Data visualization of every animal that has been sent to space, categorized by animal type, country, time, and survival of mission. Collaboration with Alexander Stegmaier.
National Geographic Magazine, November 2021.
A visual timeline of every animal ever sent into space
The Society of Publication Designers 57 - Gold Medal
Society for News Design 43rd Edition - Silver Medal
The judges: "There just a lot of [stuff] here but it’s beautiful and contained. It’s like Tetris, like a beautiful Tetris. … I never knew we had sent this many animals into space."
Copyright © 2021 National Geographic Partners
After mating, female octopuses care for their eggs—sometimes tens of thousands of them—in an elaborate ritual that’s their final act.
Cartography by Katie Armstrong
Published November 2022
Society for News Design 44th Edition - Award of Excellence
How the black-backed woodpecker aids in forest recovery after fire.
National Geographic Magazine, March 2021.
How wildfires have helped these woodpeckers make a comeback.
Society for News Design 43rd Edition - Award of Excellence
Copyright © 2021 National Geographic Partners
Collaboration with Kaya Lee Berne and Riley D. Champine.
National Geographic Magazine, February 2020.
How to set off a plague of locusts.
Society for News Design 42nd Edition - Award of Excellence
Copyright © 2020 National Geographic Partners
This is a spread about pangolins, the most trafficked mammal on earth. It highlights all 8 species, their unique biology, ranges, major trade routes, and seizures from illegal trafficking. Collaboration with cartographer, Clare Trainor.
National Geographic Magazine, June 2019.
Copyright © 2019 National Geographic Partners
World’s highest weather station updated and installed on Everest. Original 2019 graphic was repurposed for the National Geographic Museum “Once Upon a Climb: Stories of Everest” exhibit that opened February 2022.
Copyright © 2019 National Geographic Partners
COVID-19 USA Dispatch. Maps by Matt Chwastyk.
National Geographic Magazine, November 2020.
Society for News Design 42nd Edition - Award of Excellence
Copyright © 2020 National Geographic Partners
Comparison of the Virgin Galactic and Blue Origins commercial space flights.
Jeff Bezos reaches space—a small step toward big spaceflight dreams
Copyright © 2021 National Geographic Partners
Map chronicling Paul Salopek’s journey with the numbers of migrants around the area.
National Geographic Magazine, August 2019.
A storyteller chronicles the mass migrations that define our age.
Copyright © 2019 National Geographic Partners
A small selection of all of the different types of spider webs that can be created.
How spider silk is one of the most versatile materials on Earth
Copyright © 2019 National Geographic Partners
Promising results for a potential vaccine could be a lifesaver for millions affected by the mosquito-borne malaria parasite. Research by Kelsey Nowakowski.
At last, a malaria vaccine has passed important clinical trials.
Copyright © 2021 National Geographic Partners
