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Life In Waco, Texas: Spending Some Quality Time in the Lone Star State
One of my favorite clients to shoot for is in the midst of producing some new pilots for a popular lifestyle network. I was brought on board to help out with a pilot being shot in Waco, TX. I was so excited to head to Texas and spend the month out there. With the HDX […]
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Reassignments, maintenance and weather. These are few of my least favorite things,,,,, when it comes to spending time aboard my magic flying machine, Chopper 9. In fact I have not logged a single flight hour since Aug. of this year. One might call it a…
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Reassignments, maintenance and weather. These are few of my least favorite things,,,,, when it comes to spending time aboard my magic flying machine, Chopper 9. In fact I have not logged a single flight hour since Aug. of this year. One might call it a…
Read More →Information is beautiful
It can take a huge amount of time and effort to build an interactive graphic that’s both visually engaging and informative. That’s why many news organizations only make the effort for projects that will have a long shelf life. CNN made the investment for a long-term project called Home and Away that chronicles casualties from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It’s basically two connected maps–one showing the home towns of those who died in the wars and the other the locations in the country where they died. The company that built the graphic, stamen design, calls the project “a sobering look at the human cost of two wars” and says that explains why it uses “a restrained and sober palette of blacks, whites and greys.” It works on two levels. The opening screen shows the overall impact of each war on every country that sent troops. From there, the user can explore the impact by year, age group and state. The data is searchable, and each entry allows users to share messages and memories. It’s an impressive piece of work that won the top award at this year’s inaugural Information is Beautiful contest. Explore the site to see other examples of data journalism […]
Read More →Information is beautiful
It can take a huge amount of time and effort to build an interactive graphic that’s both visually engaging and informative. That’s why many news organizations only make the effort for projects that will have a long shelf life. CNN made the investment for a long-term project called Home and Away that chronicles casualties from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It’s basically two connected maps–one showing the home towns of those who died in the wars and the other the locations in the country where they died. The company that built the graphic, stamen design, calls the project “a sobering look at the human cost of two wars” and says that explains why it uses “a restrained and sober palette of blacks, whites and greys.” It works on two levels. The opening screen shows the overall impact of each war on every country that sent troops. From there, the user can explore the impact by year, age group and state. The data is searchable, and each entry allows users to share messages and memories. It’s an impressive piece of work that won the top award at this year’s inaugural Information is Beautiful contest. Explore the site to see other examples of data journalism […]
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