Preserving moments as newsprint, not notifications
We helped a client build LYFE & TIMES— a calm alternative to social feeds where families shape memories into newspaper articles worth saving, printing, and handing down.
- Product
- LYFE & TIMES
- Role
- Product design, brand UX
- Focus
- Editorial layouts, storytelling
Overview
The brief was emotional as much as functional: slow down, curate, and give digital memories a tangible editorial frame. Users assemble stories with headline hierarchy, columns, and print cues that feel like a Sunday paper—not another carousel.
- Narrative-first layout engine with typographic restraint
- Collaborative family storytelling with gentle permissions
- High-resolution, print-ready exports for keepsakes
STORIES THAT LIVE BEYOND THE FEED.
Design strategy
We leaned into serif rhythm, generous margins, and pull-quotes that scale with breakpoints. Micro-interactions reward curation without gamifying grief or milestone moments.
Product craft
Templates mirror classic newspaper grids while staying flexible for mixed media—portrait photography, letters, and short essays sit in the same vocabulary.
Impact
Giving digital memories a slower, more intentional surface.
Families reported sharing finished spreads at gatherings and ordering physical prints—exactly the antidote to disposable stories. The product wins when people feel proud, not performative.
Editorial layouts
Mastheads, columns, and captions that behave like print without locking users into rigid PDFs.
Together, quietly
Invite relatives to contribute without turning memorykeeping into a group chat firehose.
Print fidelity
Export paths tuned for high-DPI output and trustworthy color for keepsake runs.
“It feels like the opposite of scrolling. We made something our parents actually wanted on their coffee table.”
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