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Daisy Chung
@daisychung.bsky.social
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Graphics Journalist at Reuters Graphics (https://www.reuters.com/graphics/) | Science Illustrator | Formally doing infographics and dataviz at National Geographic Side project: taiwandatastories.com Made in Taiwan🇹🇼 legal Kiwi🇳🇿
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Jul 30
incredible illustrative data-story on the dangerous heat crisis within U.S. prisons by my talented colleagues @graphics.reuters.com
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Reuters Graphics @graphics.reuters.com · Jul 30
As many parts of the US brace for a sweltering week, our latest uncovers a critical and often overlooked intersection of climate change and correctional policy: The dangerous heat crisis within US prisons www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
Scorching cells
How heat threatens lives in America’s prisons
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Jul 29
absolutely beautiful and timely story from my talented colleagues.
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Reuters Graphics @graphics.reuters.com · Jul 28
Congress has passed hundreds of laws protecting federal public lands over the past century through bipartisan efforts and with the support of local governments. Now, Trump’s administration is pushing policies and legislation that upend these protections.

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Eroding protections for public lands
Trump policies reshape the role of federally owned land, against the tide of U.S. public opinion
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Jul 8
7/7 This project pushed me to rethink how we visualize menstrual health. It’s not just about softness, as period products often suggest. It’s about disruption, resilience, and healing. Read here: tinyurl.com/periodloss
When the cycle stops
Period loss, or amenorrhea, affects approximately 3% to 4% of women of reproductive age. It can be the body’s response to an energy crisis resulting from a combination of too much exercising, too few ...
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Jul 8
6/7 Here’s a peek at the layers behind the character illustrations. The outlines were drawn digitally, but the watercolor washes add vibrant blends and organic edges that make the art feel alive and human.
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Jul 8
5/7 As a watercolorist at heart, I wanted to use real paint, not digital, to show that a real person who cares made this. I love the “happy accidents” that watercolor washes create. They bring brightness and unpredictability to the work.
Watercolor illustrations of assets and circles and washes
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Jul 8
4/7 You can see the concept evolve across the page, from the early geometric shapes to using the glitch circles fully, even to highlight key text. The visual motif became a way to guide the reader through the emotional and narrative arc of the story.
Side by side comparison of original concept using sharp geometric shapes to circle motifs.
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Jul 8
3/7 I went back to the drawing board and developed a motif of whole vs. glitch cycles. I wanted to pull readers in from the start. Early on, the glitchy geometric shapes and soft watercolor clashed—until I leaned fully into the idea that “circle = cycle.”
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Jul 8
2/7 I first wanted to use soft watercolors to reflect emotional tenderness. But my graphic colleagues noted that menstrual challenges don’t feel “soft.” A new idea emerged: Kandinsky-like geometric shapes + Spider-Verse-style glitch to show a disrupted (but not broken) cycle.
Art inspirations from Spider-verse and Kandinsky, as well as the visual watercolor motifs developed
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Jul 8
1/7 My latest graphic project is on 🩸“period loss”. I wanted to use art and design to bring empathy and clarity to a subject often clouded by stigma.
👇Here’s a glimpse of how it was made: tinyurl.com/periodloss
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Jul 1
@tierneymaps.bsky.social thank you!! <3 It was so meaningful to work on. Hope it will resonate with many:)
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Jun 27
thank you! It was a very meaningful project to work on :)
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Jun 27
Latest project about why the period🩸 is a vital sign, and what happens when it stops! This story is in part a personal journey. We poured our heart to the research, art, and writing. Please read and savor, and share it with someone you know. I promise, it is relevant to us all.
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When the cycle stops
Period loss, or amenorrhea, affects approximately 3% to 4% of women of reproductive age. It can be the body’s response to an energy crisis resulting from a combination of too much exercising, too few ...
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · May 5
we did it!!! 🏆so grateful to work with such an amazing team for this important issue!
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Reuters @reuters.com · May 5
BREAKING: Reuters has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting for a series of stories on the international trade in chemicals used to make deadly drug fentanyl reut.rs/433a5Sq
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Feb 19
thanks:) the art is done in photoshop, and we use svelte for our development rig.
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Feb 7
:) Thank you, Evan! We had a lot of wacky ideas and fun making them come true :D
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Feb 4
9/9 At a time when so much is uncertain, I’m grateful the team @graphics.reuters.com reminds me there’s so much more to news reporting than sharing the latest topics. Here’s our small way to add a dollop of joy to the world💗 Stay for the credit scene for all the creative minds behind the project!
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Feb 4
8/9 When asked where I draw inspiration, honestly, it's pretty random. When I was drawing the frames for the growing flowers, my Xmas cactus was budding. Somehow, I thought, maybe I can combine my cat(Nori)+cactus= cat-us? I followed my gut, and it became my favorite thing created for the story.
Photo of a cat next to a budding xmas cactus. Pencil sketch of a possible animation sequence of a cactus in a shape of a cat. Final frame-by-frame of the sequence.
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Feb 4
7/9 Creating a pixel world was a new challenge. I’m used to freely brushing, and now every pixel placement needs to be intentional (or so says the pixel art gurus). However, the “pixel-pushing” was quite therapeutic. Much love and gems were added. Did you notice the radish recycles and composts😂?
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Feb 4
6/9 One part of our big ambition was having a joystick that allowed the reader to have full control of the radish, but we soon learnt how disrupting it is to the scroll-reading experience, ultimately dropping it. However, I do miss the short weeks that radish could go climb the wall I built for her.
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Feb 4
5/9 As the story developed, so did our ambition. What if we made a cozy game about cozy game? None of us had developed games, allowing us to dream wild, and for me to sketch up crazy UX flows. One thing we did know is that mobile would be a big challenge, so we tackled that design first.
sketches of the story design with pencil, as well as mock-ups on adobe XD.
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Feb 4
4/9 As the anthropomorphic radish character started taking shape, we realized the missing piece to make it alive is “sound”! Our resident audio enthusiast, Travis Hartman, took on the mission to bring original sound effects by squeaking many things in his house. Sound ON🔊: reut.rs/4gcizuV
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Feb 4
3/9 I realized many cozy games allow you to become a character inside the warm, fuzzy world with seasonal change. I created a warm winter palette, and settled on the winter crop “radish”. Why? As a pixel-art novice, it felt easier to draw a round thing and make it walk frame-by-frame with outfits 😂.
Character explore, color palettes, and illustrations of frame by frame walk cycle of an anthropomorphic radish character.
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Feb 4
2/9 The last time I was serious about games was Neopets. I “researched hard” by playing weeks of feel-good cozy games such as Stardew Valley and learning from resident cozy-gamer, Tiana, who pitched ethe idea. I loved how a charming world can be created by simple pixels and wanted to try this style.
Conversation with experienced cozy-gamer from our team and photo of my attempt of playing stardew valley.
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Feb 4
1/9 When news around the world seems grim, it was a delight when our team decided to do a story about “cozy games”. My journey from a non-gamer to illustrating/designing an entire cozy game provided a cathartic escape to a charming world.👇Here’s a glimpse of how it was made: reut.rs/4gcizuV
Cozy video games can quell stress and anxiety.
Explore a charming town, meet quirky villagers, and take in the cozy vibes!
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Daisy Chung @daisychung.bsky.social · Jan 30
screenshot of the cozy game interactive when radish character made the bear fall asleep while holding the axe
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