Summary
Larry Buchanan is a Graphics/Multimedia Editor with 13 years of experience crafting data-driven visual stories for The New York Times and a long history of freelance illustration for clients like ESPN, Nike, and McSweeney’s. Based in New York, he blends journalism and fine art to make complex information clearer, more beautiful, and often more playful. He teaches visualization and design at Columbia Journalism School and has shaped curricula at the School of Visual Arts and General Assembly, bringing practitioner insight into the classroom. His background as a journalist-designer-coder includes creating both flat and interactive graphics for outlets such as The New Yorker and the Cincinnati Enquirer. Known for redesigning workflows and rethinking story forms, he pairs editorial judgment with craft in typography, illustration, and web graphics. Outside major outlets he continues freelance work and visual columns that emphasize humor and accessibility in data communication.
13 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Arts, Journalism, Bachelors of Arts, Journalism at Indiana University Bloomington