Juanje Gómez

Designer, developer with a determination for creating visualizations and storytelling in a fun, accessible and engaging way

Worked for major news outlets in Spain & the US. My endeavors have received several awards due to the captivating & effortless nature of my creations. Since childhood I found coding to be the perfect conduit to build and express complex ideas imparting a candid look to an ever-changing world.

Selected work
2023

Sounds and Voices of People Living in Gaza

Hear snippets of what life is like in Gaza.

Design Code
SND 2024
2023

Russia’s Vast Fortifications in Ukraine, Visualized

Explore the Russian defensive line that includes trenches, anti-tank ditches and dragon’s teeth.

Design Code
2021

We Compared Taylor's Version Songs With the Original Taylor Swift Albums

An interactive tool that allows you to compare two different recordings of the same song side by side.

Design Code
2022

How Negligence and Mismanagement Made Turkey’s Earthquake Deadlier

An immersive parallax-driven experience that seamlessly guides you through multiple locations on a map.

Design Code
2022

Smashing Particles at Near-Light Speed: A Visual Guide to the Large Hadron Collider

A parallax visualization illustrating the inner workings of the Hadron Collider.

Design Code
2021

NYC ranked choice with bagels

A gamified explainer for the new voting process in New York.

Design Code
2017

Type your zip code and check how the eclipse will be seen from your location

Anticipate the timing and the appearance of the eclipse in a given zip code.

Idea Design Code
Malofiej
2016

All lies from Clinton and Trump

After one of the presidential debates, this tool provides visitors with insights into the honesty levels of each candidate.

Idea Design Code
Malofiej
2016

What Trump said about people like you?

Choose what you are and find out what Trump said about you.

Idea Design Code
2021

How the COVID-19 vaccine will be delivered to millions

Narrative depicting the journey of a vaccine from production to its delivery to patients.

Design Code
2019-2021

WSJ stories

A tool that generates articles using the stories format.

Design Code
2019-2021

Parallax gallery

This tool enables the creation of slideshows using both images and videos.

Design Code
2019-2021

How Simone Biles Performs Her Most Difficult Gymnastics Moves at the Olympics

Understanding the physics behind Biles' gymnastic moves through explanatory videos.

Design Code
2019

America First: The Legacy Of An Immigration Raid

A special feature detailing the largest immigration raid ever conducted in the United States.

Design Code
Gabo
2018

Surviving hurricane Maria

A storytelling experience reflecting on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria.

Design Code
2017

The worst air lines

An interactive list that informs about the least favorable airlines based on specific criteria.

Design Code
2017

From migrants to refugees

A series of in-depth 'long read' articles exploring the challenges and dramas faced by Central Americans seeking refuge, recognized with the prestigious 2018 Hillman Prize

Design Code
Hillman
2016

Last minutes of the Chapecoense flight before crashing

Reconstruction using the control tower audio recordings from the final moments of the Chapecoense flight before the tragic crash, honored with a Malofiej award in 2017.

Code
Malofiej
2016

Song quiz

Quiz built on top of Youtube videos. The song will eventually stop and ask the user the correct lyrics.

Idea Design Code
2003

Games based on current news

Several games made with Flash technology, featuring themes inspired by current events.

Design Illustration Code
2016

All about Spain's Parliament

Get to know everything about the Spain's Parliament

Design Code
2016

The debate in the social media

A D3.js visualization tool for assessing the impact of political debates on social media, allowing users to filter by candidate, topic, and location.

Design Code
2015

EL PAÍS Apple Watch app

The pioneering news app for Apple Watch users in Spain.

Design
2012 - 2016

EL PAÍS apps

Design of most of the apps for EL PAIS (Android phone and tablet, iPhone, iPad, Nokia Symbian, Windows Phone, Blackberry).

Design
2016

Destination: Summer

Compilation of destinations for a travel magazine.

Idea Design Illustration Code
2014

EL PAÍS mobile version

Part of the design and development team for the mobile version of EL PAÍS. The design was groundbreaking for its time, with a strong focus on touch devices and accessibility.

Design Code
2011-2015

Charts library for EL PAIS

Javascript library used for presenting all election results through charts and maps. Maximum legibility and compatibility (canvas and SVG).

Design Code
2008

Elections widget

General Elections results widget. It was intended to be used by other websites to display the outcomes of Spain's elections. It gained international recognition when media outlets like 'Le Monde' and 'Yahoo' incorporated this widget into their websites and was honored with a 'Gold' innovation award by the 'Society for News Design'.

Idea Design Code
ÑH5
2006

EL MUNDO redesign

Redesign of the EL MUNDO website, which was the most visited Spanish-speaking news site at the time.

Design Code
1998

Aulatype games

Games integrated into a custom app designed for learning how to type.

Idea Graphics Code
1997

Balltris game

Tetris clone I developed in 1997

Graphics Code
1998

Aulatype

An app for learning to type on the computer in an entertaining way. The app included innovative methods for the time, like dictation and games.

Idea Design Illustration Code