Brandon Ly



L.A. Times Food
 2022-Present
TRLab  2023-2025

IDEO  2019-2022

Black Bean Grocery  2018

Airbnb  2018-2019

DoorDash  2014-2018



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Neighborhood Guides Ongoing
I art direct the LA Times’ series of neighborhood guides, also known as This Must Be The Place. Each interactive map is written from a staff writer’s unique and local perspective, and infused with their highly specific and personal recommendations on where to eat, shop, and explore. 

Each guide gets a typographic treatment handwritten by myself, and framing elements that draw upon Los Angeles’ colorfully convoluted geography. 

As an ongoing series (the Times' "Mapping L.A." project identifies 114 neighborhoods), each guide’s production involves new photography (led by editor Taylor Arthur). In this case I have the honor of allowing it to shine across our various platforms, from digital guides to Weekend print covers to social media and out-of-home marketing.





See the current full list of guides here.

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