Christina Li is a designer, developer, and journalist crafting visual and interactive stories. Drawing from her documentary roots, she creates narratives across mediums — whether through data, graphics, video, photo, or animation.
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Data + Design

Cycling Through South Korea
Coast to Coast on Korea's Cycling Trail
Interactive Map
I documented South Korea's network of dedicated bike paths and cyclist-friendly infrastructure that makes it possible to pedal 650 km across the entire country, spotlighting a nation that has transformed itself into a cyclist's paradise.
Mapbox
Women in Horror: Fear Through Her Eyes
Interactive Data Viz • Scrollytelling
I analyzed the most popular horror films of all time to uncover what their depictions of terrified—and terrifying—women tell us about society's deepest fears about gender and power.
Svelte D3.js Python
Breaking Goes Global: Korea's Rise to Dance Dominance
Animated Data Viz
I tracked international breakdance competition wins to understand how South Korea became a b-boy powerhouse, revealing how hip-hop culture evolved beyond its Bronx roots to find new meaning and enthusiasm across the globe.
After Effects GSAP Illustrator Photoshop
Eviction's Permanent Address: Four Bronx Districts Face Ongoing Crisis
Data Viz • Mapping • Scrollytelling
I mapped seven years of NYC eviction data to reveal a stark pattern: four Bronx neighborhoods have consistently remained the city's eviction hotspots, both before and after COVID altered the housing landscape.
QGIS Illustrator Photoshop Python

Multimedia

Multimedia - VICE TV
VICE TV - Understanding What Legacy Means to America
Documentary & Trailer Editing
Multimedia - Time
Time Magazine - Nemonte Nenquimo for TIME100
Video Editing • Translation
Multimedia - HuffPost
HuffPost - Freedom & Fraud: Crystal Mason vs. Texas
Video Editing • Graphics
Multimedia - AS Mag
Asia Society Magazine - Why Do We Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month?
Video Production • Graphics • Archival Photo & Footage
Multimedia - AS Mag
Asia Society Magazine - 'KPOP' Musical Hits Broadway
Web Design • Photo Editing • Video Production
Multimedia - AS Mag
Asia Society Magazine - Letter from Cambodia: The Great Lake
Web Design • Photo Editing
Multimedia - AS Mag
Asia Society Magazine - The Legacies of the Partition of British India
Web Design • Photo Editing
Multimedia - AS Mag
Asia Society Magazine - The American Dream of Bangladeshis
Web Design • Photo Editing
Multimedia - Blooomberg
Bloomberg News - Russia Bombards Kyiv & Kharkiv
Infographic Design
Multimedia - Bloomberg
Bloomberg News - Where Ukraine's Refugees Are Going
Infographic Design
Multimedia - Animation
School of Motion - Be the Ice Sculptor
Animation

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Bio

Currently: Columbia Journalism School's Lede Program for Data Journalism graduate, elections web scraper at Associated Press.
Previously: producer at Asia Society Magazine commissioning and creating multimedia stories for web and social, producer/editor at Bloomberg News creating video and graphics for broadcast.
Always: cycling enthusiast and public transport advocate, analog photographer, dance admirer, horror/surrealist novel and movie consumer, amateur translator of Chinese and Korean poetry/essays/short stories.