Axios Visuals Tools.
A collection of tools created by the Axios Visuals team for the newsroom.
I worked with the engineering team to build and maintain a variety of tools used by the Axios newsroom and by the Visuals team. The tools are designed to solve common problems and make story production more efficient.
Tools list
- Hermes: Allows newsroom to quickly create a variety of charts in Axios' style
- Data Wizard: Pulls data for stocks, crypto, BLS, and other data sources to be exported quickly into Hermes
- Feature image editor: Reporters can crop, resize, and place images on a background to use in Axios' CMS
- Social screenshot generator: Capture screenshots from Twitter, Bluesky, and others for use in Axios' CMS
- Batch previewer: Preview a batch of charts made with one of our other tools
- Headshot uploader: Allows us to quickly crop and upload a headshot to be used in graphics
- Legend builder: Generates HTML for custom legends to be used in various charts
- Alt text generator: Generates the alt text for a visual based on a URL or screenshot