Art Director: Jacqui Bontke
Crosswords with Jonathan on Wednesday(‘)s
Long story short—- I ended up hosting/solving a Crossword on Instagram Live with a bunch of friends most every Wednesday night for about the length of a Pandemic.
We turned it into something that felt like a real show. Complete with branding, sponsorships, merch, Instagram Stickers, and even a weekly After Show called “Crosswords After Dark”.
As a bonus, we were able to raise some money (over $3,000!!!) for causes we care about like Equal Justice Initiative, Fair Fight and Food Bank for NYC.
How it worked:
At some point on a Wednesday, I post a crossword without the clues to my Insta Story. Then, I’d go live. I’d read through the clues and fill out the puzzle once the answers show up in the chat. It’s not a perfect system, but it’s our system, and it got the job done.
Branding
We made stickers! Both the physical kind, and the gifs you can put on your instagram story.
Email me at jfriedman93@gmail.com with your address and I can probably send you some of the physical ones, or at least send you our giphy link.
Scroll down for some more Crosswording history, but also, hey, thanks for being here!
Hey there was even fan art!
Ultimately, #XWJOW (Crosswords) came to an end because people no longer were stuck inside on a Wednesday night. But, I'm proud it happened. Stay tuned for the reunion episode!