Designing for the pace of news: where trust, speed, and clarity coexist.
CNN Prism
CNN Prism
Capstone Project with CCA
8 months
8 months
| Team Project
| Team Project
MY ROLE
MY ROLE
Led research synthesis, mapped journalist workflows, and crafted the split-panel + AI-assisted features. Built wireframes, prototypes, and ran usability tests that kept trust at the center.
OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW
CNN Prism — an AI-powered writing workspace co-created with CNN, designed to help journalists move faster, stay accurate, and rebuild trust in news.
CNN Prism — an AI-powered writing workspace co-created with CNN, designed to help journalists move faster, stay accurate, and rebuild trust in news.
IMPACT
IMPACT
Journalists saved time, editors reduced stress, and CNN reinforced its promise of credibility. For me: it was about proving how design can turn fragmented workflows into trusted storytelling.
Journalists saved time, editors reduced stress, and CNN reinforced its promise of credibility. For me: it was about proving how design can turn fragmented workflows into trusted storytelling.
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A social lab project in collaboration with CNN during my
course time at the California College of the Arts.
Designing for Trust in News
From roommates sharing bills to coworkers organizing lunch runs to students tracking weekly groceries, people rely on apps like Splitwise to manage group expenses.
SETTING THE STAGE
CNN is one of the world’s most trusted news brands, reaching millions of people every day. But the landscape of journalism has shifted: misinformation spreads rapidly, audiences question credibility, and reporters must publish at high speed without compromising accuracy.
From roommates sharing bills to coworkers organizing lunch runs to students tracking weekly groceries, people rely on apps like Splitwise to manage group expenses.
CNN is one of the world’s most trusted news brands, reaching millions of people every day. But the landscape of journalism has shifted: misinformation spreads rapidly, audiences question credibility, and reporters must publish at high speed without compromising accuracy.
GOING BEHIND THE STORY
We focused on storytellers, because strengthening their craft builds trust from newsroom to audience.
From roommates sharing bills to coworkers organizing lunch runs to students tracking weekly groceries, people rely on apps like Splitwise to manage group expenses.
We focused on storytellers, because strengthening their craft builds trust from newsroom to audience.
FRAGMENTED WORKFLOWS
Notes, transcripts, and drafts scattered across apps.
From roommates sharing bills to coworkers organizing lunch runs to students tracking weekly groceries, people rely on apps like Splitwise to manage group expenses.
SHRINKING TURNAROUND
Less time per story, more platforms to serve.
From roommates sharing bills to coworkers organizing lunch runs to students tracking weekly groceries, people rely on apps like Splitwise to manage group expenses.
EDITORIAL STRAIN
Missed attributions or rushed edits risked CNN’s credibility.
From roommates sharing bills to coworkers organizing lunch runs to students tracking weekly groceries, people rely on apps like Splitwise to manage group expenses.
Patterns emerged, ideas evolved, and walls filled with sketches.
Through countless iterations, a new space for storytelling emerged
— built from insight, collaboration, and creative momentum.
Redesigning shared expenses
with clarity, flow, and trust.
PART I
PART II
PART III
VISION TO VALIDATION
After defining the solution and bringing CNN Prism to life, we launched a promo video to showcase its potential.
How stories could be discovered, verified, and shared faster than ever. But a concept only becomes real when it’s tested in the hands of its users.
From roommates sharing bills to coworkers organizing lunch runs to students tracking weekly groceries, people rely on apps like Splitwise to manage group expenses.
After defining the solution and bringing CNN Prism to life, we launched a promo video to showcase its potential.
How stories could be discovered, verified, and shared faster than ever. But a concept only becomes real when it’s tested in the hands of its users.
From these moments, we refined it further
From roommates sharing bills to coworkers organizing lunch runs to students tracking weekly groceries, people rely on apps like Splitwise to manage group expenses.
Simpler navigation
From roommates sharing bills to coworkers organizing lunch runs to students tracking weekly groceries, people rely on apps like Splitwise to manage group expenses.
Sharper hierarchy
Faster collaborations
Interactions that mirrored the pace of a real newsroom
From roommates sharing bills to coworkers organizing lunch runs to students tracking weekly groceries, people rely on apps like Splitwise to manage group expenses.
We brought CNN Prism back to the newsroom
this time, to the people who could make it real.
From roommates sharing bills to coworkers organizing lunch runs to students tracking weekly groceries, people rely on apps like Splitwise to manage group expenses.
We brought CNN Prism back to the newsroom
this time, to the people who could make it real.
Two pitch sessions | Two presentations.
Live demos | Real reactions.
From roommates sharing bills to coworkers organizing lunch runs to students tracking weekly groceries, people rely on apps like Splitwise to manage group expenses.
IMPACT
We brought CNN Prism back to the newsroom
this time, to the people who could make it real.
From roommates sharing bills to coworkers organizing lunch runs to students tracking weekly groceries, people rely on apps like Splitwise to manage group expenses.
We brought CNN Prism back to the newsroom
this time, to the people who could make it real.
Their feedback validated what we built :
A tool that fits seamlessly into existing newsroom rhythms.
It wasn’t just a prototype anymore. It was a system ready to shape how CNN stories come to life.
From roommates sharing bills to coworkers organizing lunch runs to students tracking weekly groceries, people rely on apps like Splitwise to manage group expenses.
Their feedback validated what we built :
A tool that fits seamlessly into existing newsroom rhythms.
It wasn’t just a prototype anymore. It was a system ready to shape how CNN stories come to life.
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