The Washington Post
Snapchat Discover
Designing for Snapchat
Since August 2017, I have been working as a designer at The Washington Post as part of the emerging news products team. I am one of three people who designs and animates stories for The Post's Snapchat Discover channel. Snapchat Discover is a relatively new platform that tells stories in a highly visual way and engages a very young audience.
The Post publishes a Discover story five days a week, and each story contains a combination of "top snaps" (self-contained story summaries) and "longforms" (snaps with a swipe-up function that contains a full story or video). Throughout the day, we update our live story with breaking news as necessary.
Below, you can find a collection of my favorite snaps I've created so far.
Loch Ness Monster
Sept. 13, 2019
Teaching Slavery
July 6, 2020
This 13-snap special edition was a package on how slavery is being taught in schools and a quiz to test readers' knowledge on slavery. It featured a beautiful Joan Wong illustration to start, and I created complementary illustrations to match her tone and style for the rest of the edition.
Coin Shortage
Sept. 3, 2020
2020 Election Package
November 2020
This highlights a few of my favorite snaps from the 2020 presidential election. The election preview package introduced storylines and helpful graphics to watch during the election. I also designed our presidential call snap announcing Biden's win.
Armed Teachers
Sept. 5, 2019
Lil Nas X
Aug. 7, 2019
Airpods
Dec. 4, 2019
Gun Control
Sept. 10, 2019
Vaping Teens
Oct. 15, 2019
