FRONT Launch BBC Journey to the Titanic interactive website
We follow reporter Mike McKimm’s on his journey to the bottom of the Atlantic ocean where he discovers the shipwreck’s many features are eroding at an alarming rate, clearly visible from the submarine. Visit the website.
Recognising that there is a great deal of general interest in both the Titanic wreck (especially here in Belfast) and the science of deep sea exploration, we created a clever media player that displays related links, video and images from elsewhere on the BBC (such as BBC 2’s Coast) as each video clip unfolds. To add to the fun there is also a 6 part quiz to see if those boffins out there were paying attention to the footage. For users who may be using the footage for study, we have also provided a ‘ship’s log’ where notes on individual video clips can be saved.
Although we had fun designing and building the supporting features on this website, we were also keen to keep things simple and not lose sight of the very sensible view that on the web ‘content is king’.
Let us know what you think!
Jamie Neely – Creative Director
Jamie leads the studios creative output and specialises in user experience strategy / design, information architecture, storyboarding and the development of creative concepts.
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