Helix · Science News Platform Concept

by Hüdaverdi Ural

Helix is a concept for an independent science weekly, designed for desktop and mobile. I wanted to see what a science news site could look like if editors decided what goes on the front page instead of engagement numbers. The project covers twelve screens: the home page, latest news, a topic hub, a long feature article, a metered paywall, live coverage, search, the magazine archive, video and podcasts, newsletters, subscription plans and the reader's account. I kept the visual system simple. Geist does almost all the work, with Instrument Serif saved for covers and pull quotes. Corners are square and the cards have no shadows. Colour only shows up in two places: blue for links and buttons, red for live coverage. That way a story about an exoplanet and a story about a drug trial can share a page without fighting for attention. Helix is a personal project. The newsroom, the reporters and the stories are made up, but the way they work is borrowed from real science desks. Thanks for ta