The Whole Life

Website concept and design for a publishing platform by the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin.

The platform archives and presents a wide body of contributions to HKW's long-term research project of the same name. I built the design concept around a networked map of contributions, where each piece is assigned keywords and a scale of relation — placing it in proximity to others.

From this map, users can build, edit, and share a custom reading list, expanding any selection into a split-screen or full reader view.  The map-reader duality was engaged as an opportunity to propose a more situated and contextual reading experience online.

wholelife.hkw.de

Code by André Fincato