Rendering with ambient occlusion can add shading depth to your images, but is it always the right choice?

We analyze the nearly 300 rides and events of Portland's Pedalpalooza.

On the eve of statewide teacher walkouts, we mine the U.S. Census for clues about Oregon's school funding woes.

A Fat Pencil spin on family trees

The State of Oregon used data visualization to show the extent of its efforts to curtail the black market cigarette market.

A development company hid its financial problems with the help of an attorney who closed many investment deals, re-using the same collateral.

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Notes and photos from a fun night of analog media and meeting new people during Design Week PDX 2018.

Interactive mapping tool helps federal defense attorneys interrogate cell tower location records to develop a clear narrative.

Yana uses a free web application called Carto Builder to create a custom apartment hunting map.