Approach

My work blends art direction, structural guidance, design, and photo editing to shape how a reader experiences a story—not just how it looks.

The projects below explore the creative and editorial decisions behind each piece, and how visual systems helped bring complex narratives to life.

Inside the Bin Laden Raid: Visual Storytelling for an Oral History

I art directed the lead illustration to establish a visual language of fragmentation and uncertainty, working closely with a freelance illustrator to develop a repeatable pattern system that could carry across the story.
Cleanly designed chapter breaks extended portions of the illustration system into the layout, using color and pattern to orient readers and create visual pauses. Surveillance imagery added an insider perspective and grounded the narrative in real-world intelligence work.
Wire portraits paired with compelling quotes were treated with a restrained visual style to keep the focus on the voices driving the story,
A color shift and pattern overlay transformed a standard wire portrait into a more emotional, contemplative moment within the story.
Photography was used sparingly to preserve impact, emphasizing the contrast between the composed public setting and the gravity of the decisions unfolding behind the scenes.

Presidential Memoirs: An interactive editorial experiment

Working with the story editor and interactive designer, I helped shape the concept for a quiz-style story format that made political memoirs feel playful, accessible, and comparative. I art directed the illustration approach, selecting an illustrator whose style balanced warmth and humor while preserving recognizability.
Crafted as a quiz, type and design choices made the questions easily scannable and the simplicity of the portraits translated into cute and colorful interactive components.
Once an answer was selected, the correct answer was revealed, along with the answers from all candidates, ensuring that the funniness of the repetition was conveyed despite the condensed format.

Mining Alaska: A Long-Form Visual Investigation project

For this long-form project exploring a proposed mining development in Alaska, I partnered closely with a photo editor, interactive designer, and map illustrator to create a restrained, immersive visual experience.

The design prioritized large-format photography, subtle video loops, and generous white space, allowing the people and landscapes to carry emotional weight without visual noise. A scrolling map clarified the geography of the project, while asymmetrical photo grids introduced rhythm and narrative pacing across sections.

Motion and layout were used sparingly to guide readers through the story without interrupting its tone, allowing the quiet beauty of the land — and the voices of those who depend on it — to remain at the center of the narrative.

The Atlas Project
The Echo Project
The Brightline Project
The Northgrid Project

Approach

Inside the Bin Laden Raid: Visual Storytelling for an Oral History

I art directed the lead illustration to establish a visual language of fragmentation and uncertainty, working closely with a freelance illustrator to develop a repeatable pattern system that could carry across the story.

Cleanly designed chapter breaks extended portions of the illustration system into the layout, using color and pattern to orient readers and create visual pauses. Surveillance imagery added an insider perspective and grounded the narrative in real-world intelligence work.

Wire portraits paired with compelling quotes were treated with a restrained visual style to keep the focus on the voices driving the story,

A color shift and pattern overlay transformed a standard wire portrait into a more emotional, contemplative moment within the story.

Photography was used sparingly to preserve impact, emphasizing the contrast between the composed public setting and the gravity of the decisions unfolding behind the scenes.

Presidential Memoirs: An interactive editorial experiment

Crafted as a quiz, type and design choices made the questions easily scannable and the simplicity of the portraits translated into cute and colorful interactive components.

Once an answer was selected, the correct answer was revealed, along with the answers from all candidates, ensuring that the funniness of the repetition was conveyed despite the condensed format.

Mining Alaska: A Long-Form Visual Investigation project

The Atlas Project

The Echo Project

The Brightline Project

The Northgrid Project