Here is a vision of what the Cairns interface might look like.  In this version, the participants build the Cairns one layer at a time. By Pablo Aguero.

Here's a Visual Basic mockup of the Cairn interface concept.  It conveys the idea of layers of attributes describing the work of a group.  This visual interface will allow us to play with color, shape, intensity, location, as well as text to convey information.  Designed by Chun Li.

Here's a screen shot of the interface using Runtime Revolution.  It shows two layers of the Cairn but demonstrates how the rocks will work as scrollable menus.  Designed by David R. Johnson.

This is a rough sketch of what it might look like like to map the landscape of Cairns.  For more cool ideas of how information visualizations work, see the Visualizations page.

This is an illustration of the rock layers that make up the Cairn.