Panama: Bridge of Life
The Museum of Biodiversity will be the first museum devoted exclusively to presenting the diversity and complexity of life on Earth. The building is being designed by Frank Gehry, one of the world’s most famous architects, and the exhibits are being created by Bruce Mau. I’m working on the website.
The site’s splash screen gives a first glimp of the spectacular Gehry design. By cropping a photograph of one of the building’s models, we created an abstract, striking image that makes the visitor curious.
Site splash screen; select your language (80k)
Visitors are immediately presented with a very clearly laid out main screen. In keeping with the spirit of the Gehry building, the main site sections are color coded:
Main site screen (200k)
The design for the site attempts to convey the beauty and complexity of nature by objectifying natural elements and presenting them in an abstract setting.
“About Biodiversity” (164k)
“About Panama” (136k)
“Contact Us” (96k)
The building and exhibits are presented, along with short biographies of their creators:
“The Building” (156k)
“The Exhibits” (156k)
Navigation on third-level pages is more detailed, complex, and specific to each section. In the Exhibits section, for example, users can navigate via a plan of the building that shows the layout of the exhibits in the design:
“Panamarama” (188k)
