Content distribution and monetization
Designing the UX, visual design, and branding for Periodical's multi-platform CMS and iOS Newsstand app for independent digital publishers.
The Platform
Periodical took the hassle out of distributing and monetizing digital content, so that publishers could focus on what they loved: creating content. The platform was a CMS with integrated subscription payment processing, subscriber management, and analytics — built to publish once and distribute automatically to the responsive web, iOS, Kindle, and Android.
Our Work
Interactivism designed the UX, visual design, and branding for both the responsive web experience and the iOS Newsstand app. The engagement covered the full design scope: information architecture, interaction design, identity guidelines and logo, UI design, and a UI component library that ensured a consistent experience across platforms.
The Result
Publishers using Periodical could focus entirely on their editorial work, trusting the platform to handle the complexity of multi-platform distribution, subscription management, and monetization. The clean, editorial-quality design reinforced Periodical’s positioning as a premium tool for serious independent publishers.