National Geographic Bears Ears
The living cultural landscape, Bears Ears is the source of identity, knowledge, the healer, the library, the sacred, and the home of our ancestors. We are inseparably linked to the land and responsible for the preservation of its heritage. We have to protect beautiful landscape and cultural heritages as rare and precious as ancient village sites.
Client
Service
UX/UI Design, Visual Design, VR
Client
National Geographic
"Our greatest treasures are public lands."
THE
CHALLENGE
In 2016, President Barack Obama created the Bears Ears National Monument, named for a pair of tall buttes that resemble the top of a bear’s head peeking over a ridge. His proclamation recognized the area’s “extraordinary archaeological and cultural record” and the land’s “profoundly sacred” meaning to many Native American tribes.
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Eleven months later, in early December of 2017, President Trump reduced Bears Ears by 85 percent.
The living cultural landscape, Bears Ears is the source of identity, knowledge, the healer, the library, the sacred, and the home of our ancestors. We are inseparably linked to the land and responsible for the preservation of its heritage. We have to protect beautiful landscape and cultural heritages as rare and precious as ancient village sites.
Helped design online immersive experience showcasing Bears Ears National Monument's history. With a goal to celebrate the land and spread the support to preserve National Monuments.
OUR
MISSION
Provide a design solution for National Geographic a fully immerse the viewer in the imagery and stories, we designed a minimal user interface that recedes when not in use. This design allows the natural beauty of Bears Ears to shine through and serves as a subtle compliment to the vivid videography, imagery, and iconography we used.
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This is Bears Ears is divided into three chapters: the story of the peoples who live there, the sporting that attracts new visitors, and the call to action to defend its historic designation.
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Provide a design solution for National Geographic a fully immerse the viewer in the imagery and stories, we designed a minimal user interface that recedes when not in use. This design allows the natural beauty of Bears Ears to shine through and serves as a subtle compliment to the vivid videography, imagery, and iconography we used.
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This is Bears Ears is divided into three chapters: the story of the peoples who live there, the sporting that attracts new visitors, and the call to action to defend its historic designation.
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