--- title: QR Codes image: https://michaelcontent.us/hubfs/woman%20scanning%20a%20qr%20code%20with%20phone.png --- [Skip to content](https://michaelcontent.us/qr-codes#main-content) SCANNABLE LINKS I'D RECOMMEND # QR Codes ## Creative (list)  A relatively complete list of types of creative projects/assets I've worked on, topped with a couple of recent reels (storytelling/narrative & animation/data/graphics) Sample categories: - Image slider | before-and-after Shanghai 1920-2009 - Telly Award Silver Winner: A Symphony of Hope (JPA Health) - Animated social: CDC family history video (JPA Health) - PSA (public service announcement) for LUNGevity Foundation (JPA Health) - Gallery: animation, data visualization, motion graphics - Gallery: social videos, posts and snackables - Mini-docs: climate change, air pollution... - Livestreams: Arvinas, JPA Health - Corporate videos: GE, TD Bank... - Nonprofits: social and short videos - UGC: others shot, I edit - About videos: introductions about organizations or programs - Events/Highlights: promotional videos and sizzles [![creative list](https://michaelcontent.us/hubfs/creative%20list.png "creative list")](https://michaelcontent.us/creative-list?hsLang=en) ## Published Articles This page compiles select articles that I wrote and published in Forbes, The New York Times, World Policy Journal, The Atlantic, etc. I owe a lot to what I learned as a print journalist: - Photo on NYTimes front page of Crescent Lake in West China - Multimedia feature article in The Atlantic on China's air pollution - Van Gogh, Outsourced in Forbes - Chinese Pet Mating in Forbes - Don't Hand Me That Gu Ge in Forbes - Giving Points in Forbes - 60-Mile Wi-Fi in Forbes - Roll'Em in Forbes - Tibet: Plateau in Peril in World Policy Journal - Behind the scenes of filming lung cancer patients on jpa.com [![published](https://michaelcontent.us/hubfs/published.png "published")](https://michaelcontent.us/published?hsLang=en) ## Motion Typography (by me) This is a scroll of social snacks of motion typography and other vignettes that I have made and posted over the past few months: - Small step for dove, giant leap for dovekind - The world is perfectly imperfect - "I won ~80% of my tennis matches, but only 54% of all the points." - Roger Federer - "Aging is what happens if we're lucky; it means that I'm alive." -Cindy Crawford - Life's not about waiting for the storm to pass... it's about learning to dance in the rain. - Vivian Greene - "The goal of life is not to live a life with zero stress; it is to live a life with healthy, manageable stress." - Dr. Aditi Nerukar - KPI - keep people interested, keep people informed, keep people involved, keep people inspired - "To come up with that performance against that player on that stage that means that much to you, it's G.O.A.T.ing." - Andy Roddick on Djokovic winning Olympic gold   [![motion typography by me](https://michaelcontent.us/hubfs/motion%20typography%20by%20me.png "motion typography by me")](https://michaelcontent.us/blog/motion-typography?hsLang=en) ## Motion Graphics (by others) This is a scroll of bookmarks of what inspired me in the space of motion graphics done beautiful in video projects seen all over the web: - Split screen blending visuals with stats (FT/Santander) - Thumbnail graphics and animation to show scale (WSJ on Tesla crash data) - 3D animated graphics and overlays (LinkedIn News) - Organs and microbes cartoonized (Netflix) - Timeline panning or scrolling with slides across (Today show) [![motion