It’s my Tumblr, so I’ll say thanks here if I want to.
Those who follow me on Twitter (or—much less likely, given my total lock-down policy there—Facebook) are just going to have to cope here for a moment, as I need more than 140 characters to say thank you to my colleagues, who have graciously lent their skills and expertise (because hey, that’s our jobs!) to the re-launch of Watch and Listen, the section of whitney.org dedicated to audio and video content. We’ve been working with the ever-ingenious design firm, Linked by Air, for about a year to develop and implement a new, feature-heavy design that includes a public-facing tagging system and lots of cross promotion within the site’s larger architecture. The “share” and “collect” features are good, clean fun for the entire Internet, too.
Manager of Interactive Technology Brad Henslee wrangled tech from the Whitney’s end, as he does, while Marketing & Digital Content Coordinator Sarah Meller did the heavy lifting in the database and at the page level (because that’s how we make Internet on wiki-based whitney.org). In the Education department, Manager of Interpretation and Interactive Media Dina Helal and Kress Fellow in Interactive Technology Gene McHugh (yeah Gene, I found your blog) are working with collaborators Plowshares Media to produce an ongoing series of videos, including this recent piece on the Charles LeDray show, MEN’S SUITS. Margie Weinstein, Manager of Education Initiatives, keeps the site outfitted with public programming-based content, too. The re-launch of Watch and Listen marks a new focus on multimedia for the site, and I’m truly excited—people: this is me, excited—for the projects planned for launch in the coming year.
Well done, folks.
