Erica Nelson
Journalist.
STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE CLOTHING
Students for Justice Clothing is an ethically sound brand that produces only sweatshop free clothing using only environmentally friendly materials in Oakville, ON. This piece was created by myself and partner Deanne Macrae.
To see the finished product click here and enjoy this interactive story.

FASHION @ SHERIDAN COLLEGE
This is an interactive profile piece I created discussing the fashion tastes of fellow journalist Deanne Macrae.
The icons on the photograph take viewers through various elements of the story including, maps, links, etc. that were developed and implemented through a website called ThingLink. To see the full verison of this piece click here.
DAY OF THE DEAD
This is a piece I produced about "Walker Stalker Con," a convention for AMC's The Walking Dead fans. It was created on a website called Storify. It compiles various elements of social media, photographs and written components to tell one story. To see the story on the original platform, click here.

THE FACE OF THE NEO FAMILY: SINGLE FATHERS TACKLE ADOPTION
This is a story that was developed as a group by myself and 16 of the peers. The project was lead by my partners Deanne Macrae, Matheson Murray and myself. Deanne lead the editorial team, Matheson lead the video team and I lead the interactive team. Together we put together this story. I personally created the infographic on international adoption, the interactive map on international adoption, conducted two of the on camera interviews in addtion to leading the other interactive elements of the story.
Visual Representation of Sochi Olympics

This is a visual piece created to explain the issues surrounding the controversy over the 2014 Sochi Olympic games. It was created using a website called Piktochart for the infographic pieces, and Google Timeline JS for the timelines. Click here to view the entire project.

The History of Mye
This is a piece about a very popular Japanese restaurant in downtown Oakville called Mye. It has a very interesting story behind it. The piece looks into the struggles of owning an independent restaurant and the risk invovled in starting a small business. To see the full story click here.

Becoming a Vegan
Torontonian Alexandra McMichael shares her struggles with embracing an all plant diet and it is not as easy as it seems. To read the entire story, click here.

The Server Gamble
This piece is an investigative story on what it is like to work in the server industry in Canada. It features the stories of Deborah Graham and Carissa Harrison. To read the entire piece, click here.