Mississippi Grammy Museum Interactive Map

The Mississippi Grammy Museum opened its doors to the public on March 5, 2016.
Due to budgetary constraints, an interactive map was never realized at the time.

Soon after the grand opening an initiative to enhance the Mississippi Gallery with an interactive map to highlight the hometowns of MS-born musicians and recording artists was started. It was based on the MS Blues Trail & Country Music Trail mobile app and signage markers which encourage visitation to these sites.

My roles encompassed: Art Direction, Motion Design, UX/UI design. Designer/Developer Mark Preston was instrumental in the development of a working map prototype.

Form & Function: To enable visitors to locate Mississippi’s homegrown, GRAMMY-winning artists
through a self-guided, intuitive map exploration that highlights their local origins with their musical greatness.

Style & Substance: To artfully convey a sense of place to underscore Mississippi’s deep-rooted,
musical heritage and to reinforce visitor impressions of the state’s candid claim as the “Birthplace of American Music.”

Media by Design: This interactive media program is designed for single-user navigation.
The content architecture will follow the existing map organization by the five (5) GRAMMY award categories. Navigation will enable visitors to search by GRAMMY award category as well as by artists’ names. Content for each data return will be provided by the GRAMMY Museum, including artist photos, album artwork, and curated text.