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Second Story Interactive Studios
Company typePublicly owned
IndustryInteractive design
Founded1994
HeadquartersPortland, Oregon United States
Number of employees
30-35
Websitewww.secondstory.com

Second Story is an interactive media with studios in Portland, Atlanta, and New York City. It was co-founded by Brad Johnson and Julie Beeler, created from Brad Johnson Presents, which began in 1994 in Berkeley, California. The firm is known for interactive storytelling.[1]

In 2012 Second Story was acquired by SapientNitro.[2][3] With the 2015 acquisition of Sapient by [Publicis] Second Story became part of Publicis.[4]

Notable projects

Notable projects include the Ford Alumni Center at the

The Grammy Museum.[5]

Awards

For its work since 1994, Second Story has received many awards in competitions, festivals, and events, including two Best of Shows at

Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame[7]
).

In 2004 the studio was a finalist for a

National Design Award in Communications Design.[8][9] The University of Oregon project earned Second Story an award at the 2012 Interaction Design Association (IxDA) Awards.[10]

Second Story has also been recognized by I.D. Annual Review, the IxDA Awards, AIGA 365, Communication Arts Interactive Design Annual, Print Magazine’s Digital Design Annual, the One Show Interactive, and the Art Directors Awards (including 2 Gold).[citation needed]

In the museum industry their work has been recognized by the

SXSW festival, the Sundance Film Festival, and the Webby Awards.[citation needed
]

References

  1. ^ Read, Richard. "Portland's Second Story lets museum goers step into the picture" The Oregonian. Accessed on March 27, 2012.
  2. ^ Heine, Christopher. "SapientNitro Buys Second Story; Digital In Store Heating Up. Recent moves indicate interactive retail could be 2013 battleground" Accessed on November 7, 2012.
  3. ^ "SapientNitro Acquires Second Story, Extends Experience Innovation to Physical Domain". www.businesswire.com. 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  4. ^ "Publicis Completes Sapient Acquisition". adage.com. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  5. New York Times
    ." Accessed on March 26, 2012.
  6. ^ Taute, Michelle. "2009 Interactive Design Best of Show" on HOW magazine. Accessed on March 26, 2012.
  7. ^ Taute, Michelle. "2011 HOW Interactive Design Awards Best of Show" on HOW magazine. Accessed on March 26, 2012.
  8. ^ Warren, Elizabeth. "National Design Museum Announces Finalists for Fifth National Design Awards" Archived 2012-08-02 at archive.today on Interior Design. Accessed on March 26, 2012.
  9. Portland Business Journal
    . Accessed on March 26, 2012.
  10. ^ "Interaction Awards Winner 2012" Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine on IxDA's awards site. Accessed on March 26, 2012.

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