Michelle Kondrich
@michellekondrich.bsky.social
Freelance Illustrator
Designer @ The Washington Post
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Designer @ The Washington Post
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September 2003: “God grants John Ritter’s Wish to Meet Johnny Cash.”
I believe this was within a week of them both passing away.
I believe this was within a week of them both passing away.
December 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
September 2003: “God grants John Ritter’s Wish to Meet Johnny Cash.”
I believe this was within a week of them both passing away.
I believe this was within a week of them both passing away.
4 years ago I was asked to make this portrait of Jamal Khashoggi for @postopinions.bsky.social. I’m saddened that anyone could defend the murder of a journalist for what they wrote.
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
4 years ago I was asked to make this portrait of Jamal Khashoggi for @postopinions.bsky.social. I’m saddened that anyone could defend the murder of a journalist for what they wrote.
I couldn’t make the American Illustration party this year but I hope it was a blast! Thanks to @alexebenmeyer.bsky.social for snapping this photo of my piece that will be in the book. And thanks again to the judges!
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I couldn’t make the American Illustration party this year but I hope it was a blast! Thanks to @alexebenmeyer.bsky.social for snapping this photo of my piece that will be in the book. And thanks again to the judges!
Stop fearmongering over dynamic pricing in restaurants
New animated illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social about dynamic pricing for food and why it’s unlikely to work for restaurants anyway.
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New animated illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social about dynamic pricing for food and why it’s unlikely to work for restaurants anyway.
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Opinion | Stop scaremongering over dynamic pricing in restaurants
Discerning customers are the best check on surge pricing.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Stop fearmongering over dynamic pricing in restaurants
New animated illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social about dynamic pricing for food and why it’s unlikely to work for restaurants anyway.
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New animated illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social about dynamic pricing for food and why it’s unlikely to work for restaurants anyway.
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Reposted by Michelle Kondrich
Oh you're trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing?
Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.
Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.
October 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Oh you're trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing?
Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.
Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.
Another piece for The Ethel about a woman who has learned a lot since her husband passed. She has learned tangible skills but also learned how to go to a farmer’s market alone and enjoy it. Thanks again, Jenny!
October 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Another piece for The Ethel about a woman who has learned a lot since her husband passed. She has learned tangible skills but also learned how to go to a farmer’s market alone and enjoy it. Thanks again, Jenny!
After Losing 2 Beloved Dogs, Here’s What I Think
New illustration for The Ethel about the author’s reluctance to get another dog when her remaining dog passes away. Thanks to Jenny for the assignment!
New illustration for The Ethel about the author’s reluctance to get another dog when her remaining dog passes away. Thanks to Jenny for the assignment!
October 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
After Losing 2 Beloved Dogs, Here’s What I Think
New illustration for The Ethel about the author’s reluctance to get another dog when her remaining dog passes away. Thanks to Jenny for the assignment!
New illustration for The Ethel about the author’s reluctance to get another dog when her remaining dog passes away. Thanks to Jenny for the assignment!
Two more @postopinions.bsky.social Letters illustrations! The first not seniors shouldn’t have to leave their homes to fix the housing supply and the second about why people are choosing not to have children.
October 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Two more @postopinions.bsky.social Letters illustrations! The first not seniors shouldn’t have to leave their homes to fix the housing supply and the second about why people are choosing not to have children.
Listen, birthday wishes are always appreciated, but I’m not really sure I need a phone call from my compounding pharmacy to tell me happy birthday.
September 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Listen, birthday wishes are always appreciated, but I’m not really sure I need a phone call from my compounding pharmacy to tell me happy birthday.
In matters that don’t matter, I’m taking the side of not taking a side.
New illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social for a piece by Peter Mehlman about why we don’t all need to have an opinion on everything.
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New illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social for a piece by Peter Mehlman about why we don’t all need to have an opinion on everything.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In matters that don’t matter, I’m taking the side of not taking a side.
New illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social for a piece by Peter Mehlman about why we don’t all need to have an opinion on everything.
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New illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social for a piece by Peter Mehlman about why we don’t all need to have an opinion on everything.
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Another @postopinions.bsky.social Letters illustration I forgot to post! This one on free speech in America.
September 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Another @postopinions.bsky.social Letters illustration I forgot to post! This one on free speech in America.
Morticia like me: Coping with a breast cancer comeback
New animated illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social about writer Joanne Gruber’s approach to the return of her breast cancer.
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New animated illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social about writer Joanne Gruber’s approach to the return of her breast cancer.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Morticia like me: Coping with a breast cancer comeback
New animated illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social about writer Joanne Gruber’s approach to the return of her breast cancer.
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New animated illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social about writer Joanne Gruber’s approach to the return of her breast cancer.
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Parents alone can’t police the internet. Believe me, I tried.
A moody animated illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social for a piece by Dr. Jean Twenge about why parents can’t be on their own when it comes to internet safety.
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A moody animated illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social for a piece by Dr. Jean Twenge about why parents can’t be on their own when it comes to internet safety.
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September 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Parents alone can’t police the internet. Believe me, I tried.
A moody animated illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social for a piece by Dr. Jean Twenge about why parents can’t be on their own when it comes to internet safety.
wapo.st/4nOaelx
A moody animated illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social for a piece by Dr. Jean Twenge about why parents can’t be on their own when it comes to internet safety.
wapo.st/4nOaelx
Playing BoTW again after ToTK means I am now LIVID when it rains in BoTW. And we all know how much it rains in that game.
