Slow Factory x Everything is Political Media App
Reimagining a static platform into an interactive space for voice, dialogue, and participation
TIMELINE
Nov 2025 - Present
TEAM
1 Design Lead, 1 Dev Lead, 4 Designers, 9 Devs
ROLE
Product Designer
SKILLS
Product Design, UX Research, Product Thinking, Prototyping
CONTEXT
In a collaboration between LA Blueprint and Slow Factory's project, Everything is Political, I served as a product designer on this project building a 0-to-1 mobile-first app that transforms a static editorial website into an interactive digital ecosystem for storytelling, learning, and community engagement.
THE PROBLEM
A platform built to share ideas—but not to connect the people behind them
Slow Factory’s Everything is Political platform currently functions as a static archive of articles and media, limiting users to passive consumption. Without the ability to create profiles, share content, or engage with others, the platform struggles to foster meaningful participation, collaboration, and community-building among its audience.
As a result, opportunities to amplify underrepresented voices, facilitate dialogue, and support collective action are constrained by the platform’s lack of interactivity and user ownership.
SOLUTION
Enabling users to move from passive readers to active contributors and collaborators
We designed a mobile-first, community-driven platform that transforms Everything is Political into a space for participation, connection, and slow-paced consumption of media.
The solution introduces:
User profiles and personalized feeds to support identity and content discovery
Creator channels for publishing and amplifying diverse voices
Community hubs to enable discussion, collaboration, and organizing
Editorial tools to curate and highlight impactful stories
This case study is currently in progress
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