NEAR HERE — immersive news app

Near Here is a site-specific audio news app that combines geolocation and mindfulness exercises to disrupt the way audio news stories are told and experienced. The project was done in collaboration with FUTURE PROJECTS, a full-spectrum production company with a focus on audio; and developed with an immersive journalism grant from the ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION’S Journalism 360 Challenge as a way to use immersive storytelling to advance journalism. 

I worked as the sole Product Designer — taking the existing grant-winning proposal and turning it into a user-tested prototype as a proof of concept. 

COMPANY / CLIENT

Future Projects Media
Online News Association

ROLES

UX Design
UI Design
Research
Content Strategy
Testing
Photo Editing
Art Direction
Branding
Identity