Michael Hester

🚨 New Teammate Alert 🚨 We’re thrilled to welcome Kazi Awal as the newest member of The DataFace! He joined us this week as a Senior Design Engineer, bringing a powerful mix of UX thinking, front-end skills, and data storytelling expertise to our development team.

New project with @yufengzhao_: What if you could search every visible word on New York City’s streets? pudding.cool/2025/07/street…

We're incredibly grateful to the @SND for recognizing seven of our projects from 2024. These stories wouldn’t have been possible without the trust and collaboration of our amazing partners at @statesunited, @taaforg, @CampaignZero, @Instacart, @PRMESecretariat — thank you.

May is AAPI Heritage Month, and we're proud to showcase several collaborative projects with @taaforg .

Women spend 25% more time in poor health than men. The impact of closing the women’s health gap goes beyond healthcare. Addressing the gap will add almost 27 million disability-adjusted life years annually and $400 billion to the global GDP by 2040.

The DataFace just got a makeover. We’ve been heads down reimagining our brand, and we’re finally ready to reveal it. New look, same purpose, only reimagined. thedataface.com

👀 It’s time. New look, same purpose. Stay tuned.

We’re thrilled to share that our project, Health Care Prices, in partnership with @HealthCostInst is a 2025 @TheWebbyAwards Honoree in the Health and Wellness category!

We’re revisiting a collaboration with @statesunited that tracks Election Deniers holding major statewide and federal offices that control, oversee, or are tasked with defending elections.

The DataFace team collaborated with @ReSchool_CO, Moonshot, and Embark Education to create an interactive database that shines a spotlight on the out-of-school education ecosystem in Denver, Colorado.

@__brodysmith the globe -> flat map transition is so slick!

I haven't shared much of this project from June, which is a shame cos I think it's some of my best work.

@ArjunKakkar15 Maritza and team collaborated with @nkf and @HealthCostInst to build a comprehensive #dataviz dashboard that sheds light on the state of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and the significant gaps in CKD-related care in the United States.

How it started vs. how it’s going...

In 2021, the FBI recorded 753 anti-Asian hate incidents in the US, a 125% increase from 2020. This was no accident. Our team, with @taaforg, published “Roots of Racism” to visualize this sudden spike in hate — and understand the forces that may have given rise to it.

@warriorsworld got a bunch listed here! impactaapi.org/map

Looking for two AAPI non-profit organizations in the Bay Area. Any recs?

As the new school year begins, @samvickars @sawyerdabear and team partnered with @taaforg to launch an interactive hub designed specifically for K-12 educators. This hub offers 200+ vetted resources on AAPI history, including activities, lesson plans, and primary sources.

Today, TAAF in partnership with @AAAJ_Chicago, @OCANational & @AsianAmEdu is excited to launch the #AAPIHistoryHub—an online educational platform designed to provide K-12 educators with access to high-quality curricular resources on AAPI history. Visit aapihistoryhub.org now

In August, we partnered with @CampaignZero to commemorate 10 years of transformative campaigns and collective action that have driven meaningful reforms in policing and criminal justice. Led by Maritza and @sawyerdabear. Explore the journey here: impact.campaignzero.org

🎉 Thrilled to announce that we've gotten the top prize in TWO categories from @TheWebbyAwards! 🏆🏆 Huge thanks to our partners at @SUAction and @taaforg, our team, and the judges for this honor. Go check out both sites: electiondeniers.org impactaapi.org

We’re excited to announce The Pudding’s 2024 Cohort, a 10-week summer fellowship for aspiring visual storytellers. 🧑‍🎓 Open to college/graduate-level students and recent grads 📅 June 18 – Sept 1 💰 $7,200 stipend 📝 More details at this link! pudding.cool/career/cohort/