Paula Friedrich

Designer, front-end developer and multimedia journalist. I am passionate about distilling complex topics into intuitive visuals and actionable tools. You can also find me on email or Twitter.

Projects

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  • 📐 Design
  • 📈 Data viz
  • 📋 Reporting, editing and content strategy
  • ✏️ Illustration
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How To Have The Best Day Ever In The Bay Area

I designed this series of neighborhood eating guides for The San Francisco Chronicle. Developed with Gatsby.js.

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Illinois COVID-19 Tracker

These data visualizations were built to help Illinois residents see how close their region might be to requiring more restrictions during COVID-19. Built with D3.js in Observable.

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Illinois Reopening Tracker

I designed, developed and reported this tool for the Chicago Reporter and WBEZ to help Illinois residents to find COIVD-19 restrictions specific to their region. Developed with Mapbox and D3.js in Observable.

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How To Vote By Mail In Illinois

This tool allowed Illinois residents to answer a few questions and get personalized, step-by-step for voting by mail in 2020. Developed in Observable for The Chicago Reporter and WBEZ.

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Which Chicago Mayoral Candidate Do You Agree With Most?

A questionnaire and quiz to help Chicago voters compare 14 candidates for mayor.

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400 Ways To Enjoy Summer In Chicago, According To Chicagoans

I led the crowdsourcing effort for this summer activity guide for WBEZ. I designed and developed the filterable presentation and illustrated the header.

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Chicago Teachers Strike Tracker

This piece was developed during the Chicago teachers strike in 2019 to show how negotiations were progressing with a simple side by side comparison of where the two sides stood throughout the process.

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Find your alderperson’s attendance rate

This tool allows Chicagoans to type in their address and see how many times their alderperson showed up for work (or didn’t). I built it using Mapbox, D3, and a data set carefully compiled by reporters at WBEZ and The Daily Line.

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How To Build A Cow Out Of Butter

I reported, illustrated and developed this look at the making of a state fair classic, with fun details such as: The butter is recycled every year and smells like 'old parmesan.'