I’ve been wanting to use this graphical concept for a while, and I finally got my chance during a recent autism project we published this weekend.
Below is the original graphic comparing the fallout of major U.S. banks during the collapse of ‘08 (if you can’t read the text, just know that blue represents market value [...]

While I was home for Thanksgiving, the final Under 21 article was published. This means that the entire project is finally complete! This includes 14 articles, four comprehensive graphics including a Roanoke Times’ survey of all 44 four-year Virginia universities and colleges, a vast collection of videos that includes a 15-minute overview video [...]

I was in Boone and Blowing Rock this past weekend for Appalachian State’s Homecoming, and the leaves were incredible. Thought I’d share a few pictures from the trip. Both of those views are from the Rough Ridge Trail, mile marker 304 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Back in the real world, here are some [...]

Well, I’m back.
It’s been a while and I have very few links to post but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy. Matter of fact, I’ve been out of Roanoke for the past two weekends - from Asheville for Backwards Bakery’s Cuban party to a weekend retreat at Lake Gaston - which makes it [...]

I got the spring fever for baseball, and it has nothing to do with my beloved Cleveland Indians.
Salem, a city known for the Stagg Bowl, the state wrestling tournament and many other division III championships, is officially home to the Boston Red Sox’s Class-A affiliate.
We’ve been buzzing with excitement at the paper in preparation for [...]

As the title implies, this week has been a good hectic. Very busy, fun and fast, this week has flown by.
Here’s a glimpse of some things I’ve been working on starting with the flower Flash graphic. After looking over it, I think it’s probably my favorite Flash graphic I’ve ever done. This [...]

Just a quick post because I’ve been a nerd the past few days, but MIT’s SIMILE project just released a new open-source site to create widgets out of a few of their graphs.
I’ve been knee-deep in SIMILE javascript the past few days, so this was slightly exciting to me when I heard it. I [...]