graphics-1](https://michaelcontent.us/hubfs/motion%20graphics-1.png "motion graphics-1")](https://michaelcontent.us/blog/motion-graphics-in-video?hsLang=en) ## Thumb Stoppers (by others) This is a scroll of thumb stopping social posts that I loved and paused to stare and think, and remember to copy down here: - Rudy Willingham the cut-out animation artist - WSJ on Neuralink's brain implant and renditions - 360 video from Everest - Skies clear out during global tech outrage 2024 - Speed of light around the planets - Moon in two perspectives (USA vs Australia) - Simone Biles made by dices - WSJ: Simone Biles in animated illustration  - Animated static images using AI - Arms sales 2000-2023 animated - Changes in tennis racquets lead to changes of the game in Wimbledon - Top 10 highest paid political leaders - UNICEF: Heatwaves debilitate children's health and well-being - UN: Gaza facts, nice and simple infographic slides - 10 hard truths and illustrations - Djokovic's 10th Wimbledon final, with photos on Instagram [![thumb stoppers](https://michaelcontent.us/hubfs/thumb%20stoppers.png "thumb stoppers")](https://michaelcontent.us/blog/thumb-stoppers?hsLang=en) ## Challenging Your Audience These guys have done the most daring of all: challenging your audience to the maximum. And their audience gladly sucked it up. [![challenging audience](https://michaelcontent.us/hubfs/challenging%20audience.png "challenging audience")](https://michaelcontent.us/blog/challenging-insulting-your-audience?hsLang=en) ## Forms and Formats A variety of content forms or formats that I've seen and loved. I curate on this page as a scroll of inspirations: - WSJ: Scroll-animated graphs & charts - UNDP: Mosaic or photo grid - Selling a product, and lifestyle What I have done: - Interactive image slider: Shanghai 1920-2009 - Animation, data visualization and motion graphics Gretel at JPA Health Flight route on map (GE) Everest glacier meltdown (Asia Society) National Prevention Week (SAMHSA/JPA Health) Beijing air pollution: blue vs smogged skyline (Asia Society) Face morph (TD Bank) Homebuyer survey infographic (TD Bank) Sydney 2C vs 4C temperature rise scenarios (Asia Society) - Livestreams [![forms and formats](https://michaelcontent.us/hubfs/forms%20and%20formats.png "forms and formats")](https://michaelcontent.us/blog/forms-formats-ways-to-appeal-to-audiences?hsLang=en) ## Filming Kids I geek out a lot when it comes to being a father of two boys, especially when they go play baseball or other sports. And I take filming them seriously, and devoted a lot of time figuring out some great ways to do a decent recording. They are both Aaron Judge and Patrick Mahomes fans by the wayy. [![filming kids](https://michaelcontent.us/hubfs/filming%20kids.png "filming kids")](https://michaelcontent.us/family/filming-kids?hsLang=en) ## My Boys' Birthday Memories My unannounced job of parenting two amazing boys has been filming their life and preparing birthday videos (and cake designs) for them every year. Here's a round up of latest highlights. [![kids birthdays](https://michaelcontent.us/hubfs/kids%20birthdays.png "kids birthdays")](https://michaelcontent.us/family/birthdays?hsLang=en) ## Big 3 in Tennis & Their Major Finals Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic has written a unique and remarkable dynasty in men's tennis history. Here are some grand slam finals that either one of them, or both many times, played for 20 years: - 2024 Wimbledon: Alcaraz d. Djokovic - 2023 US Open: Djokovic d. Medvedev - 2023 Wimbledon: Alcaraz