OHM woodblock map style

At GreenInfo Network, I created a woodblock map style for OpenHistoricalMap. To read more about the creation of this style, read this blog post.

Navigation Design

I currently primary work on navigation design at Mapbox. where I 1) work alongside customers in order to build and design. maps that work well for their brand and auto use case and 2) build navigation specific feature components for our internal "Studio for Navigation" infrastruture.

Map Design

Part of my job at Mapbox is to help create and execute the design vision for maps that users around the world can use out-of-the-box or customize using Studio, such as this style.

Burtonesque

This style was released around Halloween. I created this style by analyzing Tim Burton's work, determining what aesthetic elements were repeated across his work, and determined what pieces could be recreated in a map to create a map design that evoked Tim Burton's work upon viewing the style. All patterns in this style were custome creations - by me - to help create the overall burtonesque feel. Please explore this map style here.

Western USA

This map was created to compare various natural boundaries against federal natural areas, and utilize the printed map to trace focal areas for potential funding. Final racings (not shown) were scanned, imported into spatial software, georeferenced, and saved as shapefiles.

Migrations

This migration map showcases the overlap of various at-risk migratory species' ranges and migration routes.

Maps, Graphics, Publications

At NFWF, I create stand-alone maps as well as maps and graphics for publications, such as this recent 2018 NFWF Annual Report example. In addition to creating visuals I also create the publications themselves, ranging from smaller projects like fact sheets and grant slates, to larger publications for print and/or online use, such as program annual reports or larger programmatic summaries.

#CreativeCarto

At the 2018 NACIS Conference I chatted with many attendees that were (as always) equally excited as myself about all the talks and workshops we were participating in. The common consensus was that none of us ever had enough time to work on our endlessly, evergrowing "to-do list" in regards to: personal projects, learning new tips and tricks shared at the conference, teaching ourselves new softwares or programming languages, testing new designs, and more. As such, I founded #creativeCarto as a means of "setting aside time", as well as creating an official community for everyone to check-in, be held accountable, share ideas and projects, as well as ask questions, advice, and learn from each other. The above is just a few examples of various projects that people have worked on during the monthly #CreativeCarto meetups.

5 Years of GEBF

I created this two-page spread for NFWF's 5 Year GEBF Report: see full spread here. This graphic helps to showcase the entire Gulf area impacted by Deepwater Horizon and the funded project locations across the coast. Additionally, the timeline and chart help to visualize the enormous impact of the past, present, and future of the Fund.

50 Years of OFDA

I cleaned up the code for the interactive 50 Years of OFDA map (d3.js) to make it more easily updatedable in the future, updated the map and map content, made aesthetic changes to story pages, and added more link content options.

Pecos Watershed

Map Poster created for discussions with local partners to determine strategic conservation opportunities for the Pecos Watershed Initiative, and other NFWF programs in the area.

Delaware

This map was created for aRequest for Proposals for the Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund. It shows connected networks of intact and diverse: (1) terrestrial, wetland, and coastal systems; and (2) aquatic systems that, respectively, provide:
- habitat for wildlife, and benefits for people, such as access to intact forests
- habitat for resident and anadromous fish, as well as other organisms
and also benefits for people such as recreation and sources of clean water
within the NFWF program area.

Red Knot Graphic

I designed the graphic and t-shirt for the annual NFWF trip to the Delaware shore: staff aid in collection of data for the red knot migration, as well as data for other species.

NFWF Publications

In addition to creating maps and graphics at NFWF, I also help to create many of NFWF's publications, such as yearly reports or program grant slates and fact sheets - and maintain branding throughout.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

I was a technical resource on ArcGIS software, spatial mapping tools, and production Cartography for the Asia Foundation during formal and informal working meetings with government, private sector, and non-governmental leaders, and technical staff; data visualization to help local gers.

Additionally, I helped to restructure and standardize the spatial data, taught the city of Ulaanbataar GIS Analysts a new design software (Adobe Illustrator), and then structured and standardized design process from ArcMap to Illustrator (see above), as well as defining an "assembly line" for production and review (see above). As a result, the streamlined and efficient process allowed for ~300 maps to be produced in ~10 days. The maps were created in time for the the city's funding deadline to help determine funding aid for the gers surrounding the city.

Click here to learn more about this joint community mapping initiative.

Global Madison: Paths to Change

In a cartography seminar, we explored the design and usability of mobile maps through a case study mobile website called Global Madison, which emphasizes the concept of "situated learning" and became a module for a Global Studies course at UW-Madison (GS 101).
I was on the design team, where we did research on mobile navigation, user interaction, and also determined the final mobile and browser design.

Animal Series

I created this series of graphics for use on NFWF branded tumblers.

Disaster Planning: an Example

The above map was one of many maps I made during the planning stage of OFDA's response for regional drought in Southern Africa: it helps to highlight the unfortunately terrible drought conditions in Malawi, highlighting the water, historical rainfall, and food insecurities throughout the country. My colleagues in SWAN found this map quite useful, and so requested a series of maps with the same data analysis for three other countries severely affected by the drought conditions.

To learn more on the OFDA response and see the current OFDA programming map that I created and update for this response, just click here.

Program Map Rebrand

OFDA Rebrand, Program maps: behind the scenes. The old design was heavily contrasted and very hard to read at a glance. The new design allows for important information to come to the fore immediately, through some small visual hierarchy decisions throughout the map. NACIS 2015 Talk on design change decisions can be seen here.

Map Booklet Rebrand

In addition to the Program Map rebrand, I also rebranded the very old (reference) OFDA map booklet design standard. The old aesthetic can be seen in this NACIS 2015 talk.

100 Most Endangered Species

Infographic showing quantity of 100 most endangered species globally, as well as portraying what endangered species are located within each country.

Flemish Belgium: 1933-1951

Created for the UW-Madison Cartography Lab

Mental Map

Created in order to experiment and explore the realistic paint brushes and styles within Corel Draw 12.

Krill and Whale Concentration

Created for the UW-Madison Cartography Lab

Tangled Roots

Map of the Appalachian Trail, created for the UW-Madison Cartography Lab

Indian Border Dispute

Created for the UW-Madison Cartography Lab

Japanese Roads & Railroads: 1800s-1900s

A compilation of a map series for Volume 6 of the History of Cartography Project.

Cite University

Created for the UW-Madison Cartography Lab

Surveys

Created for Volume 6 of The History of Cartography Project

Satellites

Created for Volume 6 of The History of Cartography Project

Syria Program Map

Rebrand of old and cluttered symbol maps. Created for USAID/OFDA

Map Booklet Series: Chile

Example map of map booklet rebrand: 34+ countries in the Latin America & Caribbean Region, created for USAID/OFDA

Dominica Disaster Declaration

Time crunch map created for humanitarian aid decisions for Tropical Storm Erika destruction in Dominica, created for USAID/OFDA

Palette Tutorial

A graphic to aid software use when styling maps. Specifically: color choice, with harmony and visual hierarchy in mind. Graphic made when I rebranded USAID/OFDA map styles.

International Learning Community Logo

ILC of UW-Madison logo, created using a tablet and Photoshop

2013 NACIS Narrative Map Winner

Built with d3.js, this interactive visualization shows the change in LGBT related laws and issues marriage, over the past fifty years. This was a team project for the final requirement of an upper-level class in geovisualization and interactive cartography for the web.

The Chernobyl Disaster

2010 NACIS Interactive Map Winner
Built with Flash, this interactive visualization shows maps, information, and photography that discuss the aftermath of The Chernobyl Disaster. This was a team project for the final requirement of an upper-level class in geovisualization and interactive cartography for the web.