Jake Barton

Jake Barton is principal and founder of Local Projects, which created the media design for the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, and the Frank Gehry Eisenhower Presidential Memorial.

Local Projects has won best in class for every major design competition including the National Design Award, Cannes Lions, D&AD, Art Director's Club, Core 77, SEGD and was named second of the top ten most innovative design firms by Fast Company Magazine for its redefinition of emotional storytelling. Jake is recognized as a leader in the field of media design for physical spaces. Clients include Target, StoryCorps, Equal Justice Initiative, Project XQ, GE, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Johnson & Johnson, BMW Guggenheim Lab, Cleveland Museum of Art, and the National Museum of African-American History and Culture.