View Crafted with Code: The Stories Behind the Build
This week, The Webby Awards launched the second annual Crafted with Code! Presented in partnership with WP Engine, the showcase spotlights some of this year’s most impressive Webby-recognized websites and the stories behind their project builds. The makers and developers behind this year’s digital experiences explain their creative process — from whiteboard to launch. You'll learn about the challenges they faced, new technologies they used, and how their teams pushed past the status quo to craft breakthrough experiences for the Internet. From websites that used technology to tell broader data stories like ESPN - College Football Tracker, to experiences powered by creative WordPress technology like In Event of Moon Disaster by MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality, to executing bold creative visions like The Joker’s Escape by Sid Lee and Digital Kitchen, the creators behind these featured projects are producing groundbreaking work that's truly moving the Internet forward. Check out Crafted with Code, and get inspired to power your next digital experience with WordPress and WP Engine.
Google Cloud, Intel, the NASA FDL Program, and MediaMonks collaborated on Frontier Development Lab: Solving NASA’s Toughest Challenges with Google Cloud x Intel, to break down one of the most complex subjects: the study and understanding of space. Together, the team used animation, new technologies, and a digital-first approach to strike the right balance between humanizing the technology and explaining essential technical elements. Catch the full interview to see how it all came together.
Every summer, in its largest annual event, The Bartlett Summer Show celebrates the work of over 700 students. This year, due to the Covid-19 crisis, the show could not go on — well, not in person. Instead, Hello Monday set out to create a cutting-edge, immersive digital show. Check out the interview to see how they used technology and design to blend a 3D world with 2D pages to create a memorable and successful virtual exhibition.
360 Design aspired to create a global collaboration that could tell the story of mammals through data and science. The end result? Zoonomia: an interactive mammalian tree created through a combination of design, research, and several different technologies. Watch the full interview to learn how 360 Design created an engaging database of scientific data with a crucial goal at the forefront — to help save species and better mankind.
