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Neena is a fun, informative way to understand current events. It turns the classic news reader on it’s head by enabling users to start a news story from the beginning and compare different sources side by side in order to see the bigger picture

Neena is a fun, informative way to understand current events. It turns the classic news reader on it’s head by enabling users to start a news story from the beginning and compare different sources side by side in order to see the bigger picture.

Role

UI/UX

UI/UX

Duration

2 months

2 months

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Background

One of the founders of Neena approached me with a concept of the app. They had worked out a very defined scope of the project and needed an MVP designed. That's where I came in. For the next couple months I set out to design a responsive web application with two goals: One, to design a UX that made digesting the news on a timeline both intuitive and fun. Two, to design a landing page that would engage newcomers in a way that explains what Neena is all about and to encourage them to try it out.

One of the founders of Neena approached me with a concept of the app. They had worked out a very defined scope of the project and needed an MVP designed. That's where I came in. For the next couple months I set out to design a responsive web application with two goals: One, to design a UX that made digesting the news on a timeline both intuitive and fun. Two, to design a landing page that would engage newcomers in a way that explains what Neena is all about and to encourage them to try it out.

Newsreader

Web App

Early Designs

The unique feature of Neena is being able to scroll through a news story in chronological order, as a timeline and compare two sources side-by-side. The solution was pretty clear on how to visualize this for the desktop, however for mobile, it was a challenge.

Final Design

Reading the News

The unique feature of Neena is being able to scroll through a news story in chronological order, as a timeline and compare two sources side-by-side. The solution was pretty clear on how to visualize this for the desktop, however for mobile, it was a challenge.

The unique feature of Neena is being able to scroll through a news story in chronological order, as a timeline and compare two sources side-by-side. The solution was pretty clear on how to visualize this for the desktop, however for mobile, it was a challenge due to the lack of horizontal space on the screen. Therefore, we designed it such that the user horizontally swipes between timelines.

Creating a Timeline

In order to create a timeline, the user has to select two sources to compare side-by-side. To kill two birds with one stone, we thought it was a good time to create a wizard to do this while at the same time, visually educating the user on how the timeline will look and function after it is created.

For mobile, we felt that this was also a good time to educate the user on how the timeline works. So the user can navigate between steps by swiping left and right.

Marketing the App

While designing the app was a majority of the work, we needed a enticing landing webpage that would educate visitors on what the app is all about and prompt them to explore their first topic with Neena.

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Crafted by Colin, thanks for stopping by

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