City of Hope Wishing Tree

AN INTIMATE EXPERIENCE FOR HOPE & REMEMBRANCE

Based in City of Hope cancer research and treatment center, the Wishing Tree is designed as an evergreen and intimate experience for families to support and remember their loved ones.

Inspired by an old Japanese tradition, the virtual tree was designed to carry the wishes shared by thousands of staff, supporters, patients, and their loved ones.

Local and remote audiences can engage with it in real time by texting their message, or by composing it from a web-app where they can see it folding up and joining the other wishes onto the tree.

PROJECT

City of Hope Museum
Duarte, California, USA
2016-2017

Studio: Gallagher & Associates

ROLE

Concept
Art Direction
Visual & User Interface Design
Testing & Quality Assurance

TOOLS

Processing
Responsive web-app
Live projection
Remote engagement
User-generated content
3D environment

AWARD

2017 GOLD Horizon Interactive

Inspired by the Japanese tradition, I created and art directed the look & feel of the tree for both projection and website integration, including all the UI for a responsive desktop and mobile website.

Working very closely with a creative developer on the wishing tree, I art directed and brought to life the early concept sketches I made using processing, 3D facets software, photoshop, and illustrator. The whole tree and wishes were further developed in 3D & WebGL from which I could tweak some of the design myself by using controls and code.


CREDITS

Exhibit & Media Design: Gallagher & Associates
Software Development: Stimulant
Hardware Integration: Worldstage
Architect: Hagy Belzberg, Belzberg Architects