zugangs bücher
2020 – 2021
Museum / Praktikum
Webdesign / Branding concept
During my internship with the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin’s ZEDIKUM project, I collaborated with Professor Dr. Andreas Bienert to digitize and categorize unique 19th and 20th-century accession books. Simultaneously, I prepared these digital records for initial publication, contributing to the museum’s broader digitalization efforts and the web design for the platform showcasing these digitized objects.
Beginning February 2021, we initiated the digital publication of all accession books from the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin via a website. A particular focus is placed on the years 1933 to 1945 to facilitate the identification of Nazi-looted art within our collections. This work is part of our comprehensive commitment to transparency regarding all potential cases of unlawfully acquired artworks in the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin’s holdings.
Significance
Concept
This web design concept focuses on an unobtrusive, highly functional platform for efficient research. The core principles emphasize a minimalist design with a pristine white background and sans-serif typography, creating a clean, professional aesthetic to minimize distractions.
The site’s logic, structured like a database table, will offer intuitive search and filter capabilities by house, year, and collection, facilitating navigation through the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin’s historical evolution. Users can access content online or via PDF downloads. Ultimately, the design aims to be a discreet assistant, gently guiding users to their desired information without impeding their research.
Yellow Milkmaid Syndrome
During my internship, I got to know the central problems of the digitization of art and had the opportunity to create an explanatory video for internal use that describes these issues.
The reduced authenticity and reliability of digital art reproductions is known as the “Yellow Milkmaid Syndrome”. This problem is due to the widespread availability of low-quality, privately created digital images of artworks on the Internet, which often lack accurate color, resolution and important details. This inaccuracy not only distorts the aesthetic and emotional impression of the original artwork, but also hinders serious art historical and scientific analysis, as scholars cannot rely on these imperfect reproductions.