Role: UX and Visual Designer
One Day is Teach For America's alumni magazine, which publishes reporting and commentary on critical issues in pre-K–12 education and on the evolving work of Teach For America’s alumni and corps members.
The magazine had previously only been in print, reaching Teach For America's tens of thousands of alumni, staff, and corps members, but it was time to bring One Day online so that we could harness the power of online storytelling to reach an even wider audience.
Working very closely with the One Day editorial team and the product development team, myself and another designer lead the project from conception to completion. We began with wireframing and style tiles, and after nailing down a look and feel and basic structure, we moved onto the visual design, focusing in on establishing strong typography and hierarchy, both in desktop and mobile.
One Day online's success hinged on being able to display it's long-form storytelling in an engaging but refined way, so we worked hard to keep it free of clutter and used white space to let the story and images be the main focus.
Part of our commitment to long-form storytelling & journalism meant that we needed to bring in impactful and vivid imagery to help illustrate and bring the stories to life. We fortunately had many great photographers on staff who helped us realize that vision. In addition to large imagery in the article pages, we also developed a Photo section, where viewers can be immersed in compelling imagery in a snapshot-type story.