Description
Fifty Two is a journalistic storytelling platform designed to publish in-depth, author-driven stories on a weekly basis. We joined the project as a technical partner to support the client’s development team, focusing on frontend development, content architecture, and user experience. Our work included integrating Prismic Headless CMS with a Nuxt.js static frontend, building dynamic layouts for posts, implementing multi-language support, and optimizing site performance.
The platform allows readers to explore one new story each week, providing a visually engaging and highly readable experience for long-form articles. We also implemented features like a dynamic post grid and a reading progress indicator to enhance user engagement.
Challenge
- Build a fast and visually appealing platform without a custom backend
- Create a flexible content structure for journalists to easily manage stories
- Develop a dynamic, non-standard grid for posts with adaptive layouts
- Ensure fast page load times and multi-language support
- Provide a seamless reading experience for long-form articles
Solution
- Designed and implemented the frontend architecture using Nuxt.js (static build)
- Integrated Prismic CMS and structured content schemas to manage articles efficiently
- Developed a dynamic post grid:
- latest story displayed prominently
- subsequent stories in smaller cards with adaptive widths
- Implemented reading progress indicators and section navigation for long articles
- Enabled multi-language support
- Optimized performance, SEO, and static build deployment on Netlify
- Worked closely with the client’s team as a technical partner to maintain architecture standards and ensure smooth content management
Technology Stack
- Frontend: Nuxt.js 2
- CMS: Prismic (Headless CMS)
- Hosting / Deploy: Netlify
- Other: JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Static Site Generation (SSG)