This story was a treat to work on because of the team dynamic. I worked with design editors, graphics reporters, videographers, animators, reporters, and so many others! I learned a lot about where the designer lands amongst the group dynamic and what responsibilities to take on.

I got the chance to design a piece that featured animation, video, audio, graphics and text.

The design process started off with wireframing and sketching out the design of the page. I talked through design decisions with the graphics team to make sure they didn’t clash, and then I art directed the top animation with an in-house animator, Sarah.

It was also a challenge to figure out a creative way to use the raw data/audio that the outside data companies gave us. In the end, I coded a fun interactive drop down, to go with the custom long-form template.