http://www.grahaphics.com Graham Roberts : Portfolio Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:40:52 +0000 http://www.grahaphics.com en http://www.grahaphics.com/The-Metropolitan-Stage http://www.grahaphics.com/following/grahaphics.com/The-Metropolitan-Stage Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:40:52 +0000 Graham Roberts : Portfolio 5318921 In this project, we combine animation and timelapse photography to take an in depth look at the mechanics behind the Metropolitan Opera stage, while discussing the details of an upcoming renovation. Check out the project on nytimes.com here. <img src="http://payload150.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/5318921/METpages_900.png" width="900" height="2500" width_o="900" height_o="2500" src_o="http://payload150.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/5318921/METpages_o.png" data-mid="28616783" border="0" align="left"/> with Mika Gröndahl, Alicia DeSantis, and Josh Williams Tweet In this project, we combine animation and timelapse photography to take an in depth look at the mechanics behind the Metropolitan Opera stage, while discussing the... http://www.grahaphics.com/Snow-Fall http://www.grahaphics.com/following/grahaphics.com/Snow-Fall Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:19:30 +0000 Graham Roberts : Portfolio 4665786 For The New York Times Snow Fall project we employed a new format for publishing long form stories that attempts to seamlessly combine the written story with multimedia elements. This project has been honored with numerous awards including Gold at Malofiej 21, a Webby, a Peabody, and a Pulitzer. Here, some of the elements I worked on . . . An animated simulation of the avalanche, based on data from the Swiss Institute: Visit my tumblr for some background on how this was created A print graphic detailing the paths taken by each skier before the avalanche was triggered:<img src="http://payload118.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/4665786/PrintPathsAvie_900.jpg" width="900" height="3173" width_o="900" height_o="3173" src_o="http://payload118.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/4665786/PrintPathsAvie_o.jpg" data-mid="24855569" border="0" align="left"/> In digital, the paths animate along with the story: <img src="http://payload118.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/4665786/PathsWeb_900.png" width="900" height="746" width_o="900" height_o="746" src_o="http://payload118.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/4665786/PathsWeb_o.png" data-mid="24855633" border="0" align="left"/> A sidebar animation demonstrating an avalanche airbag: For The New York Times Snow Fall project we employed a new format for publishing long form stories that attempts to seamlessly combine the written story with... http://www.grahaphics.com/The-Swing-State-of-Swing-States http://www.grahaphics.com/following/grahaphics.com/The-Swing-State-of-Swing-States Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:43:31 +0000 Graham Roberts : Portfolio 4439639 A motion graphic about Ohio, the indispensable centerpiece of nearly every winning scenario for both Mitt Romney and President Obama in the 2012 Election. View on nyt.com with Xaquín G.V., Ford Fessenden, Hannah Fairfield, Lisa Waananen and Amy Schoenfeld Tweet A motion graphic about Ohio, the indispensable centerpiece of nearly every winning scenario for both Mitt Romney and President Obama in the 2012 Election. View on... http://www.grahaphics.com/The-Political-Herds http://www.grahaphics.com/following/grahaphics.com/The-Political-Herds Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:16:40 +0000 Graham Roberts : Portfolio 4037833 An animated look at the various faction that make up the Republican and Democratic parties, entering the 2012 election. View on nyt.com here with Bill marsh and Xaquín G.V. An animated look at the various faction that make up the Republican and Democratic parties, entering the 2012 election. ... http://www.grahaphics.com/The-High-Dive http://www.grahaphics.com/following/grahaphics.com/The-High-Dive Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:39:01 +0000 Graham Roberts : Portfolio 3919860 In this motion graphic, we use motion capture of Nick McCrory’s platform dive, captured by the team at Manhattan MoCap, to analyze the hive dive, and highlight the differences between what the judges see, and what the diver is actually doing to create the perfect impression. View the feature on nyt.com with additional features. For the NYT R&D team, I created a model of the volume Nick carves through space, resulting in this abstract particle flow which we then 3D printed. In the resulting shape, we can clearly see each of his three rotations, as well as where he separated his arms before entering the water.<img src="http://payload80.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/3919860/DiveFlow_cargo_900.png" width="900" height="1281" width_o="1280" height_o="1822" src_o="http://payload80.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/3919860/DiveFlow_cargo_o.png" data-mid="22647351" border="0" align="left"/> Thanks to NYT R&D and Shapeways, here is the 3D print: <img src="http://payload80.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/3919860/3D_Dive_Print_900.jpg" width="900" height="1200" width_o="900" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload80.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/3919860/3D_Dive_Print_o.jpg" data-mid="27309539" border="0" align="left"/> And here, a making of video for the motion capture element of the project, courtesy Manhattan MoCap with Joe Ward and Manhattan MoCap Tweet In this motion graphic, we use motion capture of Nick McCrory’s platform dive, captured by the team at Manhattan MoCap, to analyze the hive dive, and highlight... http://www.grahaphics.com/All-The-Medalists http://www.grahaphics.com/following/grahaphics.com/All-The-Medalists Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:24:48 +0000 Graham Roberts : Portfolio 3900949 A series of graphics that places medalists at the 2012 London Olympics games within the context of all Olympic results ever for that event. View this series on nyt.com here. Print versions: <img src="http://payload80.