work
awards
- 2010 Pulitzer Prize: The Seattle Times staff "for its comprehensive coverage, in print and online, of the shooting deaths of [Lakewood, WA] four police officers in a coffee house and the 40-hour manhunt for the suspect"
- 2008 Best of the West contest, Second place: "Our 44th president: picking the nominees"
"At first glance, this page doesn't seem like a traditional infographic. But a closer look shows that this is a classic example of utilitarian design, where functionality and simplicity are the main goals. There's an incredible amount of information but it's easy to navigate and thoughtfully organized, making this project a great service to readers."
- 2006 Knight New Media Center, Berkeley, CA: Multimedia Training Seminar Fellow
- 2005 SND Award of Excellence for Infographics: Mount St. Helens
- 2004 SND Award of Excellence for Infographics: Gulf & Bay, the Spotted Sea Trout
- 2004 Florida Society of Newspaper Editors News Graphics Award: Hurricanes
- 2003 SND Award of Excellence for Infographics: Non-breaking Staff Portfolio
- 2003 SND Award of Excellence for Feature Design: A Simpler Life Now
- 2003 SND Award of Excellence for Special Coverage: Beyond Steel
- 2002 SND Award of Excellence for Front Page Design: We Gently Weep
- 2002 SND Award of Excellence for Front Page Design: Taltree Arboretum
- 2002 Hoosier State Press Association: First Place Award
- 2001 Hoosier State Press Association Award
- 2001 Virginia Press Association Award
perks
- Adobe CS product suite, Freehand, ESRI MapStudio
- HTML and XHTML, XML, CSS
- Flash CS3 and CS4, ActionScript 2.0 and 3.0
- Editing and recording sound and video, Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro