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Echo.Online: Independent digital media

Echo of Moscow — one of the most influential Russian radio stations (3 M. DAU), was blocked by state authorities after 30 years of work. Read more in The New Yorker.

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Old website version

Brief

Create a new independent digital media for the Russian-speaking audience of different political views and social status. Echo doesn’t have FM-channel in Russia now because of restrictions, so we need to build website and mobile apps. The website can be blocked quickly, so it’s very important to build a mobile apps to listen to the broadcasts. Donations is the main way of monetization.

Solution

As the sole designer, I designed the new Echo.online website and the mobile apps for iOS and Android.

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Check the project in Figma or on Dribbble.

Results from the first 2 weeks after launch

  1. More than 600,000 website visits in the first 2 weeks after launch (while the website was immediately blocked in Russia).
  2. 1st place in the News category in the App Store and Google Play.
  3. More than 75,000 users have downloaded and are using the App.

Special thanks

Head of project: Maxim Kournikov Product manager: Tonia Samsonova Producer: Haya Goldfinger Brand designer: Anton Prokopev