My first professional web design job, done with IBM Interactive and New Media over a decade ago.

The client was the Russian government for the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.

While I had very little hand in the visual design of the site, it was the foundation of my learning on the job and appreciating beautiful design and innovative approaches.  They still use the site to this day, just updating the schedules and events as needed.

Pages featuring selected artwork from the Museum’s vast collection.

Java applet enabling visitors to search for artwork based on color and its shape and area coverage in two dimensional artwork within the Museum’s collection.

Check out the live page here!

There is also an option to simply search by color and proportion.

"3D" Panorama View - allowed visitors to observe different floors and rooms within the Museum with an interactive Java applet

The active view of this example can be seen here.