“The search for the perfect sound”
The Washington Post | 2022 | Design and Development
This immersive project presents people with a way to listen in and decide for themselves: what is the perfect sound? I’ve designed music players and quizzes where readers can test their ability to distinguish sound quality with music samples from Neil Young, the Miles Davis Quintet and Carole King. In addition, I used colorful dots as a motif that evokes the dynamic movement of music and anchor the different sections in which Geoff Edgers talks to over 50 people about the way music and quality of sound have evolved, from the heyday of vinyl and analogue to the rise of digital and people’s changing listening habits.
Society for News Design Award of Excellence in Design, Features
Society for News Design Award of Excellence in Audio Design
Online Journalism Awards Winner in Audio Digital Storytelling
Story: Geoff Edgers; Research: Alice Crites and Magda Jean-Louis; Design and development: Joanne Lee; Photo editing: Moira Haney; Video: James Cornsilk, CJ Russo and Angela M. Hill; Audio production: Bishop Sand