Simplifying newsroom image management
Editors, Reporters, and Journalists find themselves frustrated with a long tedious workflow trying to find & edit the right images for their breaking news stories. Meanwhile, our business stakeholders aren't convinced that updating our image system will make a real difference.
5x
Faster workflows
Company
Dow Jones
Role
Sole Designer
Team
Designer (Me)
Front-End & Back-End Eng
Product Manager
Goals
Clean up layout to make informed intentional decisions easily
Simplify workflow for intuitive editing
Increase discoverability of desired content
Previous homepage
Previous image editing page
Simplifying the homepage
After speaking to different newsrooms (and seeing the data), it was clear that the homepage needed a simplification
Getting users informed early
One of our goals was to let users quickly find the right image, including it's info & actions
Scaling up the right way
After conducting interviews and concept tests, I came up with a series of filters + advanced options that provided the most value across different users
Utilizing AI to increase efficiency
I worked with or Front-End Eng to create a new experience implementing AI auto-cropping through an API
Adding thumbnails for quick skimming
Users were concerned with AI's ability to properly crop images, so I added a way to quickly skim thumbnails to check