GOLAS-redwood
GIANTS OF LAND AND SEA:
Biography of a Redwood
Touchscreen to learn more about a 6 foot wide redwood tree segment. Visitors could explore what was happening in the world during the nearly 700 years the tree was alive, as well as view specifics about what happened to this tree
Team:
Andrew Sawyer – Visual Design, Animation & UX
Sarah Goodin – Content
James Davidson – Illustration
Kat Whitney – Photography
Greg Rotter – Development
Ryan Byarlay – Infographics
Location:
California Academy of Sciences
Year:
2018
Clickthrough of this interaction to show the UX and animations
Home screen with hotspots and a button to change the view of the tree segment which is positioned in front of the touchscreen. One view is to explore the anatomy of the tree and the second view is to explore historic events around the world this tree was alive for.
Illustration depicting how far up the tree the segment is from, the height of the Academy of Sciences and the full height of the tree.
A detail story about what is learned about years of drought from the width of tree rings. By clicking the buttons on the left of the screen, the overlay on the tree rings changes to emphasize years with abundant water.
To explore historic events this tree was alive for, visitors changed the date on the timeline and the tree ring highlights.
Video about dendrochronology, the scientific process of tree ring analysis