Jacob Boll

What I Do

I’m the design lead at Longview. I handle the company’s visual side: the website, the art for our podcasts and series, the art we make for streaming platforms, and the logo and identity that tie it all together.

My Background

I grew up in Chicago and studied commercial photography at Columbia College Chicago. For the past decade, I’ve lived in Los Angeles and worked as a portrait photographer.

Design has always come to me as a byproduct of other work. When I played in bands, I made the album covers, the merch, and the websites. A photo shoot on a film set would turn into posters and marketing materials for the studio, and a portrait session with an author would lead to a book jacket.

My Ethics

These are the reporters’ and producers’ stories, not mine. My job is to build the visual world a story lives in and to design it to last. I’m aiming not for what looks current but for what will still feel right for that piece of audio in 20 years.

Contact Me

You can reach me at jacob@longview.report. My photography work is at jacobboll.com.