Stephanie C. Swearngin
Design Leader, Digital Strategist, & Product Thinker
Digital Storytelling
Interactive digital storytelling that combines design, data, and narrative structure to bring complex reporting to life.
Project description
An editorial digital package for Crain's Chicago Business examining Chicago’s racial wealth gap, combining data-driven infographics with an interactive quiz to deepen reader understanding and engagement.
My role
Senior Digital Designer
Process
Collaborated closely with the projects editor and a freelance reporter to shape the visual storytelling approach. Designed data graphics and sourced supporting imagery to clarify key disparities, commissioned a freelance photographer for original visuals, and designed and developed an interactive quiz to help readers better understand the story’s key findings.
Recognition
Best Digital Design, The Chicago Headline Club’s Peter Lisagor Awards (2023).
