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NPR SHORT FILM | "Maladaptive Daydreaming"

NBC NEWS | Ocean Plastics

We need to look beyond straws to solve the pollution in the oceans.

Client: NBC News
AD: Kara Haupt

DScout | lllustrating Anxiety

MEDIUM | The Mystery of the Brain

NPR SHORT FILM | "Contagion"

Korean Demilitarized Zone

PLANADVISER | Cybersecurity

Rainbow Valley

"Rainbow Valley" is the nickname for a crevasse on Mount Everest, called so for the multicolored clothing from the human remains that are too expensive to retrieve from the mountain.

NYT PARENTING | PreEclampsia

Illustration for The New York Times’ new property on parenting. This piece is about PreEclampsia, or dangerous high blood pressure during pregnancy.

CLIENT: The New York Times
AD: Deanna Donegan

THE NEW YORKER | Great Barrier Reef

Animated gif to accompany an essay for newyorker.com about the future of the Great Barrier Reef under climate change.

The Best Path

PLANSPONSOR- Navigating Chaos

Illustration for PLANSPONSOR, on the prompt “Best way to navigate a chaotic environment”.

Client: Plansponsor

AD: SooJin Buzelli

VICE NEWS | Ocean Vuong animated interview

ARIANA MAGAZINE | The Future of Healthcare

PLANSPONSOR | Casualties

PLANSPONSOR- Green Energy

Illustration for Plansponsor on investing in green energy.

FOX x TUMBLR | The Shape of Water

NYT Travel Section Cover- New Orleans

Section cover for The New York Times, for the first installment of the "52 Places" series written by Jada Yuan as she spends a year traveling the globe. Her first stop was New Orleans.

Garden of Earthly Delights

Personal animation exercise based on a creature from Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights"

THE ATLANTIC | Whales

Illustration commissioned for The Atlantic on humans’ complex, evolving relationship with whales.

Client: The Atlantic

AD: Arsh Raziuddin

NEW YORK TIMES | Altering the Human Genome

Illustration for The New York Times OpEd Page, on the immorality of a scientist in China altering the DNA of human embryos. Project was completed in 6 hours start to finish. Final illustration first, followed by submitted sketch ideas.

The New York Times- Real Estate

Illustration for The New York Times Insider section, on what its like to peer into people's lives as a Real Estate reporter.

LONGREADS | Jill The Ripper

Illustration for Longreads on the enduring theory that Jack the Ripper may have been a woman.

Client: Longreads
AD: Katie Kosma

NYT | Sketchbook

Illustration for the Sketchbook section of The New York Times, on the future of the Miss America pageant.

MILWAUKEE MAGAZINE | Choosing Death

Illustration to accompany an essay about a terminally ill woman choosing to end her life.

Client: Milwaukee Magazine
AD: Rachel Stinebring

NPR | Grief

Illustration to accompany an article about grieving widows in Zimbabwe.

 

Client: NPR
AD: Ben De La Cruz

Virtual Reality

Sample work on how VR can be used to cure phobias

Up From The Depths

Personal animated gif

GLOBAL PRESS JOURNAL | Haiti's School Crisis

Illustration for Global Press Journal, for an article about how Haitian textile workers are having trouble paying their children's school fees, leaving many empty desks.

Obstacle Course

Personal work

Phenomena

For issue #15 of ZAFTIG on the theme of "Phenomena"

Portraits

1- Portrait for Gizmodo Media to accompany a Neil DeGrasse Tyson interview.

Client: Gizmodo Media
Art Director: Jim Cooke

2- David Bowie Tribute

3 & 4- Vice presidential debate portraits.

Client: NPR

5- Nick Cave, personal work.

It Follows

Poster for the film "It Follows"

Personal work

Mastectomy

Editorial sample for an article about life after a mastectomy

SPOKE ART GALLERY | Wes Anderson

Images created for the 2015 and 2016 Wes Anderson group shows at Spoke Art Gallery. Based on The Life Aquatic and The Grand Budapest Hotel, respectively.

NPR SHORT FILM | "Maladaptive Daydreaming"

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NBC NEWS | Ocean Plastics

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DScout | lllustrating Anxiety

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MEDIUM | The Mystery of the Brain

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NPR SHORT FILM | "Contagion"

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Korean Demilitarized Zone

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PLANADVISER | Cybersecurity

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Rainbow Valley

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NYT PARENTING | PreEclampsia

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THE NEW YORKER | Great Barrier Reef

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The New Yorker- Great Barrier Reef

The Best Path

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PLANSPONSOR- Navigating Chaos

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VICE NEWS | Ocean Vuong animated interview

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ARIANA MAGAZINE | The Future of Healthcare

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PLANSPONSOR | Casualties

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PLANSPONSOR- Green Energy

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FOX x TUMBLR | The Shape of Water

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NYT Travel Section Cover- New Orleans

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Garden of Earthly Delights

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THE ATLANTIC | Whales

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NEW YORK TIMES | Altering the Human Genome

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The New York Times- Real Estate

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NYT | Sketchbook

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MILWAUKEE MAGAZINE | Choosing Death

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NPR | Grief

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Virtual Reality

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Virtual Reality

Up From The Depths

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GLOBAL PRESS JOURNAL | Haiti's School Crisis

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Obstacle Course

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Phenomena

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Portraits

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It Follows

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Mastectomy

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