Digital long reads
Art direction and design of digital long visual storytelling reads for the Telegraph in collaboration with teams of data journalists, producers, and web developers.
Art direction and design of digital long visual storytelling reads for the Telegraph in collaboration with teams of data journalists, producers, and web developers.
A SUNNY DAY IN HIROSHIMA
75 YEARS OF THE ATOM BOMB
The 6th of August 2020 marked 75 years since the first atomic weapon was dropped on Hiroshima. The Telegraph’s correspondent Jonathan Holmes gathered eye-witness accounts of survivors who were on the ground and aim to tell the story from their perspective.
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75 YEARS OF THE ATOM BOMB
The 6th of August 2020 marked 75 years since the first atomic weapon was dropped on Hiroshima. The Telegraph’s correspondent Jonathan Holmes gathered eye-witness accounts of survivors who were on the ground and aim to tell the story from their perspective.
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I was responsible for art directing this project and finding the most effective visual solutions for a long-read article on a sensitive topic. We deliberately chose to avoid traditional Japanese art references, such as Ukiyo-e prints, as they felt too literal. Instead, we reinterpreted their visual language, incorporating their shapes into a collage alongside archival photographs of Hiroshima.
To bring a contemporary feel to the composition, we introduced bold neon blocks of blue, white, red, and black, symbolizing different chapters of the article and key stages of the event: the blue sky, the light of the blast, the fire, and the ashes. Gradients were used within the illustrations and blended into archival images to convey the explosion's impact on Hiroshima and the radiation’s effects on its survivors. Additionally, I provided artistic direction to Ruby for the illustrations she created for the piece.
DEFENCE IN DEPTH
In November 2019, the Daily Telegraph launched a five-part series of long reads exploring Britain’s security in the 21st Century. The project was part of a subscription sprint.
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In November 2019, the Daily Telegraph launched a five-part series of long reads exploring Britain’s security in the 21st Century. The project was part of a subscription sprint.
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We worked in close collaboration with Dominic Nicholls, the Defence Correspondent, the Graphics, and the New Formats teams to find visual and clever ways to attract potential new readers. The aim was to make a series about modern warfare approachable for a broader audience.
We came up with an individual look and feel for each part of the series, inspired by WW1 topography, advancement maps, and cryptography. We also created and integrated participatory elements within the articles, like interactive games including a coded message, a strategic game of choice, and pilot aptitude tests.
ROGER FEDERER 100
Art direction and data visualization. I created a visual identity and layout to tell the complex story behind Federer success as well as to find interesting visual solutions to present information for each chapter of this data-lead piece.
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Art direction and data visualization. I created a visual identity and layout to tell the complex story behind Federer success as well as to find interesting visual solutions to present information for each chapter of this data-lead piece.
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BAUHAUS ALPHABET
As the radical European art movement reaches its centenary, Lucy Davies and Cal Revely-Calder spell out its meaning.
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As the radical European art movement reaches its centenary, Lucy Davies and Cal Revely-Calder spell out its meaning.
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ABERFAN
For decades following the Aberfan landslide of October 1966, in which 144 people - mostly children - died, few locals spoke about what they’d witnessed. Now, with the generation of parents and rescuers who lived through the tragedy rapidly dwindling, what next for the village?
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For decades following the Aberfan landslide of October 1966, in which 144 people - mostly children - died, few locals spoke about what they’d witnessed. Now, with the generation of parents and rescuers who lived through the tragedy rapidly dwindling, what next for the village?
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AN ITALIAN HOUSE FOR LESS THAN 1€
Tim Moore heads to Sicily to follow up on what happened next in the one-euro housing boom.
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Tim Moore heads to Sicily to follow up on what happened next in the one-euro housing boom.
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HIROSHIMA
Author: Jonathan Holmes
Illustrations: Ruby Martin
Graphics: Fraser Lyness
Product design : Abby Rose
Production : Richard Moynihan
Author: Jonathan Holmes
Illustrations: Ruby Martin
Graphics: Fraser Lyness
Product design : Abby Rose
Production : Richard Moynihan
DEFENSE IN DEPTH
Designed with Hanna Kainulainen
Author: Dominic Nicholls
Graphics: Richard Burgess
Web development: David Stevenson
Motion design: Zhenqing Du
Designed with Hanna Kainulainen
Author: Dominic Nicholls
Graphics: Richard Burgess
Web development: David Stevenson
Motion design: Zhenqing Du
ROGER FEDERER
Author: Patrick Scott
Motion design: Zhenqing Du
Web development : Ellie Kempster
Motion design: Zhenqing Du
Author: Patrick Scott
Motion design: Zhenqing Du
Web development : Ellie Kempster
Motion design: Zhenqing Du
ABERFAN, ITALIAN HOUSE
Design: Ellie Littlemore, Toby Dexter
Graphics: Fraser Lyness
Web: Oliver Edgington
Design: Ellie Littlemore, Toby Dexter
Graphics: Fraser Lyness
Web: Oliver Edgington