Paul Torres
[email protected]

Your Creative Brand Partner
San Francisco, CA, USA

Client:
dot429

Project:
dot429.com

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Agency

  • Albertson Design

  • Team

  • David Albertson - Creative Direction
  • Kristen Hazard - Senior Developer, dot429
  • Ryan Hennessey - Project Management, dot429
  • Nick Hodulik - Chief Technology Officer, General Things
  • Ed Shadi - Senior Software Engineer, dot429
  • Paul Torres - Design
  • dot429 - Content

  • Projects

  • dot429.com
  • dot429 events
  • Role and Expertise

  • Art Direction
  • Design
  • Icons and symbols
  • Web design

  • Industry

  • LGBTQ+
  • Social media
  • Editorial
  • Startup

  • Location

  • San Francisco, CA
  • Designing more than a social network. At it's core, dot429 functioned as a social networking platform, live events hub, and digital editorial magazine. My role as the lead designer was to harmonize these three distinct services into a seamless brand experience that felt both experiential and vibrant. The result was a portal that didn't just serve as a platform but became a hub of empowerment, education, and connection for LGBTQ+ professionals.

    Magazine landing pg. Focused on delivering important relevant, editorial pieces by and for the LGBTQ+ community.

    Design 1: Magazine page Design 2: Magazine feed Design 3: Member profile edit mode

    Icon designs. The dot motif icons was a simple elegant solution because “dot” is in the name.

    Member profile pg. The landscape hero image on the profile page is one of the early uses on social media. If not the first.

    Magazine article list

    Article

    Magazine login

    429TV. Insights from notable LGBTQ+ professionals.

    Galleries

    Sponsor newsletter design

    Newsletter design

    Member profiles

    Additional Brand Projects

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