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/3900949/Swimming_PRINT_900.jpg" width="900" height="483" width_o="900" height_o="483" src_o="http://payload80.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/3900949/Swimming_PRINT_o.jpg" data-mid="20406822" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload80.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/3900949/Running_PRINT_900.jpg" width="900" height="267" width_o="900" height_o="267" src_o="http://payload80.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/3900949/Running_PRINT_o.jpg" data-mid="20406864" border="0" align="left"/> with Kevin Quealy Tweet A series of graphics that places medalists at the 2012 London Olympics games within the context of all Olympic results ever for that event. View this series on... http://www.grahaphics.com/Connecting-Music-and-Gesture http://www.grahaphics.com/following/grahaphics.com/Connecting-Music-and-Gesture Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:02:28 +0000 Graham Roberts : Portfolio 3176402 A video graphic featuring interviews, video, and motion capture of Alan Gilbert, music director of the New York Philharmonic, in which he demonstrates and discusses the role of a conductor. Motion capture by NYU Movement Lab. Winner of a 2012 Online Journalism Award and a 2012 NYT Publisher's Award. View on NYT here. The double-truck inside print graphic: <img src="http://payload43.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/3176402/ConductingNYT_insideprint_900.jpg" width="900" height="262" width_o="900" height_o="262" src_o="http://payload43.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/3176402/ConductingNYT_insideprint_o.jpg" data-mid="16250410" border="0" align="left"/> My collage of motion captured poses of Alan Gilbert, music director of the Philharmonic, for the Arts&Leisure display:<img src="http://payload43.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/3176402/ConductingNYT_print_900.jpg" width="900" height="1697" width_o="900" height_o="1697" src_o="http://payload43.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/3176402/ConductingNYT_print_o.jpg" data-mid="16250453" border="0" align="left"/> Tweet A video graphic featuring interviews, video, and motion capture of Alan Gilbert, music director of the New York Philharmonic, in which he demonstrates and discusses... http://www.grahaphics.com/The-WTC-Towers-As-They-Were http://www.grahaphics.com/following/grahaphics.com/The-WTC-Towers-As-They-Were Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:53:35 +0000 Graham Roberts : Portfolio 2868144 A recreation of the original World Trade Center site in New York City. Includes interviews with Philippe Petit, Henry J. Guthard, and Leslie E. Robertson. The graphic was included in the SND33 Silver Award for The New York Times portfolio. The original NYT page can be found here. with Mika Gröndahl and Xaquín G.V. Tweet A recreation of the original World Trade Center site in New York City. Includes interviews with Philippe Petit, Henry J. Guthard, and Leslie E. Robertson. The... http://www.grahaphics.com/Egypt-s-Revolution http://www.grahaphics.com/following/grahaphics.com/Egypt-s-Revolution Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:07:49 +0000 Graham Roberts : Portfolio 2828572 A model of Egypt's Tahrir Square, created for a series of NYT breaking news graphics on the revolutions occurring in the beginning of 2011. <img src="http://payload26.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/2828572/EgyptTahrir_2_900.jpg" width="900" height="1673" width_o="900" height_o="1673" src_o="http://payload26.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/2828572/EgyptTahrir_2_o.jpg" data-mid="14369440" caption="with Archie Tse and Sergio Peçanha" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload26.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/2828572/EgyptTahrir_3_900.jpg" width="900" height="611" width_o="900" height_o="611" src_o="http://payload26.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/2828572/EgyptTahrir_3_o.jpg" data-mid="14369442" caption="with Stephen Farrell and Sergio Peçanha" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload26.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/2828572/EgyptTahrir_1_900.jpg" width="900" height="511" width_o="900" height_o="511" src_o="http://payload26.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/2828572/EgyptTahrir_1_o.jpg" data-mid="14369444" caption="with Archie Tse and Sergio Peçanha" border="0" align="left"/> The web graphic (click to view on NYT): A model of Egypt's Tahrir Square, created for a series of NYT breaking news graphics on the revolutions occurring in the beginning of 2011. The web graphic... http://www.grahaphics.com/Colossi-of-the-N-F-L http://www.grahaphics.com/following/grahaphics.com/Colossi-of-the-N-F-L Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:24:35 +0000 Graham Roberts : Portfolio 2808613 An illustrated graphic showing some of the most mentioned players and coaches of the 2011 season. Each player’s height is scaled according to the number of times he was mentioned on “SportsCenter” or “Sunday N.F.L. Countdown.” <img src="http://payload25.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/2808613/Football_Art_900.jpg" width="900" height="720" width_o="900" height_o="720" src_o="http://payload25.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/2808613/Football_Art_o.jpg" data-mid="14263306" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload25.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/2808613/Football_Page3_900.jpg" width="900" height="1666" width_o="900" height_o="1666" src_o="http://payload25.cargocollective.com/1/3/110050/2808613/Football_Page3_o.jpg" data-mid="14345567" border="0" align="left"/> with Kevin Quealy and Ritchie S. King Tweet An illustrated graphic showing some of the most mentioned players and coaches of the 2011 season. Each player’s height is scaled according to the number of times...