A Public Space

After more than 15 years of publishing their award-winning magazine of literary works, art, and cultural pieces, A Public Space was ready to upgrade their website to deliver their content and features in a modernized experience.

Project Goals

A Public Space began as a literary magazine showcasing award-winning writing, art, and cultural pieces. With the magazine regularly recognized as one of the best available, the team turned their attention to bringing more great writing to their worldwide audience through a new book label—which was an immediate success. They followed up with a series of master class events that regularly sell out. All of these initiatives require a website that is flexible and powerful, and easy to use for site administrators and visitors alike. Look North approached the project with a user-centric vision and a single goal of creating a memorable, powerful destination for their readers.

Key Services

UX & UI Design & Development
ExpressionEngine CMS
Ecommerce
Subscriptions & Gated Content
Event Registration

What We Did

Great literary content on the go.

A Public Space delivers great content in the magazine for subscribers on the go—and so much more. It allows subscribers to log in and access current and archived issues in flexible formats such as HTML and PDF. It also enables new visitors to subscribe and receive immediate access to content. All content is managed by the A Public Space editors through an easy-to-use control panel and the ExpressionEngine content management system.

Subscriptions, Recurring Donations, & Gated Content

A Public Space needed a way to gate their content to only be available to subscribers. We created a fresh account experience and presented more subscription offerings throughout the site. Users can link their card using Stripe for recurring subscriptions and donations with the easy-to-use and recognizable platform.

eCommerce Done Right!

A Public Space business model calls for a wide range of products available for purchase. We set them up with a clean cart experience that any user could recognize. Complete with ways to include donations and apply special coupon codes.

Events With Online Registration

Workshops & Events featuring some of the brightest writers and editors working today are a big draw at A Public Space. The website features a custom event management system designed to manage inventory and provide rich reporting on attendees.