Consumer guide to hospice

/ The Washington Post

Oct 26, 2014 | + HTML, CSS, Javascript, Mapbox

Hospices vary widely in ways that can affect patient care. But consumers can benefit from knowing how a hospice compares to others on certain important measures. Here's a guide to those measures and data on over 3,000 hospices.

Spending seized assets

/ The Washington Post

Oct 11, 2014 | + HTML, CSS, Javascript, D3.js

Since 2008, about 5,400 police agencies have spent $2.5 billion in proceeds from cash and property seized under federal civil forfeiture laws. How much is being spent in your state?

Bad News Beards

/ The Washington Post

Oct 2, 2014 | + HTML, CSS, Javascript, Illustrations/Graphics

How is your playoff beard coming along? Check out the most epic beards in baseball and create your own bearded baseball card.

The campaign against the Islamic State

/ The Washington Post

Sept 25, 2014 | + HTML, CSS, Javascript

The United States has led a series of airstrikes in Syria. A look at the campaign thus far.

Congress approves Obama's plan to fight Islamist militants

/ The Washington Post

Sept 18, 2014 | + HTML, CSS, Javascript, D3.js

Here's how Congress voted on President Obama's plan to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels.

Drawing up the drawdown

/ The Washington Post

Sept 2, 2014 | + HTML, CSS, Javascript

The Washington Post’s Richard Johnson went on his fourth journey to Afghanistan. This project is a custom rig designed to pull in his sketches from a Wordpress feed, allowing him to update from Afghanistan.

A breakdown of the arrests in Ferguson

/ The Washington Post

Aug 28, 2014 | + HTML, CSS, Javascript, Illustrator

The St. Louis jail released a list of 155 people arrested in the disturbances in Ferguson. Despite complaints that outsiders are coming to the area, four out of five of the people arrested are from Missouri, almost all from St. Louis.

A shift of life in Gaza

/ The Washington Post

Aug 28, 2014 | + HTML, CSS, Javascript

In July, 2014, when hundreds of homes and whole neighborhoods were destroyed, Gaza civilians’ Instagram accounts provide an idea of how the shocking change was that Gazans dealt with this summer.

The Yanomami: An isolated yet imperiled Amazon tribe

/ The Washington Post

July 25, 2014 | + HTML, CSS, Javascript

The Indian group has official protection, but its large reserve in Brazil is coveted by mining companies and large farming enterprises with political clout.

Our Wild Heart

/ The Washington Post

July 11, 2014 | + HTML, CSS, Javascript

Meet the people who make Rock Creek Park an urban treasure in the capital.

In Memoriam 2013

/ NPR

Dec 2013 | + Python, Django, Flask, Bootstrap

NPR Music remembers the musicians, composers, producers and other visionaries whom we lost in 2013. This app explores their musical legacies.

The Book Concierge

/ NPR

Dec 2013 | + HTML, CSS, LESS, Javascript, Python, Flask, Bootstrap

The Book Concierge re-imagines NPR's annual best book lists in an interactive format, allowing readers to filter through books based on a tagging system.

I also wrote about the process behind this project at the News Apps team blog. Check that out for more details.

That's Not What She Said? 7 Quotes You May Be Getting Wrong

/ NPR

Oct 29, 2013 | + HTML, CSS, Javascript

A quiz about famous but commonly misattributed quotes. How many can you get right? (Apparently the average was only around 2-3 correct. Ha.)

The Mad Barista

/ Northwestern

Early 2013 | + HTML, CSS, Javascript, Photography, Video

"The Mad Barista" was my first time building a full-scale website. (Forgive any jankiness, especially with the responsive design.) This site focuses on the science behind brewing the perfect cup of coffee.

I was the front-end designer for this project and also wrote parts of th and Javascript. I shot all of the video and parts of the photography.

Urban Exploration

/ Northwestern

Early 2012 | + ActionScript 3, XML, Illustration/Graphics (Adobe Illustrator CS5)

Ha. Good ol' Flash. But this was one of my first forays into a full-scale coding project, so it's worth showing here nonetheless. This is a graphic coded to show interesting locations for urban explorers to visit, including info about location, dangers, ease of access, preparation tips, and photos.

Urban exploration is the exploration of man-made structures, usually abandoned ruins or unseen components of man-made environments. Photography and historical interest/documentation are heavily featured in the hobby.

The Ultimate Valentine's Day Guide

/ Northwestern

Feb 13, 2011 | + ActionScript 3, Illustration/Graphics (Adobe Illustrator CS5)

If "Urban Exploration" was an early coding project, this is probably THE earliest.

Made in Flash for North by Northwestern, this graphic is a Valentine's Day guide for Northwestern students. This graphic was probably my first time coding anything, so as much as it makes me cringe, it's funny and nostalgic enough that I'm keeping it here. :)