Harvard Political Buttons

Reimaging archival search practices

2024
For: Harvard GSD Open Project
Role: Software Developer

About the Archive

The Political Buttons at HKS Collection features 1,600+ buttons that represent U.S. political history from 1904 through today. It includes buttons on candidates, ballot initiatives, social issues, grassroots movements, and more.

Problem

The existing interface doesn’t allow for dynamic querying for intuitive discovery, the ability to be guided by natural intrigue and curiousity.

Kevin Tang

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Harvard Political Buttons

About the Archive

Problem

Color Based Querying

Time-period Based Querying

Keyword based Query

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