Case Study

Anatomy Of Hype

Research project focused on hype and fandoms.

ResearchBrand Strategy

The work

Turn research about hype, fandom, and online communities into an industry-facing editorial story for advertisers.

Role
Design Lead, Twitch AdsTwitch, 2020–2023
Constraint
The publication needed to make a complex cultural subject useful to marketers without flattening the communities it described.
What I did
  • Led the white-paper design and visual narrative.
  • Built an editorial system that could carry research findings, cultural examples, and advertising implications in one coherent story.
Result
  • Positioned Twitch Ads through an evidence-led story about how communities form around hype and fandom.
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Open to brand systems work, design leadership, and the occasional weird side project.