The Mega Agency / 2016
Editorial imagery
Built for discovery
A discovery and licensing experience for a fast-moving editorial photography startup, pairing image-led browsing for clients with practical tools for contributors.
- My role
- UX/UI design lead
- Scope
- Client & contributor UX / Interface design / High-fidelity iteration
- The context
- Startup launchFast execution across two connected portals
The challenge
Let the imagery
lead the experience
The Mega Agency needed to activate quickly. The platform had to showcase editorial photography—from celebrity portraiture to news and entertainment coverage—while making it easy for clients to discover content and contributors to manage their work.
Designing at the speed of a startup
I led the UX and interface design, working rapidly in high fidelity to make ideas concrete and support quick decisions. Rather than a long, separate wireframing phase, the process moved directly into detailed layouts and interface iterations.
Two audiences, connected
The client experience puts photography first, with visual search, featured events, image selection, lightboxes, and shopping tools. The contributor workspace uses a more functional structure for the day-to-day work behind the imagery. My contribution was the experience and interface design for those two audiences.
