With 222 years of history, The Dartmouth is the oldest collegiate newspaper publication. Paper has been our tried and trusted medium through these ages. Fresh copies are printed daily and disseminated to the hands of students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Yet regardless of how established our history is, the landscape of journalism is changing. Students rarely have the time now to appreciate printed type. With our phones buzzing endlessly with social media and news feeds, we had to pivot to cater to this new market.

As the technology director of The Dartmouth, I spearheaded the initiative to build our mobile app for iOS and Android. In designing the UI, I wanted to capture the delightful aspects of traditional print while catering to the ease and mobility of the digital world.

The reader view embodies a minimalism that you find on paper, hiding UI distraction that interrupt the story-telling.

I also wanted to showcase the unique art and cartoon columns that we publish which enrich campus journalism so much. Each had their dedicated page as they did in print.

Of course, I also wanted to leverage the benefits of a digital format. I created a way for students to discover stories that are important to them. Powerful search features let them traverse through years and years of Dartmouth's history and learn about the college through the eyes of students who came before us.

In addition, simple yet powerful tools like bookmarking and sharing articles help users stay engaged with the app and our authors.

As the active maintainer for this project, it's a great honor to have led the digital reinvention of The Dartmouth, catapulting its well-respected history into our current age. Please reach out to me at tech@thedartmouth.com if you are excited about the future of journalism and want to contribute!