A grayscale photograph of a stone archway with four openings, through which a scenic landscape with hills and a partly cloudy sky is visible.

The Human Story

Long Beach, CA

We focused on developing a prototype that could be traced back to National Geographic's mission and strategic aims. We propose to create a web-based platform that serves as an archive of primary sources to tell the human story. The platform will create a virtual space to allow users to share their oral history, family heirlooms, and stories. By sharing their personal artifacts and primary sources of personal history, users will have the ability to see how their personal history connects with that of others. These connections will allow users to understand how their personal story fits into a more comprehensive, broad view of history.

The web-based platform will have the capability to sort peoples' contributions to better match the connections and chronological order of these items and stories. The goal of this living archive is to continue to expand the human story and encourage connectivity with different communities.

User Experience isn’t just about what they see

it’s about how they feel, what they remember, and the story they tell after.

The image shows a screenshot of a National Geographic webpage with a yellow background on the left side and a black and white photo of an ancient stone archway with three large open arches and a view of hills and clouds in the distance on the right side.

A colorful webpage with a yellow background and black text, displaying the number 1945 prominently in large font on the left side. The page is part of a National Geographic project with sections for artifacts, stories, and years, and includes a photo of two necklaces or medallions on the right side, along with a story excerpt about a Polish soldier during WWII.