Farah Assir
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The New York Times

Innovating inside the lines

Product Design · Small team

The New York Times wanted to reach a new, younger audience of news consumers with NYT Now, a mobile-first product experimenting with new content formats and a lower-cost subscription.

News feed and breaking coverage
Personalized daily morning briefing
Feature stories from the Times Magazine

News feed and breaking coverage

What I did

  • Experimented with new content formats designed specifically for mobile-first
  • Balanced innovation with the brand and org constraints of a legacy media company
  • Worked on brand design alongside other vertical products

Outcomes

  • Grew to 200K+ users and lowered the average age of Times news consumers by over 20 years
  • Recognized by Fast Company and named one of Apple's "Best New Apps"