katie peek

I’m a scientist and writer, currently employed as a junior designer at Popular Science magazine, where I commission illustrations and lay out pages. As a freelancer, I write most frequently about space and the environment.

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Writing

Dirty Cosmos, Popular Science feature article, October 2010
Dirty Cosmos, Popular Science feature
On the importance of inflation in infographics, Elucidata blog, June 2010
On the importance of inflation in infographics, Elucidata blog, June 2010
Birth of a Galactic Heavyweight, Scienceline feature, March 2010
Birth of a Galactic Heavyweight, Scienceline feature, March 2010

design

Inside Out Speaker Series, NYU Journalism, Spring 2010 Poster
Inside Out Speaker Series, NYU Journalism, Spring 2010 Poster
PopSci lost satellite feature design
PopSci lost satellite feature design

Design Sample 3.

infographics

Extrasolar Planets, Multimedia Journalism final project
Extrasolar Planets Data Visualization
Great Lakes Invaders, Environmental Journalism final project.
Great Lakes Invaders Infographics
Tornado Chasing, Research for Popular Science October 2010
Tornado Chasing Infographic Popular Science

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