Weekly and personal editions
The weekly issue gave readers a familiar starting point. Personal editions provided a focused collection to return to.
Economist reading prototype
A reading and listening prototype for The Economist’s 2025 hackathon, bringing weekly and personal editions, reading state, a persistent player and voice entry into one interface.
Design decisions
Read state
Read and unread states helped readers keep track of their place across an edition.
Continuous listening
A persistent player and queue connected stories while readers moved through the interface.
Voice entry
A conversational entry explored another route into a personal edition, alongside browsing.
Prototype
Implemented: the interfaces, reading progress and player queue. Proposed: personalised recommendations and generated audio introductions.
Product design and frontend implementation by Peter Neyra, built with Luca.
Built during the London AI hackathon with The Economist, Google Cloud, ElevenLabs and Foundry in October 2025.