Ireland Debt Crisis

18th November 2010: Ireland moved closer to accepting an EU-backed bailout to stabilise the economy. This graphic used a 3D shape of Ireland and piles of Euro coins as a background for the debt figures being discussed.

Royal Wedding Announced

16th November 2010: Prince William and Kate Middleton announced their engagement on this day and I created a short animation to be played in the studio and at the beginning of the packages covering the story.

Train Fare Rises

23rd November 2010: At the end of 2010 proposals were announced to increase rail fares by 6.2% and this graphic showed the consequence to some popular commuter journeys within the UK.

Xbox Kinect Release

9th November 2010: This graphic was contained within a package by Benjamin Cohen about the release of the Xbox Kinect, the hands-free gaming device that works with Xbox 360s. It illustrated the market share of gaming consoles over recent years.

Hurricane Tomas Haiti

5th November 2010: This map showed the path of Hurricane Tomas as it sweeped past Haiti

US Mid Term Elections 2010

2nd November 2010: The US Mid Term Elections kicked off this week and this was the style I created for the program. The look was supposed to portray the feeling of carnival and circus that surrounds the rallies and candidates who are vying for positions in the house of representatives.

Social Care Funding Cutbacks

23rd October 2010: This graphic explained the obvious shortfall in funding for social care which will occur when local authority cutbacks are introduced. I used falling 3D coins to form a rectangle which I then divided up into portions to explain the budget workings.