This interactive took a long time to pull together. It began as a personal project to learn SketchUp, a 3D design tool. That experiment soon led me into Blender — another application that was completely new to me.
After many hours of fine-tuning, and more YouTube tutorials and chatbot queries than I’d like to admit, I ended up with a 3D model of Auckland that I was genuinely proud of.
From there, I teamed up with the New Zealand Herald’s property writer, Anne Gibson, to build a story around the model. The final stage was collaborating with developer Chris Know to turn it into an interactive experience that works seamlessly across the Herald’s mobile, desktop, and app platforms.
Auckland CBD’s dire state
This interactive took a long time to pull together. It began as a personal project to learn SketchUp, a 3D design tool. That experiment soon led me into Blender — another application that was completely new to me.
After many hours of fine-tuning, and more YouTube tutorials and chatbot queries than I’d like to admit, I ended up with a 3D model of Auckland that I was genuinely proud of.
From there, I teamed up with the New Zealand Herald’s property writer, Anne Gibson, to build a story around the model. The final stage was collaborating with developer Chris Know to turn it into an interactive experience that works seamlessly across the Herald’s mobile, desktop, and app platforms.
Slates Design 