Terrain Data Visualization / 2025
With a passion for data science, I was drawn to the idea that maps can reveal more than just direction — they can tell stories. After miles of walking the stretch from 59th Street to the tip of Manhattan I designed a newspaper of five maps that visualize this area through structure, heat, time, transit, and taste, using data as a lens to peel back what’s built, what’s moving, and what remains.
The visual language of this project is held together by a 5 color palettes I curated after testing; adjusting opacity, and layering textures. Each hue was chosen not just for contrast, but for how it interacts — how it fades, overlays, and sits against blank space. As seen below I designed a custom belly band with the city grid.