We created all of the visuals for the launch of the new long-form journalism app delivering global, non-fiction stories from the world’s best storytelling talent. We took everything into consideration; from the creation of individual video trailers for each feature, to Alexander’s UX and design language.
Logo design process and some of the routes explored
Dugong
An original non-fiction piece following the plight of the endangered Dugong and its delicate relationship to the history of human kind.
Directed by Russ Murphy
Written by J.M. Ledgard
Read by David Tennant
Wife, Witch, Prisoner, Whore
A trailer for Katherine Rundell’s piece on Frances Howard, an early 17th century noblewoman. Frances was accused of bewitching her husband into impotence, lying her way out of matrimony, seducing the king’s favourite, and poisoning the favourite’s favourite with cakes and jellies for getting in her way.
Directed by Charlotte Wales
Written by Katherine Rundell
Featuring Emma Corrin
Read by Helena Bonham Carter
Murder in the Year of the Pig
A trailer for Xialou Guo’s article about China’s first mass media serial killers and the fear they instilled across the country.
Directed & Animated by Derek Zheng
Written & Read by Xiaolu Guo
Edited by Motion Principles
Mother Mountain
‘Mother Mountain’ is a story on mother-and-son mountain climbers Alison Hargreaves and Tom Ballard, who both lost their lives in pursuit of altitude, and each other.
Feature video available to view in the story
Directed & Edited by Nick Rosser
Written by Helen Mort
Read by Vanessa Kirby
The Tower and the Circle
With a rich artistic history, and a hub for the once glamorous sport of bullfighting, Arles is again being reinvented as a global arts capital. Through the powerful maneuverings of mega-collector Maja Hoffman, the city is being established as a cultural center of France.
Directed by Peter Spark
Written by Hannes Grasseger
Edited by Ben Canney
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We created all of the visuals for the launch of the new long-form journalism app delivering global, non-fiction stories from the world’s best storytelling talent. We took everything into consideration; from the creation of individual video trailers for each feature, to Alexander’s UX and design language.
Logo design process and some of the routes explored
Click to view stories ↓
Dugong
An original non-fiction piece following the plight of the endangered Dugong and its delicate relationship to the history of human kind.
Directed by Russ Murphy
Written by J.M. Ledgard
Read by David Tennant
Wife, Witch,
Prisoner, Whore
A trailer for Katherine Rundell’s piece on Frances Howard, an early 17th century noblewoman. Frances was accused of bewitching her husband into impotence, lying her way out of matrimony, seducing the king’s favourite, and poisoning the favourite’s favourite with cakes and jellies for getting in her way.
Directed by Charlotte Wales
Written by Katherine Rundell
Featuring Emma Corrin
Read by Helena Bonham Carter
Murder in the
Year of the Pig
A trailer for Xialou Guo’s article about China’s first mass media serial killers and the fear they instilled across the country.
Directed & Animated by Derek Zheng
Written & Read by Xiaolu Guo
Edited by Motion Principles
Mother Mountain
‘Mother Mountain’ is a story on mother-and-son mountain climbers Alison Hargreaves and Tom Ballard, who both lost their lives in pursuit of altitude, and each other.
Feature video available to view in the story
Directed & Edited by Nick Rosser
Written by Helen Mort
Read by Vanessa Kirby
The Tower and the Circle
With a rich artistic history, and a hub for the once glamorous sport of bullfighting, Arles is again being reinvented as a global arts capital. Through the powerful maneuverings of mega-collector Maja Hoffman, the city is being established as a cultural center of France.
Directed by Peter Spark
Written by Hannes Grasseger
Edited by Ben Canney