The Globe

I was brought on to produce a creative for IW:LEARN's anniversary — a piece that celebrated their global projects in a dynamic way, highlighting the agency's impact and effective use of funding for delegates, funders, and partners at the 10th International Waters Conference.

The client's initial idea was a simple scrolling storymap. I proposed something more ambitious: a three-layer storymap journey.

The layered approach appealed immediately — they wanted the project to be a centerpiece at the event, not another page to scroll past. And what sold the idea was the motion: the animated introduction that opens the journey.

Each layer of the journey used a different discipline — one of which I learned from scratch for this project.

• Created the animated introduction with After Effects and Adobe Animate — the motion graphics that sold the concept
• Designed and built the interactive map with Mapbox, a tool I learned specifically for this project, letting attendees explore project regions themselves
• Designed a set of landing pages for each basin in Figma, providing detailed project information and visuals
• Directed the three layers so they read as one seamless journey

The presentation was a success — strong engagement from attendees and positive feedback from the organizers, captured in the event photos above. Instead of passively watching a highlights reel, delegates explored a decade of projects on their own terms. The experience is still live: try the globe yourself.