2026 US Midterm Elections
Previous elections coverage had already demonstrated enormous demand — the banner generated millions of onward journeys and helped a significant number of users access deeper election information directly from the News app front page. However, this had previously been delivered through a web-based component embedded directly into the BBC News app, meaning the experience didn't follow the native conventions of iOS or Android.
Timeline
June - August 2026, reading for the elections in November 2026
Role
App UX Designer, collaborating with Web UX Designers
The Project
The opportunity
Evolve the elections experience from a web component into a genuinely native app design for both iOS and Android, aligning with BBC's broader strategic shift towards native-first product design across all its apps.
The team
This was a cross-functional project, bringing together two app designers — myself and a colleague — alongside two designers from the BBC Elections web team. This ensured the native app experience and the web experience felt coherent for users.
Designs
To be continued…