Originally, README_ was published on the MEDIUM platform, which users had to subscribe to and had limitations for publishing articles.

GOALS

• Ability to publish articles under the appropriate byline

• Have dedicated pages for each byline

• Have a dedicated section for the Changelog newsletter

• Ability to highlight specific articles rather than only having a reverse-chronological feed

• Ability to search (by subjects, articles, bylines, etc.)

• Toggle between light and dark modes

SOLUTION

The ID (name, colors, fonts, image styling) has already been established. It carried over to the new site.

• As for any publication, most of the page space should be dedicated to the content. I decided to have a very thin banner at the top. The name is clearly displayed on the left with a short tagline. On the right-hand side, I’ve placed the Synack logo. A Subscribe button also occupies a prominent position at the top along with the social media share icons.

• The top banner is followed by the navigation and search, allowing users to select their area of interest or perform a search.

• The featured article takes a significant space to stand out on the page as well as today’s picks for both the article and the newsletter. The owner of the publication gets to decide which article to highlight on the right.

• The rest of the articles are listed in chronological order separated by thin purple lines. Each article has an image thumbnail, byline, date, title and a couple of first lines of body copy. I have provided all typography and interactive elements specs.

• The publication owner had all the tools in place to run a publication without a dependency on a designer. I’ve come up with a variety of color combinations for featured articles and trained them on how to use the image styling.