What Coronavirus Symptoms Look Like, Day By Day

When Covid hit, we had to figure out how to spit out long animated explainers in around 3 days with the most up-to-date information in a world where new information was coming every day, if not faster. I led the animation team, and I had us split the videos between two animators- one animator taking the heavier sections, the other holding the master project and animating the bulk of the video, but the easier sections. We adopted a style we had previously used on a discontinued series that we knew could be animated quickly and applied to most scientific visuals, sticking to strokes and outlines so that we would not have to worry about render times and too much visual detail. This video was one of our first, and the most viral of the era.

 

Why Lice Are So Hard To Kill

Lice can be hard to get rid of. In fact, head lice are now resistant to many over-the-counter treatments. Turns out, lice are a problem humans have been itching to fix for over 7 million years.

This was an explainer for Science Insider that I storyboarded, designed, animated, and sound designed.

How CRISPR Changes Human DNA Forever

A Chinese scientist claims to have created the world’s first genetically-engineered babies. He used CRISPR, a revolutionary gene-editing technology, to deactivate a gene in their DNA linked to HIV infection.

This was an explainer for Science Insider that I storyboarded, designed, animated, and sound designed.

The Terrible Things That Happen When You Grind Your Teeth Too Much

Grinding your teeth is a bad habit. But it could be worse than you think. You could be a chronic grinder and not even know it.

This was an explainer for Science Insider that I storyboarded, designed, animated, and sound designed.

 

What’s Inside a Wasp’s Nest

A wasp's nest is a complex structure that is a specialized nursery for all aerial-nest-building wasp species. These nests are easily identifiable — most of us have seen one at one time or another hanging from the outside of your home or on a tree. While these structures may look relatively simple, we can take a closer look inside to understand the different parts of the nest and how they help wasps raise a new generation of young.

I did several animations for this video in the collage and photo-cutout character style of this series.