Category: Behind the scenes
The TV Animator: Chris Chmura Breaking Ground in Traditional Video-Storytelling Methods to Grow Audiences
Over the last few years, local television news stations have been finding ways to implement graphics and animation more effectively to tell their stories while trying to engage a younger […]
How investigative journalists followed the money in the Pandora Papers
The day when Miranda Patrucic got a call from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists about the Pandora Papers leak, her jaw dropped. The Pandora Papers are leaked documents that […]
Federica Fragapane on Using Minimalistic Shapes, Lines and Tree Branches to Convey Powerful Stories
Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories featuring information designer Federica Fragapane. This article focuses on design choices for her Hearts and Minds, Key Workers and The Stories […]
For information designer Tiziana Alocci, it’s all about the process
When Tiziana Alocci sits down to work on a design, she doesn’t start by thinking about the end product. Instead, she begins with the data, the message it all conveys […]
Of Data, Theater and Healing: The Art of Federica Fragapane
Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories featuring information designer Federica Fragapane. This article focuses on the importance of information design, her attention to detail, collaboration and her […]
Nadieh Bremer on thinking outside the (x,y) axes
When data visualization is taught in the classroom, basic bar charts or scatter plots with trend lines are commonly used. But Nadieh Bremer, a freelance data visualization designer operating under […]
How Kirell Benzi’s data art balances creativity and scientific accuracy
Kirell Benzi is a self-taught artist whose art is not only aesthetically pleasing to the eye, but it’s also rooted in data visualization principles and often embedded with a message. […]
Boston lacked a system for the public to keep tabs on police, so the Boston Globe built a public database
The killing of unarmed people of color at the hands of the police led to protests and calls for change last summer. As popular support for the Black Lives Matter […]
How Stamen turned a photo archive into an interactive art experience
In 1966, Ed Ruscha mounted a camera to the back of his pickup truck and drove slowly down Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. He photographed every building on each side […]
Storybench Founder Aleszu Bajak on the moral call of the pandemic and his return to daily data journalism
After running Storybench at Northeastern for many years, instructor and program manager Aleszu Bajak decided to leverage his knowledge of data and passion for journalism into a senior data reporter […]
How Sean Evans made Hot Ones an Internet Sensation
Hot Ones is a YouTube web series created by Christopher Schonberger and Sean Evans in 2015. The show is produced by First We Feast and Complex Media. It puts the […]
How the Boston Globe encouraged readers to support restaurants through #ProjectTakeout
On Jan. 15, the Boston Globe launched Project Takeout, an initiative spearheaded by food writer Devra First, which encourages Boston residents to order takeout and support the restaurant industry while […]
How the Wall Street Journal conducted a video investigation into the role of the Proud Boys at the Capitol
On Jan. 6, 2021, the United States Capitol was breached and stormed by supporters of Donald Trump to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election. Of the many participating […]
How Lazaro Gamio of the New York Times visualized the COVID-19 death toll
As the number of Americans who have died of COVID-19 has climbed beyond 500,000, it’s become increasingly difficult to conceptualize this number. The New York Times has been tracking COVID […]
How Reuters visualized the influence of K-pop on social justice issues
For the past several years, racial injustice in the United States has been trending on social media and in the news. Movements such as Black Lives Matter have increased awareness of racial injustice across the […]