Current: Social media producer at ProPublica. Past: Dowser, PBS Women, War and Peace, NYU’s Studio20 This homepage is mainly stuff that inspires me. Anything I made, the headline starts with MW. My professional work (published stuff) lives on the portfolio page.Tumblr (3.0; @blairhickman)http://blairhickman.net/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/afa6e69a6c07cb0102c59c47aed4d434/tumblr_mmy4wp6oOv1qgrd05o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://webneel.com/webneel/blog/20-beautiful-and-creative-typography-portraits-designs-your-inspiration" target="_blank">typography portraits</a></p>http://blairhickman.net/post/50652432702http://blairhickman.net/post/50652432702Fri, 17 May 2013 10:14:49 -0400typographyartillustrationmedium<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/58562532" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Nice combination of animated and actual footage. </span><span>CHERIE 25 Habillage (by </span><a href="https://vimeo.com/58562532" target="_blank">MATHEMATIC SAS</a><span>)</span></p>http://blairhickman.net/post/48793582078http://blairhickman.net/post/48793582078Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:03:59 -0400animationvideo<a href="http://www.dadaabstories.org/">Dadaab Stories</a>http://blairhickman.net/post/47712078800http://blairhickman.net/post/47712078800Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:48:33 -0400videoprofilesvoices of patient harmmosaicinteractivetumblr<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/62775886" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jessbennett.tumblr.com/post/46512094707/500-000-refugees-countless-stories-welcome-to" target="_blank">jessbennett</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h2 class="title"><strong><a href="http://storyboard.tumblr.com/post/46510734797/500-000-refugees-countless-stories-welcome-to" target="_blank"><strong>500,000 Refugees, Countless Stories: Welcome to Dadaab</strong></a></strong></h2> <p>This is a fantastic project by former Newsweekers and friends <a href="http://kryanjones.tumblr.com" target="_blank">Ryan Jones</a>, <a href="http://ronikdesign.com" target="_blank">Ronik Design</a> and <a href="http://filmaid.tumblr.com" target="_blank">FilmAid</a> — a documentary project to tell the stories of the largest refugee camp in the world, Dadaab. It’s also hands-down the most innovative use of Tumblr as a website I’ve seen. <span>Please check out</span><span> </span><a href="http://dadaabstories.org" target="_blank">Dadaab Stories</a><span> </span><span>(and the accompanying</span><span> </span><a href="http://storyboard.tumblr.com/post/46510734797/500-000-refugees-countless-stories-welcome-to" target="_blank">Storyboard</a><span> </span><span>feature).</span><span> </span></p> </blockquote>http://blairhickman.net/post/47711281754http://blairhickman.net/post/47711281754Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:34:25 -0400videotumblr<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Like their casual shot style (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOLUZh5gJVY&list=UUTNf2geh0w2QCeFxCzFquYw&index=12" target="_blank">JourneyofAction</a>)</p>http://blairhickman.net/post/47503243760http://blairhickman.net/post/47503243760Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:26:13 -0400video<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3256fa42ce968b2ceec0606c5d63d754/tumblr_mky2qsm4z61s3tjego1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://propublica.tumblr.com/post/47462983001/we-need-your-help-tracking-how-congress-votes-on" target="_blank">propublica</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>We need your help tracking how Congress votes on the first major gun control bill since the Newtown shootings.</p> <p><a href="http://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/item/how-is-congress-voting-on-gun-control-help-us-find-out" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to get involved by contacting your Senator.</p> </blockquote>http://blairhickman.net/post/47470121568http://blairhickman.net/post/47470121568Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:30:12 -0400<a href="http://gnip.com/product_overview/">Gnip - Product Overview</a>http://blairhickman.net/post/47219625373http://blairhickman.net/post/47219625373Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:35:34 -0400social datasocial mediasocial searchingtools<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/392675ba5eed0f95295aa4a2936538ef/tumblr_mkdntlz8Q01qgrd05o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Open crowdsource forum</p>http://blairhickman.net/post/46510949186http://blairhickman.net/post/46510949186Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:46:33 -0400social mediacommunitycommunity storytellingcrowdsourcingideas<a href="http://simplymeasured.com/">Easy Social Media Measurement & Analytics | Simply Measured</a>http://blairhickman.net/post/46509391505http://blairhickman.net/post/46509391505Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:19:01 -0400analyticssocial media<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2013/mar/26/supreme-court-hearings-reader-stories?CMP=twt_gu">Gay marriage supreme court hearings: stories from Washington DC | World news | guardian.co.uk</a>: <p>Great use of Rebelmouse: select characters, profile (sticky), capture their on-the-ground tweets.</p>http://blairhickman.net/post/46352546363http://blairhickman.net/post/46352546363Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:54:00 -0400rebelmousecommunity storytellinginteractivemosaic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/421c5cba3ddcc9470c983e29042e00db/tumblr_mk8986f8Rl1s3tjego1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://propublica.tumblr.com/post/46262687690/a-stunning-interactive-that-tracks-every-known" target="_blank">propublica</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A stunning interactive that tracks every known drone strike and victim in Pakistan. <a href="http://drones.pitchinteractive.com/" target="_blank">Browse the data</a>. </p> </blockquote>http://blairhickman.net/post/46264041404http://blairhickman.net/post/46264041404Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:03:38 -0400mediumdata visualizationinteractivestorytelling<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/01f6b7046577737a766c36449288c46c/tumblr_mk2fs6BjzC1qd9dz2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nprfreshair.tumblr.com/post/45990958071/umm-gorgeous-ity-the-cannes-film-festival-just" target="_blank">nprfreshair</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Umm, gorgeous-ITY.