I am a graphic artist, interactive developer and designer for Voice of America. I design, illustrate, animate and write code to tell stories. VOA provides objective news and information in 45 languages to over 280 million people around the world every week. For over 75 years, VOA has broadcast content that many people cannot get locally: objective news and information about the US, their region and the world. | Read more
Metro sketchbook
A year of surreptitiously drawing people on the Red Line.
Interactive portfolio
Timeline of war in Ukraine
At the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, few would have predicted that the war would still be ongoing two years later with no clear end in sight. Here is a look at how the war, known for the fierceness of its battles, has unfolded into a near stalemate on the frontlines.
Story design portfolio
Weathering the storm: The climate crisis in coastal Louisiana
As climate change wreaks havoc on the shores of southern Louisiana, residents wonder how long their resilience can last. From the slow out-migration of the people of a battered coastal region, to the wholesale relocation of an Indigenous community, the problems can seem insurmountable. But as we also learn in this series of special reports from VOA’s Steve Baragona and Arturo Martinez, the hard work of adapting to our changing climate is well underway.
design
The Worth of a Girl: Child marriage around the world
VOA reporters around the world focused on the worth of a girl to reveal how a young bride is valued by the family she leaves behind, the one she joins, and to learn the cost to the girl herself of marrying before age 18.
design
Key events in the Mueller investigation
Robert Mueller’s investigation turned up evidence of Russian meddling during the 2016 election. Explore the indictments and possible Russian interference.
design
Cambodia Adrift
Having dissolved the main opposition party, Cambodia’s ruling party faced certain victory in the 2018 national election even as its crackdown on dissent continued.
Documentaries
I storyboarded and animated short vignettes used throughout these documentaries.
Explainer animations portfolio
Tigray, Ethiopia: From conflict to humanitarian crisis
In early November 2020, the federal government of Ethiopia — led by Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed — launched a military campaign to regain control of the contested region from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front fighters. We explore the human cost of the armed clashes, which have reverberated across neighboring countries, destabilized communities, and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
animation
What is the United States Postal Service?
The history of the Postal Service is actually older than the United States. In this short video we briefly explain the history of U.S. mail and why it still matters today.
animation
Using ice cores to understand climate change
During the 1950s, a Danish scientist discovered that rain carries a record of the temperature at which it fell.
animation
Rising sea levels threaten Africa's coasts
A Senegalese professor explains how climate change is causing rising sea levels along Africa’s coasts.
Comics Journalism portfolio
Confronting morality: Women under the Islamic Republic
In September 2022, Jina Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian, died while in custody of Iran’s morality police. Now generations of Iranian women are speaking out about the impact decades of repression has had on them and their families. Here are five of their stories told through comics journalism.
Editorial illustrations portfolio
The Afghan journalists who stayed
Taking risks and facing threats, they’re keeping Afghanistan’s decimated media alive.