d. Djokovic - 2023 Roland-Garros: Djokovic d. Ruud - 2023 Australian Open: Djokovic d. Tsitsipas - 2022 Wimbledon: Djokovic d. Kyrgios - 2022 Roland-Garros: Nadal d. Ruud - 2022 Australian Open: Nadal d. Medvedev - 2021 US Open: Medvedev d. Djokovic - 2021 Wimbledon: Djokovic d. Berrettini - 2021 Roland Garros: Djokovic d. Tsitsipas - 2021 Australian Open: Djokovic d. Medvedev - 2020 Roland-Garros: Nadal d. Djokovic - 2020 Australian Open: Djokovic d. Thiem - 2019 US Open: Nadal d. Medvedev - 2019 Wimbledon: Djokovic d. Federer - 2019 Roland-Garros: Nadal d. Thiem - 2019 Australian Open: Djokovic d. Nadal - 2018 US Open: Djokovic d. del Potro - 2018 Wimbledon: Djokovic d. Anderson - 2018 Roland-Garros: Nadal d. Thiem - 2018 Australian Open: Federer d. Cilic - 2017 US Open: Nadal d. Anderson - 2017 Wimbledon: Federer d. Cilic - 2017 Roland-Garros: Nadal d. Wawrinka - 2017 Australian Open: Federer d. Nadal - 2016 US Open: Wawrinka d. Djokovic - 2016 Roland-Garros: Djokovic d. Murray - 2016 Australian Open: Djokovic d. Murray - 2015 US Open: Djokovic d. Federer - 2015 Wimbledon: Djokovic d. Federer - 2015 Roland-Garros: Wawrinka d. Djokovic - 2015 Australian Open: Djokovic d. Murray - 2014 Wimbledon: Djokovic d. Federer - 2014 Roland-Garros: Nadal d. Djokovic - 2014 Australian Open: Wawrinka d. Nadal - 2013 US Open: Nadal d. Djokovic - 2013 Wimbledon: Murray d. Djokovic - 2013 Roland-Garros: Nadal d. Ferrer - 2013 Australian Open: Djokovic d. Murray - 2012 US Open: Murray d. Djokovic - 2012 Wimbledon: Federer d. Murray - 2012 Roland-Garros: Nadal d. Djokovic - 2012 Australian Open: Djokovic d. Nadal - 2011 US Open: Djokovic d. Nadal - 2011 Wimbledon: Djokovic d. Nadal - 2011 Roland-Garros: Nadal d. Federer - 2011 Australian Open: Djokovic d. Murray - 2010 US Open: Nadal d. Djokovic - 2010 Wimbledon: Nadal d. Berdych - 2010 Roland-Garros: Nadal d. Soderling - 2010 Australian Open: Federer d. Murray - 2009 US Open: del Potro d. Federer - 2009 Wimbledon: Federer d. Roddick - 2009 Roland-Garros: Federer d. Soderling - 2009 Australian Open: Nadal d. Federer - 2008 US Open: Federer d. Murray - 2008 Wimbledon: Nadal d. Federer - 2008 Roland-Garros: Nadal d. Federer - 2008 Australian Open: Djokovic d. Tsonga - 2007 US Open: Federer d. Djokovic - 2007 Wimbledon: Federer d. Nadal - 2007 Roland-Garros: Nadal d. Federer - 2007 Australian Open: Federer d. Gonzalez - 2006 US Open: Federer d. Roddick - 2006 Wimbledon: Federer d. Nadal - 2006 Roland-Garros: Nadal d. Federer - 2006 Australian Open: Federer d. Baghdatis - 2005 US Open: Federer d. Agassi - 2005 Wimbledon: Federer d. Roddick - 2005 Roland-Garros: Nadal d. Puerta - 2004 US Open: Federer d. Hewitt - 2004 Wimbledon: Federer d. Roddick - 2004 Australian Open: Federer d. Safin - 2003 Wimbledon: Federer d. Philippoussis   You might see my bias:) [![big 3 slam finals](https://michaelcontent.us/hubfs/big%203%20slam%20finals.png "big 3 slam finals")](https://michaelcontent.us/watch-big-3-grand-slam-match-points?hsLang=en) ## Thanks for scanning [2024 Telly Award Silver Winner: Advocacy & Causes - Non-broadcast](https://www.tellyawards.com/winners/2024/non-broadcast/general-advocacy-causes/we-transform/317783) - [About](https://michaelcontent.us/about) - [Contact](https://michaelcontent.us/contact) - [QR Codes](https://michaelcontent.us/qr-codes) Adamant HubSpot Theme by [Kohorta](https://kohorta.co) © 2024. All rights reserved [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-zhao-yunfeng) [instagram icon](https://www.instagram.com/look.see.snap/)