The Hewitt sisters were these amazing - both sort of philanthropists and dilettantes who went out and single-handedly collected all of these of-the-moment designs in wallpaper and textiles and in graphic design in order to teach people about design. — Jake Barton Copy Share Image
Museums, I think, are becoming more and more aware of how to turn themselves into a must-see spectacle. — Jake Barton Copy Share Image
Whether it's a computer or a pen drawing, design is about drawing shapes and making physical things. — Jake Barton Copy Share Image
People come to museums for storytelling and engagement, and the technology needs to facilitate that. — Jake Barton Copy Share Image
Playgrounds are essentially machines to induce Newtonian physics on our own bodies. — Jake Barton Copy Share Image
As long as your storytelling and emotional depth are intact, that's what people will focus on. — Jake Barton Copy Share Image
I often say to prospective clients, 'Nothing will age faster than your hardware.' Even the thinnest touch screen will look like a toaster oven… — Jake Barton Copy Share Image
Kids are prone to be on their phone and their iPads, prone to sharing things and making things. Instead of trying to divorce education… — Jake Barton Copy Share Image
You don't want to pretend that 9/11 ended in 2002 with the first anniversary. So how do you frame the post-9/11 world and play… — Jake Barton Copy Share Image
People are moving into modes of participation and self-generation, which apply to everything from museums and television to architecture. — Jake Barton Copy Share Image
From a UX standpoint, the toughest battle is how to make a platform that's really open so kids can use it but has sort… — Jake Barton Copy Share Image
Whether it's digital or physical, a pencil or a pen: line work. Humans are making things. And out of that comes the entire designed… — Jake Barton Copy Share Image
It's not very hard to be clever. It's far harder to be simple, obvious, and meaningful. — Jake Barton Copy Share Image
