Joseph C

Visual journalism — data graphics — GIS

I am a visual journalist at The Economist, working on visual investigations, data graphics, political and conflict tracking, and more. My interests are in remote sensing, open source geographic data and satellite imagery. Also studying a MSc in Geographic Data Science and building Semblance Geospatial.

Joseph C

Recent Projects

The next phase of the Middle East war

The next phase of the Middle East war

Scrolling map showing Israel's de facto annexation of the West Bank

Semblance Geospatial

Semblance Geospatial

Cartographics – Satellite imagery – Geographical analysis

The looming military threat in the Arctic

The looming military threat in the Arctic

Animated map showing the strategic importance of Svalbard

Alligator Alcatraz: an exercise in performative cruelty

Alligator Alcatraz: an exercise in performative cruelty

Visual story about the ICE's florida detention camp

Mapping Iran’s nuclear programme

Mapping Iran’s nuclear programme

Scrolling map marking the locations of Iran's nuclear facilities

Israel-Iran war tracker

Israel-Iran war tracker

Live tracker page and fires map

China calls the shots in Myanmar's civil war

China calls the shots in Myanmar's civil war

Follow an oil-and-gas pipeline through three conflict zones

China projects and infrastructure in Myanmar map

China projects and infrastructure in Myanmar map

Map of China's projects and infrastructure in Myanmar

Tracking the presidency

Tracking the presidency

Worked on building The Economist's presidential tracker page

Global internet outages map

Global internet outages map

Live interactive globe map of internet outages

The Economist US election results

The Economist US election results

Live updating results page for the 2024 US presidential election

Estimated building damage in Gaza

Estimated building damage in Gaza

Mapping Israel’s war in Gaza building by building. Built for the Data Journalism team at The Economist.

“Hell on earth”: satellite images document the siege of a Sudanese city

“Hell on earth”: satellite images document the siege of a Sudanese city

Visual story explaining the seige of El-Fasher

The Economist US election forecast

The Economist US election forecast

Prediction model visualisations for presidential, senate and house elections.

The Economist UK election results

The Economist UK election results

Live updating results page for the 2024 UK general election

The secret deal that saved the Barclays

The secret deal that saved the Barclays

Visual story explaining the seige of El-Fasher

Enhanced Vision.OTF

Enhanced Vision.OTF

Typeface design based on Enhanced Flight Vision Systems.

Black Hole

Black Hole

A book visualisation of the data collected by the GCHQ Black Hole program.

Gaps between gaps

Gaps between gaps

A solo exhibition on conspiracy and world-building.

Fantôme/Aave

Fantôme/Aave

In collaboration with Mensonge Collectif, co-curated with Cesar Kaci and Aliha Thalien