Project Explanation:
I chose to design an interactive website from an article highlighting how ostrich feathers were once in such high demand for fashionable hats that they were nearly hunted to extinction.
The article is titled “The Strange Tale of the Great 1911 Trans-Saharan Ostrich Heist” and was published by Atlas Obscura.
Research:
I analyzed several news articles that I thought would publish an article similar to the one I chose to focus on. I looked at typography, heirarchy, color palette, mood etc. I also did a visual analysis and considered different topics related to my article such as where the audience may go, regional, historic and current pop culture and related items to my topic.
Article Markup:
After selecting my article, I highlighted and marked it up to emphasize any phrases or pieces of information that I thought I should highlight in my interactive design. I also used a word cloud to understand what words were used the most in the article.
Concept Sketching:
Low-Res Wireframing
Link to Prototype: https://www.figma.com/proto/7NHCcs9syT7ileV4d2PFTL/Interactive-Article---Atlas-Obscura?type=design&node-id=0-1&scaling=min-zoom&page-id=0%3A1
