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Song 1 exhibit @ hirshhorn (Taken with Instagram at Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden)
Excellent and diverse list of awarded projects. But please folks, let’s not go crazy on the LensBaby style this coming year. Deal?
Announcement and full list of winners on poyi.org and you can watch some of the winners below:
- First Place: Alfonso Moral & Roser…
Fun!
This advert for the Guardian’s open journalism, screened for the first time on 29 February 2012, imagines how we might cover the story of the Three Little Pigs in print and online. Follow the story from the paper’s front page headline, through a social media discussion and finally to an unexpected conclusion
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- This is so cute! Music video illustrated with stop-motion animation of board games http://t.co/GDarQ8Kb via @flowingdata
- Are you over the hill? Age ranges of U.S. Olympic athletes: http://t.co/2bTq6Onq
- Check out the awesome new WaPo election map, great work by @wilsonandrews + team http://t.co/M4Din5hM via @postgraphics
- The top baby names of 2011 — or, what not to name your baby http://t.co/8094rnxn
- Playing matchmaker with pandas http://t.co/SI8VLqeZ
- The war over Gehry: The story behind the Eisenhower memorial controversy http://t.co/7AZyCGt7
- Move Over Harvard And MIT, Stanford Has The Real "Revolution In Education" http://t.co/Hzj9yzww via @techcrunch
- Excited about this new project with @gracekoerber and @bendelacruz, re-imagining a video timelapse: http://t.co/GRPrJjFcMay 10, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Infographic: Battle for the ’burbs, great job by @postgraphics http://t.co/qNePfcg3
- Whither the great pumpkins? Competitors in limbo after State Fair of Virginia bankruptcy http://t.co/UveKvpXd
- thanks guys! @wilsonandrews @Jferrell03May 04, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Living well with Down syndrome http://t.co/jabUXrpS
- New eats spot, right by @washingtonpost. Woo! Bean and Bite scheduled for June debut http://t.co/FRaicdS8
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- Interactive Projects Editor at The Washington PostMedia Production | Washington D.C. Metro Area, USSummaryAt The Washington Post, I've focused on creating data-driven graphics and multimedia pieces that feature powerful storytelling and strong interaction design. I really enjoy working in collaborative environment, coming up with creative solutions, and incorporating new technologies into projects. I'm interested in all types of media, including writing, video, audio, photography and design.Specialties: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, ActionScript/Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, Excel, Omniture, data visualization, user interface design, Canon photo and video equipment, some ProTools and Final Cut ProExperience
- Dec 2011 - PresentInteractive Projects Editor / The Washington PostI organize, manage and lead the design of deeper-engagement interactive projects that combine video, photography, audio, graphics and social media.
- Oct 2010 - PresentAdjunct Professor / Medill, Northwestern UniversityTeach programming and design, and work with students on the presentation and production of interactive and visual elements for the Medill National Security Journalism Initiative. The 2010 site, which won an Online Journalism Award (OJA) for best student multimedia presentation, is here: http://www.global-warning.org.
- Oct 2010 - Dec 2011Innovations Editor for Graphics / The Washington PostDrive creative thinking and development of interactive graphics and multimedia pieces.
- Mar 2008 - Sept 2010Information Designer / The Washington PostI create data-driven information graphics and customized multimedia experiences for the Washington Post's Web site, washingtonpost.com. I work on the interface design and front-end programming of both long-term and daily projects that come from all over the newsroom: investigations, foreign, metro, business and sports.
- Nov 2006 - Mar 2008Web Producer / baltimoresun.comAt baltimoresun.com, I focused on designing and coding flash graphics, special coverage pages, sidebars, teasers and logos for special packages and sections throughout the site. I did research and photography for graphics and shot video occasionally. On a daily basis, I edited photos and wrote captions for photo galleries, as well as organizing stories from newsroom feeds and producing photos and graphics from the paper for the site. I frequently worked with newsroom and online staff to create online exclusives to compliment print coverage. I also produced newsletters, compiled metrics data, maintained databases and responded to reader feedback.
- Jun 2006 - Sept 2006Rich Media Intern / USATODAY.COM• Researched, designed and wrote copy for breaking news graphics. • Produced interactive modules incorporating audio, photo and graphic elements for money, life and sports.
- Jan 2006 - May 2006Editorial Intern / Carolina Woman• Edited copy for business, fashion and cooking articles and compiled Update and Events sections each month. • Designed promotional materials to increase reader diversity and advertiser interest in special issues.
- Jun 2004 - Aug 2004Marketing and Design Intern / PreationSold design and dev services to local businesses, then helped brainstorm and develop logos and brand identities for them. Also helped to build basic components of web sites.
Education-
2002 - 2006University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBA in Journalism & Mass Communication
Activities: Alpha Phi Omega, UNC Dance Marathon, Blue & White Magazine -
2005 - 2005Lunds universitetStudy Abroad
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2003 - 2003National University of SingaporeStudy Abroad
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Interests:Reading, tennis, photography, design, interactivity, news, journalism
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