The Washington Post on Snapchat Discover
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
George Floyd
Oct. 28, 2020
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
Elizabeth Warren
Nov. 22, 2019
Miracle On Ice
Feb. 21, 2020
Airpods
Dec. 4, 2019
Gun Control
Sept. 10, 2019
Vaping Teens
Oct. 15, 2019
Time Is Dead
Sept. 18, 2020
Cheating Revolt
Nov. 17, 2020
Climate Girls
April 22, 2020
Woodstock
Sept. 8, 2019
