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  • ▼ 2012 (2)
    • ► February (1)
    • • NICAR presentation on visualization
    • ► January (1)
    • • New year, new post
  • ► 2011 (11)
    • ► November (1)
    • • The power of the crowd: Is life getting better or worse?
    • ► September (4)
    • • How does your income compare?
      • A workout at work and/or my 15 minutes of fame
      • Royal rumors (and some graphics fun)
      • Analyzing the U.S. tax code, break by break, and other recent charts
    • ► August (1)
    • • iPhone photography
    • ► June (1)
    • • Moving away from Flash: A look at JavaScript drawing libraries
    • ► May (2)
    • • Recap from Malofiej 19
      • Hot multimedia at Global Warning
    • ► March (1)
    • • Mapping the news: Libya and Japan
    • ► February (1)
    • • Valentine's Special: Cupcake Art
  • ► 2010 (23)
    • ► December (3)
    • • Census apportionment over time
      • Putting graphics in motion
      • Games: Testing your memory
    • ► November (2)
    • • Creating Live Election Results Maps
      • The Good Earth
    • ► October (3)
    • • The Cost of War
      • Alternative story formats: Investigation into Alaska native corporations
      • Live results widget
    • ► September (1)
    • • Photos from Italy
    • ► August (1)
    • • Liquor sales and consumption
    • ► July (3)
    • • Path of a predator
      • Top Secret connections
      • A look at the life of an alleged spy
    • ► June (1)
    • • Metro Fare Calculator
    • ► May (1)
    • • Arbor Day Trees Map
    • ► April (2)
    • • 2010 Political Race Maps: House, Senate and Governors
      • D.C.'s rock scene: 9:30 club turns 30
    • ► March (3)
    • • Peeps contest finalists
      • New county map: Ultra-high Medicare Billing Rates
      • New project: Graphic explains the search for a serial rapist
    • ► February (3)
    • • Videos from India Trip
      • Snowmageddon: Photos of DC snow
      • Recent projects: Remembering the decade and new timeline template
  • ► 2009 (15)
    • ► December (1)
    • • Nationwide County Map
    • ► November (2)
    • • Bill Bryson's Walk Through Franklin
      • Virginia Election Coverage
    • ► October (5)
    • • Interactive Map of Virginia: A State of Change
      • First Shot At Engagement Photography
      • Map of DC AIDS Providers for Wasting Away series
      • The Politics of the Prize
      • The Battle of Wanat
    • ► September (2)
    • • The Rockies and Red Rocks
      • New Graphic: Redskins Lawsuits, Tickets
    • ► August (4)
    • • Photos from India
      • Timeline: The Life of Edward M. Kennedy
      • New Series: Fatal Flights
      • Recent Design and Development Work
    • ► May (1)
    • • Five Years of Banter / What I've Been Working On
  • ► 2007 (7)
    • ► November (1)
    • • Work from baltimoresun.com
    • ► October (2)
    • • The Rise of Fall
      • Grafitti in NYC
    • ► August (1)
    • • Artscape
    • ► March (1)
    • • [DC]
    • ► February (1)
    • • del.icio.us
    • ► January (1)
    • • Fire!
  • ► 2006 (57)
    • ► November (11)
    • • Darfur & FFI
      • Evolution
      • Human Trafficking
      • Modern-Day Religion
      • Telling Stories - Interactive Edition
      • Click -n- Kill
      • boooooRAT
      • Fun Music Videos
      • Writing New Songs
      • Shoeshine
      • Enjoy the SnacKs
    • ► October (14)
    • • Fran and Sloan's Wedding, Oct. 21
      • The Detroit Rock City
      • The Maize
      • Running With Scissors
      • A Menagerie
      • Critter in the News
      • The Washington Monument at Night
      • News
      • The Betrayal of the Breakfast Bar
      • The Air Smells Like Chocolate
      • Vocals
      • Are you in it
      • Wal-Mart, Moving, and Skillz
      • Fruit flowers
    • ► September (24)
    • • A Hot Dog Is Never Just a Single Tube of Meat
      • In the Continuum
      • Pandas!
      • Geography Lesson
      • Our Savior
      • On Freedom of Thought
      • Color Study
      • Danielle
      • DC adventures
      • The Workplace
      • My new DC address
      • Top 8: A shout-out to my fam
      • Foods for fullness
      • A bit of fun
      • Modern-Day Evolution
      • "The path toward healing" - USAT
      • "The Book of Fate"
      • A Million Little Pieces....and your refund
      • More on Facebook
      • The Magic of the Three Ws
      • Do the MACA-rena
      • My iPod's Favorite Music
      • Heart Smart
      • Subliminal Messages, Munch, & TV
    • ► August (7)
    • • I'm a working girl!
      • Marvin Pro-Life Richardson
      • Office Love
      • Money Money 2020
      • My Work at USA TODAY
      • Recap: Atacama Stories Trip to Chile
      • The Job Search
    • ► July (1)
    • • NYC
  • ► 2005 (7)
    • ► October (2)
    • • Pledge Beach
      • A Beautiful, Musical Fall Day
    • ► March (1)
    • • Artic Adventure
    • ► February (3)
    • • AF Building with 5 minutes to go
      • Russian Flat Tire Revolution
      • Aphrodite: Snow Goddess
    • ► January (1)
    • • Swedish Styling
  • ► 2004 (3)
    • ► July (1)
    • • Farenheit 9/11
    • ► June (2)
    • • Fax Problem.
      • First Blog Ever

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