Tim Meko

Thank you.

Ya know, I have a little free time on my hands now ;)

Happy to chat with your classes if you’d like!

Just days ago, @hannahdormido.bsky.social and I explained how large Trump's proposed arch near Arlington Cemetery would be, and how it would change DC's skyline.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

News: I was cut yesterday in a newsroom-wide layoff affecting 300+ staff at The Washington Post.

I spent the last decade leading and building the award-winning Graphics team. I'll miss them.

I'm now exploring senior graphics, cartography, or leadership roles. Intros welcome.

timmeko.com

The bright magenta stop was supposed to be that visual flag, but I hit some snags in the production and needed to shift my focus toward getting it done by deadline. Best thing about news graphics is the rapid iteration. Next time will be better!

Fair point! And if I were to approach this again I’d probably take a slightly different angle with that ramp. My original intent was to show the hot areas in the US and how they rivaled traditionally “known hot places” in the world, like the Sahara.

No clock change? See how early or late you would be in the dark. Would you be okay if the sun rose before 4 a.m., or after 10? Not changing clocks is a popular idea, but we’d have to live with the extremes.

Time to change the clocks on Sunday — but what if we don’t? www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...

Visualizing Trump’s effort to reshape America through executive orders What Trump has done with executive orders, actions in his first six weeks

Used @washingtonpost.com push alerts to visualize the deluge of Trump's executive orders and actions in the first six weeks of his second term, while @sadbumblebee.buzz helped make sense of all the chaos: wapo.st/4i31t4x

How tariffs could upend the auto industry and increase car prices From raw metal to engines, components travel all over North America before they’re put into cars. What happens if they’re taxed at every stop?

Tariffs! Car Parts! Maps!

We looked into the wild cross-country travel car parts go on before they're finally assembled into a vehicle – & how Trump's proposed tariffs could raise the cost of business all across the network.

w/ @bonnieberkowitz.bsky.social & @lmelgar.bsky.social

wapo.st/4i0xtX1

A byline should reflect the work that went into producing the story. If it takes a dozen people to report and build, a dozen names should be on the byline.

See inside DOGE’s playbook for eliminating DEI Documents detail step-by-step plans by the U.S. DOGE Service to purge federal agencies of diversity, equity, and inclusion workers and offices. Here’s what comes next.

Obtained internal documents show step-by-step plans to target diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. We reproduced portions of the plan showing how they align with what has happened and what they say is next. Gift link:

wapo.st/3X57JjB

Super work here by @janicekchen.bsky.social and @bonnieberkowitz.bsky.social

I’ve had such a blast in this role so far! If you’re thinking about applying and have questions, feel free to reach out.

A map of the U.S. west coast showing seven-day rainfall forecast starting on November 19. The north of California, between San Francisco and the Oregon border, with the town of Eureka highlighted, is expected to receive between 14 and 20 inches.

Record-setting bomb cyclone, intense as a hurricane, lashes Northwest
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...

They were sentenced to death. Executions plummeted. What happens now? More than 2,100 people sit on American death rows. Will most of them die there waiting to be executed?

More than 2,100 people sit on American death rows. Will most of them die there waiting to be executed?
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...

Aww thanks. We miss you Lauren!

Enter Sand Map: How we visualized every vote as grains of sand Visualizing the 2024 Election: How We Mapped Every Vote as Grains of Sand Using AI, QGIS, and Blender

I wrote a quick post about how we built our sand map in QGIS and Blender www.linkedin.com/pulse/enter-...

Map of the most visited National Park Service lands in the United States

A mappy write-up on how to visualize the most visited @officialnps.bsky.social lands

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Pennsylvania, which was a pivotal state for both campaigns. The still frame doesn’t do it justice and we walk through it in the story.

Our latest, which published on Friday-- visualizing all the votes in the election as grains of sand. Here, we tried to solve the "land doesn't vote" problem that many election maps have. gift link: wapo.st/4epUEHF

Hey everyone, new to this space. I work at The Post and every once-in-a-while I get to build things. I love to make graphics and maps that explain our world. Each time, I strive to try a few things that are a little bit different.