</p> <p>The Cannes Film Festival just released their poster for this year’s festival and it is utterly beautiful, isn’t it? A remastered photo of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, it was taken during the shooting of <em>A New Kind of Love</em>, by Melville Shavelson (1963).</p> <p>You can read more about the poster <a href="http://www.festival-cannes.fr//en/article/59632.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>- Heidi</p> </blockquote>http://blairhickman.net/post/45991668225http://blairhickman.net/post/45991668225Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:35:00 -0400graphicdesignmedium<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eb95c6a0692ace550134383fbae28942/tumblr_mk0zb6Vfkw1s3tjego1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a7b74a836ea8d75f82f6b2b37b3d82cd/tumblr_mk0zb6Vfkw1s3tjego2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c563ccf9c390c61d5e33ce2049a93366/tumblr_mk0zb6Vfkw1s3tjego3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/17ae675beb92dda6259d911e186b7335/tumblr_mk0zb6Vfkw1s3tjego4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/584ff82755a76d03326a6c2f19d0d576/tumblr_mk0zb6Vfkw1s3tjego5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://propublica.tumblr.com/post/45928759984/an-estimated-1-million-patients-or-more-are-harmed" target="_blank">propublica</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">An estimated 1 million patients or more are harmed every year. C</span><span>onsidering the odds, you may want to read this: </span><a href="http://propub.ca/15wkUXt" target="_blank"><a href="http://propub.ca/15wkUXt" target="_blank">http://propub.ca/15wkUXt</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://blairhickman.net/post/45929188549http://blairhickman.net/post/45929188549Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:32:00 -0400illustrationmy worklarge<a href="http://www.petapixel.com/2013/03/15/psa-say-farewell-to-unsharp-mask-when-sharpening-your-photos/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: PetaPixel (PetaPixel)">PSA: Say Farewell to Unsharp Mask When Sharpening Your Photos</a>http://blairhickman.net/post/45751465367http://blairhickman.net/post/45751465367Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:34:33 -0400Photographyediting<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/edeba0e7aae74cda0559297d529b43e2/tumblr_mjvda8k1Pr1qgrd05o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>MW: Boots in Austin</p>http://blairhickman.net/post/45686537911http://blairhickman.net/post/45686537911Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:42:00 -0400myworkphotographymedium<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/98fe86227d06c5e8c7600ebc2275cb04/tumblr_mjv82xQRDm1qgrd05o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bit.ly/ZFGKo2" target="_blank">Stuctured comments on NYT</a></p>http://blairhickman.net/post/45680000066http://blairhickman.net/post/45680000066Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:49:45 -0400commentssocial storytellingstructured social datacommunity storytelling<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5e006a935ffc0c7509389f0d610ba2f1/tumblr_mjppk188PL1qcokc4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e8c679e02c9372c56a973f6ddf6ef487/tumblr_mjppk188PL1qcokc4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4909762e5299e529cf9fb71459f2fe86/tumblr_mjppk188PL1qcokc4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f2af38c5c9f515126a077b6a844e7767/tumblr_mjppk188PL1qcokc4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ec50df588cca750cc367bd0e51d78f5d/tumblr_mjppk188PL1qcokc4o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theatlantic.tumblr.com/post/45427751729/in-focus-animals-in-the-news-today-we-have-the" target="_blank">theatlantic</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/03/animals-in-the-news/100474/" target="_blank"><strong>In Focus: Animals in the News</strong></a></p> <p><span>Today, we have the first of this year’s posts about the animal kingdom and our interactions with the countless species that share our planet. Today’s photos include a locust swarm, a greyhound rescue, freeze-dried pets, a marten attacking an FC Zurich defender during a soccer match, and small aquatic animals in sealed plastic bags sold as good luck charms in China. These images and many others are part of this roundup of animals in the news from recent weeks, seen from the perspectives of their human observers, companions, captors, and caretakers, part of an ongoing series on </span><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/category/animals/" target="_blank">animals in the news</a><span>.</span></p> <p><span><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/03/animals-in-the-news/100474/" target="_blank"><strong>See more.</strong></a><em> [Images: AFP/Getty/Reuters/AP]</em></span></p> </blockquote>http://blairhickman.net/post/45444170496http://blairhickman.net/post/45444170496Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:33:00 -0400photographymedium<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/be443787522628ec4f05b4d7c9d18d55/tumblr_mjphs23ML41qd9dz2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nprfreshair.tumblr.com/post/45433614205/the-fifty-most-perfectly-timed-photographs-ever" target="_blank">nprfreshair</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://twistedsifter.com/2013/03/most-perfectly-timed-photos-ever/" target="_blank">The Fifty Most Perfectly Timed Photographs Ever:</a></p> <blockquote> <p><span>Photograph by <strong>BRUNO GERBER</strong> (via <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/12/06/you-want-the-moon-on-a-st_n_1131961.html" target="_blank">Huffington Post</a>)</span></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://blairhickman.net/post/45441592703http://blairhickman.net/post/45441592703Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:58:58 -0400photography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/79da9812e4d0cbb12e603c3c6118ff7f/tumblr_mjpyj5W9Cn1qgrd05o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Illustrating place with <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/03/11/world/americas/us-mexico-border-photos.html" target="_blank">reader photos</a></p>http://blairhickman.net/post/45439883836http://blairhickman.net/post/45439883836Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:35:29 -0400community storytellinglocationphotosmaps<a href="http://downbutnotoutletters.tumblr.com/">Down But Not Out</a>http://blairhickman.net/post/45437847099http://blairhickman.net/post/45437847099Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:07:21 -0400community storytelling