Sarah Sampsel

Global Food Crisis

The Global Food Crisis examines causes and effects of the world’s most extreme food shortage in decades. From poor harvests to problems with global trade, this series explores the issues of rising food prices and demand worldwide. The package launched at the beginning of a five-day series and continues to update with story developments and [...]

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Choose Your Candidate

‘Choose Your Candidate‘ was an interactive quiz aimed at helping users select their favorite 2008 presidential candidate based on 10 marquee campaign issues. It allowed users to read through specific answers to questions regarding selected issues, then choose the candidate they agree with most – without knowing who said what. This interface is unique because [...]

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washingtonpost.com Gallery Packages

Below are three examples of designs I created to ease navigation between multiple galleries within a package: Colombia’s Coca Battle – This was the first project I ever worked on for washingtonpost.com. Not sure why they felt it appropriate to throw me a package about cocaine on my first day, but I digress. Anyway, this was [...]

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Pentagon Memorial

On September 11, 2008, the first 9/11 memorial was dedicated at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. To commemorate the event, The Washington Post published a special section with victim tributes, information on the memorial design, and touching stories about the familes. I was the lead designer for the online content for this project. In addition to [...]

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