I collaborated with Hoog to write a screenplay about an ambitious young urban planner on a quest to build skyscrapers in the Netherlands' most important city. The infotainment piece uses character-driven storytelling to explain the complex social, political, economic, and geographical realities that can thwart urbanist idealism.
I used R to compile data from the U.S. Census Bureau, creating a nationwide dataset on housing and population characteristics. From this, I calculated the ratio of median house price to median household income, a standard way to measure housing affordability. I mapped the results across ~32,000 communities, grouping them into clear affordability categories. To make the map easy to read, I used a dark background for contrast, a high-visibility color scale, and kept labels and legends simple. The result is a national map that shows housing affordability patterns clearly and at a glance.
I digitized and redesigned an archival map of Paris that showed plans for highways through the city center. The original map used similar colors and symbols for different features, which blurred distinctions and created clutter. I corrected this by designing a new symbology that establishes hierarchy between map features, improving clarity and usability. The redesigned version employs an accessible, colorblind-friendly palette based on the work of Paul Tol.
Other collaborations with Hoog are in production now.
