Welcome to my portfolio. I create and program informational graphics, flash interactives, and UI/UX design for websites. I'm also a baseball writer in Japanese language.
I create web interactives using Adobe Flash. Programing functions using ActionScript 3. Here are some of the interactives that I have created from concept, designed and programed.
Taking a “Scouting Report” that appears on The Boston Sunday Globe’s sports section, written by Jim McBride every week, we wanted to do some interactive piece on it. I’ve re-organized the existing information, and created this presentation. I used Flash (XML data driven) for the depth chart, but rest is laid out using html/css, with [...]
A calendar look at how the Boston Red Sox fared each game this season. You can sort the games results by different category, such as home game, away game, and runs scored or allowed (Red Sox scored 7 or more runs 50 times this season, still managed to lose 6 of those games, for example). [...]
A flash interactive to easily compare statistics of each of four teams that advanced to the American League playoff in 2009 – Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, and Minnesota Twins. You can view the data by Position of the fielder, batting order of pitchers, and by selecting multiple players, it will [...]
Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 10,000 mark for the first time in over year on October 14, 2009. This flash interactive was a quick look on World/National events since the Dow Jones first hit the 10,000 mark March 29, 1999. “From a high above 14,000 to its low point near 6,500, the Dow Jones Industrial [...]
This project used infographics, video, and simple animations to make a point that how complicated Boston’s Public transportation system is. Working and coordinating with many talented individuals, I was the man behind theproject to put those pieces all together in Flash/ActionScript. October 2009. “The MBTA is considered by many to be the most complex mass [...]
An interactive presentation of what was in the report by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Working with 3D graphic produced by Javier Zarracina, I put this interactive flash piece together with writing and reporting help from group of reporters/artists in November, 2009. “A report from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [...]
I was part of graphic team that produced 4 interactive graphic that went with NFL Preview section published on September 10, 2009. See the links below:
Ellsbury’s record speed: Jacoby Ellsbury broke Tommy Harper’s 36-year-old club record for most bases stolen in a season, surpassing Harper’s 54. Like Harper, Ellsbury possesses unique qualities that enable him to be a prolific base stealer. When stealing second, four unique events happen that determine whether he is successful. Worked with James Abundis and Ed [...]
Interactive graphics/map that shows where the tall ships are docked during the “Sail Boston” event which took place from July 8 to 13 at Boston Inner harbor.
The Society of New Design (SND, snd.org) holds The Best of Multimedia Design competition every quarter. For the Jan. 1, 2009 – March 31, 2009 period, my department at the Boston Globe was selected as “Quarterly Winner” for 5 projects, all of which I was part of.
Visualized and interactive presentation of 100 company names selected by the Boston Globe of “The Best of Massachusetts Business 2009.” This flash interactive reads xml database and let used interact, reorganize and sort by various values. I pitched the idea to the editor, organized the information, designed UI, coded and carried out to the final [...]
Hit chart (data was available from mlb.com with little bit of researching) created for Red Sox’s struggling slugger. Turned around from idea to final product in less than 6 hours. “Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz has had 157 plate appearances in 2009 through May 14. Here is the look at his at-bats. Use [...]
Boston Marathon, which happens in April every year, draws a large crowd from all over the world. This “viewer’s guide to Boston Marathon course” was created by piecing together a multiple maps that gets published every year in the Boston Globe’s “Marathon preview” section. The interactive holds a lot of information accumulated over the years [...]
The Boston Globe’s 2009 Baseball Preview section focused on the “American League East.” Surprise of the year of ’08, the Tampa Bay Rays, have joined perennial contenders Red Sox and the Yankees to form arguably the strongest division of the Major League. To compare the character of those three distinguishably different teams, this interactive allows [...]
As part of 2009 Baseball Preview section. Working with sports designer Brian Gross.
Pitched the interactive idea to the editor. I’ve conducted research, wrote copy, designed functionality and look and feel, coded Action Script in Flash and implemented to Bostoncom. This interactive has selected as a September 2008 quarterly winner of Society of News Design The Best of Multimedia Design, as well as Quincy’s ‘Goliath’ crane accident, and [...]
The average assessed value for single-family homes in Massachusetts fell for the first time in more than a decade last year, even as property tax bills continued to climb. SOURCE: State Department of Revenue Matt Carroll, Daigo Fujiwara / Globe Staff
As part of the Boston Globe/Boston.com sports section, I produced map of Beijing venues. “Click on a sport name to highlight its venue and get a schedule snapshot, or click on the venue for sport information. For detail on Olympic Green click here.” Also about the Olympic green:
As part of 2007 Baseball 2007 Preview section, I went to Florida to figure out how the Boston Red Sox’s new pitchers pitches, and made it into full-page infographic.
The Boston Globe purchased information (xml feed) from Inside Edge Inc. prior to the 2008 American League Championship series. This interactive graphic demonstrates hitters’ strengths and weaknesses.
Your body fat can be determined by a measurement called body mass index (BMI), which is based on weight and height. Using the Healthy People 2010 standards (HP2010), all adults with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 are classified as being overweight and those with a BMI over 30 are considered obese. This simple flash [...]
I create and program informational graphics, flash interactives, and UI/UX design for websites. I'm also a baseball writer in Japanese language.