As we look forward to 2009 at Electronic Art, we are pretty busy with projects already and it doesn’t appear that it will let up anytime soon.  Many firms are still investing in marketing, even harder in these down times, to try to capture every sale they can.  It’s always good for us to look back at the past year and think about the projects that kept us busy and were fun to work on. So, I thought I’d look back and recall some good ones.

We started 2008 with the installation of a way-finding kiosk for Boone County Kentucky’s brand new library facility.  This was a nice physical installation with our fabrication partners at Adex International, and our unique kiosk software application helped people find their way around the new facility.

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Statewide Ohio Underground Railroad Tourism Program Underway

CINCINNATI - Electronic Art (www.ElectronicArt.com), an interactive agency specializing in custom kiosk software, kiosk hardware and integrated Web sites, recently installed interactive kiosks and custom-designed software at the Ohio Historical Society building in Columbus, Ohio, and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati.

These two kiosks are part of the “Passage to Freedom” initiative, which promotes tourism to historical sites throughout the state that relate to the Underground Railroad. Visitors can access detailed information about the site and its history using touch screen interfaces, simple navigation, and focused content. Electronic Art’s EasyShip XL model kiosks also showcase nearby points of interest and events to make a visit to the area complete.

Each kiosk is linked to the Web site www.passagetofreedomohio.com, and is constantly updated with the latest information about local and regional events, such as fairs, arts and cultural festivities, and children’s activities. Read the rest of this entry »