalo
(USA)
Role
Digital identity,
Interactive direction,
Prototyping,
UX / UI
Category
Museum,
E-commerce,
Collections,
Repository
Founded in 1862, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum is one of the oldest public art institutions in the United States, recognised for its longstanding commitment to championing artistic innovation, working directly with living artists and fostering cultural engagement through exhibitions, education and community programmes.
Its collection spans Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary art, featuring works by Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol, displayed across historic galleries, contemporary exhibition spaces and the expanded Gundlach Building.
The museum approached us to develop a new online collections portal that would extend access to its holdings, enabling audiences to request digital image licences and submit research enquiries, while translating the atmosphere of its physical galleries into a digital environment that captures the scale, presence and immersive qualities of its installation works.
I led a series of remote workshops with the museum's staff, translating feedback into information architecture and a suite of interactive prototypes. These explored key page templates, navigable floor plans highlighting works on display, and a request cart for managing image licensing and research enquiries.
Interactive direction
Engaging the public through interactive floor plans, animated highlights, curated material, user-accounts and shop system.
Digital identity
Introducing generative colours mapped from featured artwork, the platform acts as a living, breathing collection. While utilising AKG's custom font print branding materials to ensure continuity throughout the audiences experience.
Interactive floor plans
Presenting a visual walkthrough of works on display, the interactive floor plans contextualise the installation-focused works and enables the public to plan their visit.
Touchscreen experiences
The design system focuses on versatile layouts and modules to ensure seasmless fluidity to handheld devices.
Searching the collection
Allowing users to create complex search quiries, choose layouts and sorting options, and save objects to albums.
Checkout system
Carts and checkout system for requesting digitisation, licensing and research, prices vary on images selected, license level, depth of research, and digitisation efforts.
