The Walrus is a general interest Canadian magazine that also publishes poetry and fiction.
I designed animations for their 2025 Gala donation, infographics and a microsite for their 2024 Year-in-Review publication, and more!
Year in Review
INFOGRAPHICS, ILLUSTRATION, ANIMATION
CLIENT + TEAM
The Walrus
Christopher Wang (Digital Director)
Across northern Ontario, 24 First Nations that previously relied on diesel generators for power are now connected to the provincial electrical grid. In the communities, the culmination of this decades-long project is cause for celebration, as they also own most of it.
In order to visualise the scale of this project, animated maps were created which illustrated the three phases of the construction of the transmission line from above Thunder Bay till the northernmost Sachigo Lake First Nation.
Creating the maps as GIFs while also leveraging WordPress’s parallax scroll feature allowed us to sustain readers’ attention. Readers scrolled through multiple captions while the map animations continued on loop.
The Walrus Gala Ads
Due to a cold snap in January 2024, British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley underwent a crisis in apple harvest, which in turn risked the local economy.
I illustrated an animated header image for the story by Paloma Pacheco, in which I depicted an apple branch against a windy scene. With each gust, the apples slowly fade away.
