Andy Cunning Product Design and Branding Expert for News, Broadcast, Magazine and Book Publishers.


Product → Design
Andy Cunning brings two decades of editorial expertise to product and editorial design — building digital platforms for HarperCollins, The i Newspaper, Universal, Yorkshire Post, The Scotsman, NewsNation, The Hill and more. Ideas made sharp. Products made to last.

The Hill - Mobile
Senior Consultant working with Nexstar and The Hill to rebuild the mobile experience — faster navigation, stronger brand presence, clearer news hierarchy.

Best Reviews - Desk
Full redesign from first principles, user research, personas, wireframes and final UI, built around how people actually shop for recommendations.

The Hill - Desk
Interface evolved around how readers actually consume news — scanning, skimming, diving deep — with sharper hierarchy across every vertical.

Best Reviews - Mobile
Prototypes built around speed and clarity — a tiled layout designed so users find what they're comparing in seconds, not minutes.
Product → Ideation
Good ideation stops teams building the wrong thing. The process I've developed focuses on what actually matters — the features worth prioritising, the functions worth questioning, the assumptions worth rejecting early.

Product → Transformation
Creative direction across 200+ UK titles — from national flagships to regional staples that reached 25M+ readers monthly. One coherent design language, many distinct editorial voices.

The i News - Desk
A full rebrand and redesign of inews.co.uk — built for readers who want quality journalism without the noise. Cleaner, faster, sharper on every screen.

The Scotsman - Mobile
A 12-column grid built to balance editorial ambition with commercial reality — structured enough for a full ad load, open enough to breathe.

The i News - Mobile
A curated, edition-based experience designed to reduce your time spent finding the news, with relevant stories that are easy to read on mobile.

The Scotsman - Desk
The 12-column grid system is ideal for making the layout look organized, allowing it to breathe, especially with a maximum payload of advertising.

The Yorkshire Post - Desk
Full rebrand of yorkshirepost.com — a new interface that respects the paper's regional authority while building the subscription UX from the ground up.

The Yorkshire Post - Desk
Creative direction for the premium subscription tier — editorial vision defined, story templates designed to scale across many news verticals.
Product → Awards
News Website of the Year → Drum Online Media Awards 2020
Product Team of the Year → AOP Oct 2020
Google Award Digital News Initiative → Social News App 2017-18-19
Drum Award → Best Website Design 2018
Creative Futures Award → Editorial Design → Creative Review Magazine

Product → Design and AI Tools
Keeping up-to-date with the latest design and AI tools has been critical to success. These include - Figma / Adobe XD / Adobe Creative Suite / Google Applications / ChatGTP / Perplexity / Mid Journey / ReCraft / LumaLabs / Open Art / Runway / Gemini.. and more.

News Nation - App
A platform design built around NewsNation's unbiased editorial promise — video-first, reader-controlled, with a UI focused for readers.

The Hill TV - VOD
Branding and UX design for The Hill's VOD platform — a viewing experience built for political news, balancing live stream and deep catalogue access.

Nexstar - Mobile
Ideation design project for Nexstar company website. Industry news, company data and core values.

Nexstar News - Desk
Design and development of a clean, modern news browsing experience. The interface was built to prioritize content readability and fast access to top news, with a minimalist layout.

Localize - News App
An AI-powered news app that unifies text, video, and local creators, delivering concise summaries, reliable sources, and personalized feeds across mobile, web, and TV for fast, trustworthy, and engaging updates.

News Nation - Desk
Working with teams to introduce new and improved functionality for notifications, alerts, newsletters and breaking news signups.

The Hill TV - Platform
Viewers can choose to watch online content by searching the news catalogue through a website, mobile app, or connected TV.

Nexstar - Desk
Bringing together the company's core marketing message in a visually compelling way.

Nexstar News - Mobile
A fully responsive mobile site featuring a collapsible sidebar for regional station navigation, interactive map markers for geolocated news, and a rotating carousel of top headlines.

Localize - News App
A clean, intuitive interface with swipeable feeds and adaptive layouts, optimised for mobile, web, and TV. Designed for clarity, speed, and, balancing minimalism with dynamic interactivity.

Contact → Me
Hi I'm Andy Cunning, a product design and media branding expert with over two decades of experience creating brands and platforms for leading media, publishing, and tech companies. From global newsrooms to consumer sites, I create scalable design solutions built for impact.