September 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Playing BoTW again after ToTK means I am now LIVID when it rains in BoTW. And we all know how much it rains in that game.
Sunday @postopinions.bsky.social Letters illustration about how fans are feeling about watching football now that the risks to the players’ long term health is undeniable.
Do you feel guilty watching?
Do you feel guilty watching?
September 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Sunday @postopinions.bsky.social Letters illustration about how fans are feeling about watching football now that the risks to the players’ long term health is undeniable.
Do you feel guilty watching?
Do you feel guilty watching?
How to help your parents tell their amazing stories
New illustration for @aarpfoundation.bsky.social about the wonderful stories your parents have to tell if only you would ask. Thanks to Lesley for great AD work.
New illustration for @aarpfoundation.bsky.social about the wonderful stories your parents have to tell if only you would ask. Thanks to Lesley for great AD work.
September 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
How to help your parents tell their amazing stories
New illustration for @aarpfoundation.bsky.social about the wonderful stories your parents have to tell if only you would ask. Thanks to Lesley for great AD work.
New illustration for @aarpfoundation.bsky.social about the wonderful stories your parents have to tell if only you would ask. Thanks to Lesley for great AD work.
Another Sunday Letters illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social about whether or not college is worth it.
September 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Another Sunday Letters illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social about whether or not college is worth it.
Last weekend’s @postopinions.bsky.social Sunday Letters illustration about the federal takeover of DC.
August 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Last weekend’s @postopinions.bsky.social Sunday Letters illustration about the federal takeover of DC.
Am I a #swiftie? No. But did I make this fun photo illustration about their engagement for @postopinions.bsky.social? Yes indeed.
August 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Am I a #swiftie? No. But did I make this fun photo illustration about their engagement for @postopinions.bsky.social? Yes indeed.
Reposted by Michelle Kondrich
Some months ago, @michellekondrich.bsky.social and I worked on a little photoillustration for a story, but it did not end up working with the text.
Because news are cyclical, we could bring it back with the news of the federal takeover of the DC police
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Because news are cyclical, we could bring it back with the news of the federal takeover of the DC police
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | On D.C., Trump has the right idea but the wrong reaction. As usual.
If the president had proposed real solutions, he could have been of some service.
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August 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Some months ago, @michellekondrich.bsky.social and I worked on a little photoillustration for a story, but it did not end up working with the text.
Because news are cyclical, we could bring it back with the news of the federal takeover of the DC police
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Because news are cyclical, we could bring it back with the news of the federal takeover of the DC police
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
The words we hate
New @postopinions.bsky.social Sunday Letters illustration about misused words that people hate.
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New @postopinions.bsky.social Sunday Letters illustration about misused words that people hate.
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August 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The words we hate
New @postopinions.bsky.social Sunday Letters illustration about misused words that people hate.
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New @postopinions.bsky.social Sunday Letters illustration about misused words that people hate.
wapo.st/410iSnV
Bring back the presidential fitness test
New animated illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social for an editorial about the return of the presidential physical fitness test. Thanks to my 10 year old for the reference modeling!
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#PresidentialFitnessTest
New animated illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social for an editorial about the return of the presidential physical fitness test. Thanks to my 10 year old for the reference modeling!
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#PresidentialFitnessTest
August 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Bring back the presidential fitness test
New animated illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social for an editorial about the return of the presidential physical fitness test. Thanks to my 10 year old for the reference modeling!
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#PresidentialFitnessTest
New animated illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social for an editorial about the return of the presidential physical fitness test. Thanks to my 10 year old for the reference modeling!
wapo.st/45nNhOp
#PresidentialFitnessTest
Avoiding screens makes me truly creative
New Sunday @postopinions.bsky.social Letters illustration about what life can be like when you avoid screens and social media.
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New Sunday @postopinions.bsky.social Letters illustration about what life can be like when you avoid screens and social media.
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August 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Avoiding screens makes me truly creative
New Sunday @postopinions.bsky.social Letters illustration about what life can be like when you avoid screens and social media.
wapo.st/4flncUM
New Sunday @postopinions.bsky.social Letters illustration about what life can be like when you avoid screens and social media.
wapo.st/4flncUM
Illustration for AARP to accompany a piece by Dallas Jenkins on his show “The Chosen.”
July 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Illustration for AARP to accompany a piece by Dallas Jenkins on his show “The Chosen.”
We’ve made sharks into monsters
New illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social about how we have unfairly vilified sharks ever since the days of #JAWS when we should be more focused on their conservation.
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New illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social about how we have unfairly vilified sharks ever since the days of #JAWS when we should be more focused on their conservation.
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Opinion | A half-century after ‘Jaws,’ the truth is clear
Fifty years after “Jaws,” sensationalized storytelling about sharks has become a summer tradition.
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July 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We’ve made sharks into monsters
New illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social about how we have unfairly vilified sharks ever since the days of #JAWS when we should be more focused on their conservation.
wapo.st/41cG8Pu
New illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social about how we have unfairly vilified sharks ever since the days of #JAWS when we should be more focused on their conservation.
wapo.st/41cG8Pu