Social, mobile, desktop, print.
TOPIC AWARDS
Headline online gift link ● print file
Data analysis, writing, & graphics
MUSIC SOCIETY FOR NEWS DESIGN - AWARD OF EXCELLENCE What ‘surprise songs’ will Taylor Swift play in Minneapolis? We take an educated guess. online ● print
SPORTS SND AOE A deep understanding Justin Jefferson's early career success online ● print
NEWS PULITZER FINALIST SND BRONZE Minnesota’s failing juvenile justice system online ● print
OUTDOORS SND AOE Unlocking the secrets of the wolf, Minnesota’s ancient predator online ● print
OLYMPICS SND AOE How to watch curling at the Olympics (and actually know what's going on) online ● print
OLYMPICS SND AOE Why Suni Lee's ultra-difficult Olympics bar routine is 'as cool as it gets' online ● print
NEWS PULITZER FINALIST Unsettled: Was selling worth it? We look at hundreds of cases. online ● print
ELECTION 2020 SND AOE Biden recaptures lost ground as many Minnesota counties move left online ● print
GEORGE FLOYD SND AOE PULITZER WINNER Buildings damaged in Mpls., St. Paul after riots ● online
COVID-19 SND AOE 360 deaths or 22,000? Why Minnesota’s COVID-19 models are so different online ● print
Graphics editing & art direction
SPORTS Minnesota teen Max Exsted travels the world in pursuit of a tennis dream online ● print
WEATHER See how much snow has — or hasn’t — fallen this winter in Minnesota ● online
NEWS St. Paul will swear in its first all-female City Council on Tuesday. How we got there. online ● print
NEWS This pistol travelled from Texas to black market before ending up at St. Paul mass shooting online ● print
SPORTS SND AOE As playoffs loom, a closer look at the wildest Minnesota Vikings season ever online ● print
COVID-19 SND GOLD One million American lives lost. One million reasons to mourn. ● print
NEWS SND AOE MN SPJ Twin Cities communities of color are hurt most by lack of trees online ● print
SPORTS SND AOE We charted all 1,000 Vikings games ever. Here’s a portrait of joy and pain. online ● print
ELECTION 2022 Many Minnesota counties shifted right; it wasn't enough for Jensen to beat Walz online ● print
COVID-19 SND AOE Tracking coronavirus in Minnesota ● online
Styles
The Minnesota Star Tribune rebranded standard graphics
The Star Tribune rebranded and redesigned in mid-2024, including all typography and standard color palettes. This graphics color set is adapted slightly from the brand palette to fit the needs and challenges of charts and maps specifically, and optimized for CMYK printing. The set is a welcome change from a long history of muted shades our team used for many years, while also transitioning us to the same sans serif typeface for both print and digital uses.
This set also included a second set of red, dark blue and yellow tints and shades that we primarily use for elections.
Star Tribune standard graphics
A sample of print and digital styles we’ve defined for a variety of standard charting and mapping that we tackle on a daily basis, netting 12 to 15 individual graphics each week, plus projects.
I created the Star Tribune’s first digital graphics styleguide with color and type styles around 2019, and we’ve adjusted over time with advances in our technology, but the core identity remains the same for daily work.
Star Tribune digital elections
While primary elections are a different ballgame depending on parties and races, we’ve leaned into a standard color palette for general elections during the last couple cycles.
I designed the Star Tribune’s first newsroom-driven digital election suite of guides and live results in 2018 — previously overseen by our product team — and we’ve been iterating ever since. Now as a project manager for election data and graphics, this preset color identity helps keep us all aligned while allowing for flexibility.
Star Tribune COVID-19 coverage
When we first spun up our COVID-19 tracker in 2020, I knew that we would need a special color identity to keep us consistent, while avoiding reds or panic-inducing vibrancy. These were largely used for our coronavirus tracking products, but also extended into digital enterprise storytelling.
