Digital Platform · Coded Prototype · In Development

LincolnCenter.org Homepage Reimagined

A digital front door as expansive, alive, and welcoming as the institution itself.

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Organization
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Status
In Development · Launching January 2027
Role
Product and Design Lead
Period
In development · January 2027 launch
Lincoln Center homepage shown on a laptop and mobile phone in a warm performing-arts interior
One sense of arrival across desktop and mobile

The brief

Give the institution a clear digital front door.

Programming, institutional stories, and cross-campus visibility competed for space on LincolnCenter.org. I defined a clearer role for the homepage: establish a sense of place, introduce what is happening, and help people take a useful next step.

Audience context · 2025 baseline

61K
active homepage users2025 calendar-year baseline
221K+
homepage interactions2025 baseline
1.4M
outbound organization clicksAcross LincolnCenter.org · 2025

01 / Audience pathways

Pair a sense of arrival with an obvious way in.

Discovery across programming, marketing, brand, communications, visitor experience, and other institutional groups surfaced many valid requests for visibility. I organized them around audience journeys to establish a basis for prioritization.

A cinematic opening expresses the energy of Lincoln Center, while immediately available discovery controls help visitors who already know what they need. Visual expression and practical navigation each have a defined job.

Expanded Lincoln Center discovery menu shown on a front-facing laptop
Audience pathwaysHigh-intent discovery remains immediately available inside a cinematic experience.

02 / Connected products

Move naturally from inspiration to a plan.

The homepage and Global Calendar were designed together. Curated homepage modules introduce possibilities; the calendar provides comprehensive browsing, filtering, and dates.

Featured Across Campus makes room for performances, festivals, public programs, and Resident Arts Organizations within a shared editorial system. Clear attribution preserves the identity of the institutions behind each experience.

Connected products

Inspiration hands off naturally to comprehensive discovery.

The homepage introduces what is possible; the calendar provides the depth to act on it.

Connected What’s On experience shown on a front-facing laptop and mobile phone
Global Calendar integration across viewports

03 / Institutional storytelling

Make room for why the place matters.

The homepage also needs to tell stories about history, public purpose, and Lincoln Center’s relationship with New York City. Editorial pathways bring that material into the main audience journey.

Reusable modules support changing stories, seasonal identities, and a future brand expression. The mobile treatment preserves visual scale and clear actions, so institutional storytelling remains approachable on a small screen.

Editorial storytelling

Institutional stories retain their power on the smallest screen.

Visual scale, concise language, and direct actions keep the narrative immersive without making it difficult to navigate.

Lincoln Center West Side editorial story shown on a front-facing mobile phone
Mobile-first institutional storytelling

Outcome & perspective

An institutional ambition made tangible.

The responsive prototype established a foundation for a January 2027 launch. Stakeholders can evaluate the page as a connected experience, giving feedback on content hierarchy, organizational representation, and component behavior.

The figures above are existing audience baselines. Future evaluation will connect homepage engagement to calendar discovery, event views, referrals, visitor-information use, accessibility, and performance.

Defining what the homepage was for gave the institution a clearer way to decide what belonged on it.