What Is Missing? - Whatismissing.org

Maya Lin's digital memorial for planet earth

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What Is Missing?

About

What Is Missing? Is the fifth and final memorial created by world-renowned designer and sculptor Maya Lin. It raises awareness around the human impact on our planet, and what we can do to reverse the path we are on. The site is one large data visualization that gives a sobering but hopeful view into our past, and potential future.

What Is Missing? encompasses multiple platforms, with temporary and permanent physical installations as well as an interactive experience, which was the focus of our collaboration with Maya and her team.

Role

  • Design
  • Development
  • Data Visualization

An interactive globe acts as the main navigational element, allowing quick transitions from macro to micro level data.

Users can apply various filters to simulate the impact of global solutions to climate change.

In working with OddCommon, they rose to the occasion, capturing the ambitions of the project and delivering them in a new, more sophisticated iteration of this ever-evolving work of memory, action, and hope.

Maya LinDesigner and Sculptor

Maya Speaking & Animals Side by Side

The Results

SOTD
FWA
Winner - Activism
Webby Award
Winner - Best Navigation/Structure
Webby Award
Honorable Mention
Awwwards
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Robert Borghesi
Creative Developer
Joe Cooper
Senior Front End Developer
Drew Dahlman
Technical Director
Henry Desroches
Creative Technologist
Michael Kuzmich
Motion & Animation
Zarrin Maani
Executive Producer
Anh Nguyen
Design Director
Ron White
3d Artist
Trista Yard
Designer