Jonathan Corum

Information designer, former Science graphics @nytimes. Find me at:

[Jonathan Corum @13pt]

After 20 years of NYT graphics, I’ve switched back to freelance and personal projects. My farewell talk is here: https://t.co/3lOWdJ0jOb

[Jonathan Corum @13pt]

Some personal news: After 17 years (and one pandemic) at the NYT, I’m taking a sabbatical to work on a project with @EdwardTufte

[Jonathan Corum @13pt]

@Randomoutput Thank you, yes, it looks like all of the 2014 conference videos were recently deleted from Vimeo. I’ll see if I can reach the organizers

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Illustrated traces of #LongCovid in today's @nytimes
See the online version 👇https://t.co/iaToDLfj7t
Extraordinary graphic summary, by @joshkellerjosh @NYTScience w/ @13pt @PamBelluck @AmandaMoMorris

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Visual journalism often reveals what can’t be seen with the naked eye: the microscopic, gigantic, hidden or historical. This year, we examined virus particles, deep ocean currents and partisan segregation. Here are some standout visual stories from 2021.
https://t.co/lEq6jgivEi

[Jonathan Corum @13pt]

@johann_hasse @HuffmanLabDU @AntiMatter31415 The atom count is at the top of the article: 1.3 billion atoms were used in the aerosol simulation.

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Exceptional and educational #SARSCoV2 graphics on viral biology, aerosols, and variants
https://t.co/gXWsMgOLbe by @carlzimmer @13pt "assemble 1.3 billion atoms and track all their movements down to less than a millionth of a second" by @RommieAmaro and team; @linseymarr input

[NYT Graphics @nytgraphics]

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft launched last week on a 12-year mission to study the Trojan asteroids. Here’s the winding path it will take. https://t.co/jPQnDeZTxr

[Anjali Singhvi @singhvianjali]

For months, my colleagues and I have been immersed in the world of archival maps, photographs, city directories, books, newspapers, survivor accts. and census data to recreate what was lost 100 years ago in Greenwood, also known as the “Black Wall Street”. https://t.co/9WHdLN5CtF

[Jonathan Corum @13pt]

@ChinamiMichaels @idilgalip When I freeze (every talk!) I look up at the screen and try to return to the key idea. If I need a moment, a sip of water or a few steps can fill it. If I keep stumbling over the same spot in practice, I’ll take a hard look at the slides there. Good luck!

[Jonathan Corum @13pt]

@ChinamiMichaels @idilgalip As the talk starts to feel smoother, add an off-screen timer, like a stopwatch. Print the slides in thumbnail view and use them as a visual script to keep practicing the sequence in your head.

[Jonathan Corum @13pt]

@EdwardTufte @nytimes Thank you, just fixed that byline. (Byline styles can shift over time, and sometimes a global CSS change will override an older project style.)

Here’s the original concept sketch, from 2018:

[Jonathan Corum @13pt]

@rach_driver The text above the image says the source is NASA’s Clementine spacecraft. But I’d be skeptical of anyone claiming a “massive towering object” on the moon that casts no shadow.

[Jonathan Corum @13pt]

Rest in peace, Michael Collins. He captured all of humanity in one photograph, except himself. https://t.co/38Zx825Cbk

[Virginia Hughes @virginiahughes]

Go behind the scenes at a Pfizer factory to see how mRNA vaccines are made. Very cool video/graphics piece by @EmmaCottNYT @elliotdebruyn @13pt https://t.co/Rm8kcKhhnb

[Jonathan Corum @13pt]

@KelleyWillis @kchangnyt @nytimes Eventually, yes. In a normal year I would update it regularly, but virus and vaccine updates have priority now. That credit style might be a recent template change — not how it looked at launch.

[Jonathan Corum @13pt]

@macroliter We do mention P681H in the context of B.1.1.7, but have not given it a separate listing. But as more information comes out that could easily change.