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GRAPHICS DESK INTERN, JUN - AUG 2013
Metro ridership small multiples graphic

I spent a summer with the top-notch Post graphics desk. My hat's off to them and their incredible work.

On my last day I stayed late to work on this full-page spread to illustrate how various Washington Metro Board members weren't regular riders of the metro. Small multiples display is a useful format for print that really shines with the broadsheet size.

D.C. census graphic

Census graphic original bar chart

For a story on young people moving to DC, I could always fall back on a basic bar chart, but I decided to explore other ways to visualize it. As a story about movement, it needed something special. I tried out a few versions (below.)

Census graphic of concentric circles
Census graphic of area bars
Census graphic of skinny bars
Completed census graphic

The published graphic conveyed both numerical and geographical data.

As a bonus, my editor appreciated a creative spin on a story other news organizations were covering in a more conventional way.

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