Brian Williamson

An editor asked me if I used a Photoshop filter for the #charcoal drawings in the #ComicsJournalism story about elephant poaching. projects.voanews.com/poaching/comic…

My latest piece of #ComicsJournalism features a smuggler and former poacher describing in their own words how their illegal — and brutal — hunt for elephants and ivory worked. projects.voanews.com/poaching/comic… via @VOANews

When Raqqa began to fall, some devoted to ISIS tried to distance themselves from the group. New #ComicsJournalism with @heather_murdock projects.voanews.com/wedded-to-isis/

The Imam's Choice: How a Milwaukee cleric’s advice changed the course of an #FBI sting. Read @VOANews exclusive: projects.voanews.com/imams-choice/

Read VOA’s compelling story: “The Imam’s Choice.” Based on exclusive interviews, it tells the story of how a Milwaukee imam’s advice changed the course of an #FBI terrorism sting. Story by @masoodfarivar; illustrations, design & interactive data visualizations by @brianwmson twitter.com/VOANews/status…

DC police investigating suspicious vehicle near @voanews in DC

@ComicsTitan @emmabeeby looks good, but this was drawn by a different illustrator (who is also named Brian W)

The New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2015 nyti.ms/1LCEJDS

How 5 publishers enhance their stories with original illustrations nie.mn/1OtdT5i via @NiemanLab

NPR is building an analytics bot that emphasizes caring over clicks: poynter.org/news/mediawire…

Illustration! Austin! theillustrationconference.org @jaydee_amoloza

Ikea is turning kids' drawings of imaginary friends into real toys qz.com/540251 via @qz

How One Man and His Twitter Army Stormed the Bestseller List wired.com/2015/10/rap-ye… via @WIRED

Jacques Pepin’s Museum-Grade Illustrated Menus nyti.ms/1LMiKfh

There is sunlight just beyond the trees! twitter.com/drawinghands/s…

Picked up two pieces of art from @squinkyelo, including a page from “Stinky”, my daughter’s first comic book #spx2015

Highlight of day 1 at #spx2015 was hearing @jccabel (and @NPRRachel) talk about storytelling, radio and comics #EscapeFromTheGermanForest

Great day at #SPX2015 with @StevenFuchs1. Definitely worth checking out his new book @SoyuzBlue.

Judd Winick’s Age-Appropriate Return to Comic-Strip Roots nyti.ms/1M4zD6f

Just noticed how well the Obama logo works for Trump with some simple color changes and rotation.