amy o'kruk
@amyokruk.bsky.social
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visual journalist, CNN data & graphics π¨π¦ she/her amyokruk.github.io
What is redistricting? Why are states racing to redraw congressional maps right now? π The battle over these maps could shape who controls Congress after the midterms. We're breaking down whatβs happening, which states are changing their maps, and why it matters politically:
bit.ly/430xe8d
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about 2 months ago
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i know news homepages are irrelevant, but it's still β¨ thrilling β¨ and a β¨ delight β¨ to see your story leading
about 2 months ago
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π NEW: Charting how Trump became a historically unpopular president π We used (animated!) line charts, arrow plots and more to visually capture how key moments in Trump's seconds term have impacted his popularity.
www.cnn.com/2026/05/05/p...
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about 2 months ago
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Such a great surprise to see my work recognized by the Society for News Design! I won an award of excellence for my story on US commercial airline safety in the wake of last year's tragic American Airlines crash in DC:
bit.ly/3QDW8HZ
Check out the incredible winning work here:
snd.org/results/
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about 2 months ago
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Roman Sverdan
over 1 year ago
Explore Singapore's heritage buildings with one of our recent experiments using LiDAR Point Cloud data,
#svelte
and
#threejs
. Interactive:
str.sg/viz-shophouses
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#dataviz
,
#datavis
#lidar
#pointcloud
#3d
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Singaporeβs conserved properties must stand the test of time. One townhouse in Neil Road aims to show the way for the future.
Over 6,500 shophouses in Singapore are conserved for their historical and cultural value β but how can they stand the test of time, in the face of climate change, changes to their environment and dwin...
https://str.sg/viz-shophouses
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Datawrapper
3 months ago
April is finally here, which means blooming season, Easter, and the
#30DayChartChallenge
. πΈπ£π Discover these and much more in our recently published Data Vis Dispatch.π
www.datawrapper.de/blog/data-vi...
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Allison Horst
3 months ago
Day 6
#30DayChartChallenge
: Reporters Without Borders (Data Day) Watercolor and ink on cold press paper.
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adding simple animation to illustrations can really up impact (and it's SO easy with procreate): happy with these gifs for a story about how unpaid DHS employees have been affected by the partial government shutdown:
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3 months ago
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an amazing (!) effort, especially all of the examples of creatives combining data + textiles -- i super loved Wendy Ward's project where she adds a french knot to her clothes every time she wears them:
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Marco HernΓ‘ndez
3 months ago
π Artemis II will send four astronauts farther than any human has ever gone. Hereβs what you need to know about their mission:
tinyurl.com/bdeyx8n9
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3 things i like about my Lyme disease cases map: π data available since 2001, but cycling 4 key years helps emphasize trend π county border tooltip changes b/w dark grey or white depending on data for better visibility π the map reset button features a super *cute* icon of the continental US
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new graphic from me: 2026 election calendar ποΈ i'm happy with how this turned out! i iterated a lot over the design trying trying to make a complicated election season readable at a glance why i think it works... οΏ½
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Chris Ware's new design for USPS is so good?? love the overall isometric illustration of a postwoman's day and how thoughtfully composed each stamp is
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ever come across ESRI data and struggle to extract it?? my brilliant colleage
@stiles.bsky.social
created a super useful tool to help!
github.com/stiles/ezesri
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GitHub - stiles/ezesri: A lightweight Python package for extracting data from Esri REST API endpoints.
A lightweight Python package for extracting data from Esri REST API endpoints. - stiles/ezesri
https://github.com/stiles/ezesri
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Soph Warnes
about 1 year ago
Love this explainer of how conclave works
edition.cnn.com/2025/04/28/w...
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Conclave: A visual guide to the secretive process of choosing a new pope | CNN
The process of picking a new pope is filled with ancient rituals like a secret ballot and locked doors. See a visual guide to conclave.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/28/world/conclave-pope-selection-intl-dg/index.html
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so thrilled to be a part of this!
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about 1 year ago
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Alvin Chang
over 1 year ago
I LOVE this piece on animal sounds across languages.
pudding.cool/2025/03/lang...
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How do animals sound across languages?
Analyzing animal onomatopoeia across languages can demystify how we shape sound into meaning.
https://pudding.cool/2025/03/language/
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jonathan w. y. gray
over 1 year ago
how to save stuff on the internet? short, sweet & useful zine on diy web archiving by
@bitarchivist.net
@ilya.webrecorder.net
@quinnanya.me
@akijas.bsky.social
@literaturegeek.bsky.social
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zinebakery.com/homemade-zin...
#webarchiving
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Sarah Drasner
over 1 year ago
π₯ I did an explainer about how Android rendering works! This is part of a series on rendering, Iβll be showing how each platform renders so that people can learn and compare/contrast
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Robert Simmon
over 1 year ago
The graphics in this
@reuters.com
article on air tankers battling the fires in LA are astonishingly good.
www.reuters.com/graphics/CAL...
via
@interactives.bsky.social
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Tyler Morgan-Wall
over 1 year ago
Love the use of overhead isometric 3D in this
@washingtonpost.com
article, which shows how the "wind tunnel" effect of gaps in the mountains results in gusts of hot, dry air that increase the severity and spread of fires in the region.
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
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π¨ NEW: Exceptional rain followed by drought set the scene for LA wildfires New chart showing how abnormal precipitation patterns last year are contributing to the intensity of the LA fires. While wet season was supposed to begin in Oct, virtually no rain was recorded in the final months of 2024.
over 1 year ago
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Robert Simmon
over 1 year ago
I stumbled on the collection of the Smithsonianβs Biodiversity Heritage Library yesterday, and am completely blown away by some of these illustrations.
www.biodiversitylibrary.org
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comic-book-style illustrations can work really well in an investigative feature to make something kinda complex a lot more approachable and engaging (great example here from Propublica/The Connecticut Mirror showing how the Connecticut DMV can sell people's cars after 15 days)
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over 1 year ago
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Tiffany Babb
over 1 year ago
Happy New Year, pals. It's time for the (hopefully annual) comic critics mini grant. My family and I are giving four mini grants of $250 to comics critics. Apply here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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2025 Comics Criticism Mini Grant
This project will be awarding four mini grants of $250 to comics critics. To apply, please provide 3 links to comics criticism work of at least 500 words published in the last year (blogs and Youtube ...
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCokkEHBNAj0la3XrU-lSqZVW1JVj3MfXKU4-ZZuXrg6TogA/viewform
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itβs not much in nyc, but it warms the cockles of my canadian heart
over 1 year ago
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absolutely love this effort to show the impact of NYC congestion pricing using real time data!
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over 1 year ago
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danielle taphanel
almost 2 years ago
Crossed Wires. ποΈπ§ Comic excerpts from my personal diary, circa 2021.
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over 1 year ago
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Carl Churchill
over 1 year ago
A map I produced for a story focusing on the harrowing route Haitians take to flee a gang-ravaged Port-au-Prince, read the story here:
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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with Christmas over, decor is starting to come down, and hopefully *carefully* πππ π accidents related to Christmas trees, lights and ornaments send thousands of Americans to emergency departments each year
over 1 year ago
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alrighty, hello bluesky! π€
over 1 year ago
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Soph Warnes
over 1 year ago
Great illustrations in this Christmas accidents story by the excellent
@amyokruk.bsky.social
edition.cnn.com/2024/12/21/h...
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Deck the halls (extra carefully): Common Christmas injuries, illustrated | CNN
Every year, an estimated 16,000 people head to the hospital for holiday-decor-related injuries across the United States.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/21/health/common-christmas-decoration-injuries-illustrated-dg/index.html
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