Wikipedia pages recontextualized as spaces
“What Is Wikipedia?” fetches random pages from Wikipedia based on specific criteria (i.e. articles, users, media) and presents these links as visual metaphors while appropriating Wikipedia’s brand aesthetic.
In the “Library,” articles are depicted as books. In the “Café,” users are depicted as people congregating in a common space. And, in the “Gallery,” media files are depicted as artworks on a wall. With this project, we wanted to gleam deeper meaning from Wikipedia’s vast archives by giving visitors more entryways into the site’s offerings.
Homepage showing today’s Wikipedia article.
The “Library,” featuring random links to articles arranged to evoke a bookshelf.
The “Café,” featuring random links to users arranged to evoke a busy coffee shop.
The “Gallery,” featuring random links to media assets arranged to evoke a gallery wall.
