Ready for spring and for cherry blossoms to make an appearance!
In the meantime I'll be enjoying these beautiful photographs by @hannahdormido.bsky.social
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...and reading about illustrated cherry blossom maps by @moriartymaps.com
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Just days ago, @hannahdormido.bsky.social and I explained how large Trump's proposed arch near Arlington Cemetery would be, and how it would change DC's skyline.
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@hannahdormido.bsky.social Chit charts host, Dormidots creator, NACIS president herself! You cannot top her cartographic, design prowess. Hit CMD+Y on her artboards if you DARE. Her important and seamless map work is impossible to recreate. hannahdormido.com
New at @washingtonpost.com:
Trump wants to build a *250-ft-tall arch*, for America’s 250th anniversary
The structure would tower over nearby memorials — changing DC’s skyline and blocking views of the Lincoln Memorial
It’s also spooking experts who say it’s just too big
I spoke with the art critic, Catesby Leigh, who proposed original idea — a 60-ft temporary arch.
Trump has enlarged it and plans to make it permanent, alarming Leigh and others who say it threatens DC vista and history
@hannahdormido.bsky.social @timmeko.bsky.social show how views would change
Congratulations, Alberto! Thank you for creating this, and I am honored that I am part of such a wonderful project. This will especially be amazing for folks who do not have access to these trainings in school, like my younger self when I was studying in the Philippines. Grateful for you!
Our instructors include @hannahdormido.bsky.social @frank.computer Hiram Henriquez @laurenfklein.bsky.social , @kanarinka.bsky.social Joy Victor, Ray Balise, @lmelgar.bsky.social @rodolfoalmd.nucleo.jor.br @ebertini.bsky.social and many others who will be producing content in 2026 and 2027 7/x
The Open Visualization Academy is live!!!
I’ve always been passionate about skill-sharing cos a lot of my skills I learned from others who were gracious enough to do videos and tutorials.
I hope this helps folks out there on their data visualization journey! Thank you for this, @albertocairo.com!
Come with me to Lander, Wyo. to meet Bill, Lee and Barb. They were supposed to be retired from the Forest Service. But they're back as volunteers — driving 100s of miles a week, cleaning 5 bathrooms a day — determined to protect forests Trump abandoned. wapo.st/4r4727z
Please read this story, which wouldn't exist w/o our brilliant @washingtonpost.com team: Matt McClain Kelley French @mikemadden.bsky.social @kamaria.bsky.social @hannahdormido.bsky.social @maureenlinke.bsky.social Andrew Braford Tyler Remmel Christian Font Jeremy Hester @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social
Volunteer judges included award namesake Pamela Tobey, a distinguished graphics editor; Chris Alcantara, visual journalist at @propublica.org; and @hannahdormido.bsky.social, graphics reporter and cartographer at @washingtonpost.com.
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✨We're thrilled to share that a team of @reuters.com journalists have been awarded the inaugural Pamela Tobey Award for Excellence in Visual Storytelling.
This award recognizes work that pushes the boundaries of compelling storytelling through decisive design choices.
@capitalweather.bsky.social 👋
Northern lights over DC, taken in Arlington, VA. Visible only through my camera, though! Very faint pink and green hues to the naked eye, nut what a visual treat. This made my day! ✨
We should do this again, maybe at the next NACIS!
On A1 for @washingtonpost.com election coverage. With @erxclau.me, Ence Morse, @nickmourtoupalas.bsky.social, Patrick Marley, @azipaybarah.bsky.social, Lydia Sidhom
Screenshot of the symposium's website. It shows a hand interacting with a touch screen, and buttons to register and to see the agenda
Computation+Journalism 2025 is a month away (December 11-12); we're finishing the last details of the symposium: cplusj2025.com Here's the full agenda: cplusj2025.com/agenda/ Join us! You can register here ($150 for professionals, $30 for students): events.miami.edu/event/cplusj...
The New American Small Town on a new nonfiction library shelf.
My book, The New American Small Town: Lessons for Sustainable Futures, is out there in the wild! (At my city library, but still)
Maps for Dashboards: #dataviz + #cartography
Thomas Neirynck & Jorge Sanz
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#NACIS2025
3D printing an interactive map of the South End neighborhood Kent, Ohio: communitygeography.kent.edu/index.php/20... @mapesgeog.bsky.social #NACIS2025
If you are at @nacis.bsky.social 2025 in Louisville give this post a wave so I can be sure to follow you 🗺️♥️👋🏻 #nacis2025 #cartography
2/ This was the inspo for the mussels map, though this isn't really new to me. My high school teachers saw these patterns before everyone else every time they would check my notebooks because your girl doodles during class. In my defense, it helps me focus! 😂
1/ Mapped the spread of invasive mussels for @washingtonpost.com. Collaborated with @timmeko.bsky.social on the basemap. Also sketched the mussels to go with the story. Edited by Tim Meko.
Not quite the Dormidots style, but kind of. I'll thread the artwork that I showed Tim for inspo on this map.
A little portrait I made to celebrate this corpse flower’s bloom. ✨
Twins!!!! 🧸
3. @hannahdormido.bsky.social and Mariana Sotomayor with a explainer about how the House GOP "five families" can affect trump's agenda
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This upcoming Friday, I'll be selling some map prints out of a backyard in Capitol Hill.
The only subway maps you'll find to include hamsters, and they'll be available here!
Thanks, Drew!
When I’m not working, I like to create art. This recent piece is a renter-friendly mural using an old shower curtain because your girl didn’t have a large canvas on hand. I initially thought of making a huge map, but it felt like the space wanted flowers. 🌼💐🌻
Hi, I'm Hannah Dormido, a graphics reporter at
@washingtonpost.com. I cover mostly national and politics, but I am not limited to these beats. If you have tips, please send me a private message, email me at hannah.dormido@washpost.com or reach me on Signal. Thank you! bit.ly/signal_hdorm...
