Graphicacy

Visualize a Better World
641 S St NW,, Washington DC, Washington DC 20001, United States
https://graphicacy.com
Graphicacy

Graphicacy Overview

Year Founded
2012
Employees
Under 49
Minimal Budget
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Average Hourly Rate
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Graphicacy is a data-visualization and digital storytelling studio that helps mission-driven organizations make complex information clear, engaging, and actionable. Combining design, data expertise, and modern web development, the agency produces interactive visualizations, dashboards, maps, reports, and narrative-driven digital experiences that translate raw data into meaningful insight.

Through a collaborative, end-to-end process from data strategy and narrative framing to UX/UI design and custom engineering, Graphicacy delivers visuals that inform, inspire, and drive better decision-making. With a focus on clarity, accessibility, and impact, the studio supports nonprofits, research institutions, and public-sector organizations in communicating important stories with accuracy and purpose.

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Graphicacy Portfolio

Graphicacy - Data Explainer: The Human Impact of Mass Incarceration
Data Visualization
Data Explainer: The Human Impact of Mass Incarceration
Nonprofit
$20K - $100K
3 Months
2026
Graphicacy - Visualizing Mass Shootings in the United States
Data Visualization
Visualizing Mass Shootings in the United States
Nonprofit
$20K - $100K
4 Months
2022
Graphicacy - Systems Change Lab: Depicting the Need for Change
Data Visualization
Systems Change Lab: Depicting the Need for Change
Nonprofit
$250K - $500K
24 Months
2022
Graphicacy - Goalkeepers Report 2019: Visualizing Inequality
Data Visualization
Goalkeepers Report 2019: Visualizing Inequality
Nonprofit
$100K - $250K
6 Months
2019
Graphicacy - Raising the Bar: Upward Mobility Dashboard
Dashboard Design
Raising the Bar: Upward Mobility Dashboard
Nonprofit
$250K - $500K
18 Months
2024
Graphicacy - Pew's Fiscal 50
Data Visualization
Pew's Fiscal 50
Nonprofit
$20K - $100K
6 Months
2024
Graphicacy - U.S. Disease Tracker
Data Visualization
U.S. Disease Tracker
Health Care
$100K - $250K
12 Months
2026
Graphicacy - Memorializing 9/11 with an Interactive Digital Archive
Interactive Design
Memorializing 9/11 with an Interactive Digital Archive
Media & Communications
$100K - $250K
6 Months
2026
Graphicacy - Incarceration and Inequality Data Explorer
Data Visualization
Incarceration and Inequality Data Explorer
Nonprofit
$100K - $250K
8 Months
2026

Industries

  • Government
  • Education
  • Nonprofit
  • Health Care
  • Higher Education
  • Public Administration
  • Media & Communications

Client Types

  • Startups
  • Small Businesses
  • Medium Businesses
  • Enterprise / Corporate
Application Platforms
Application Platforms
  • Amazon
  • Azure Platform
Big Data Expertise
Big Data Expertise
  • Data Engineering
  • Data Strategy
  • Data Visualization
Branding Expertise
Branding Expertise
  • Brand Design
CMS Platforms
CMS Platforms
  • Drupal
  • WordPress
Creative Expertise
Creative Expertise
  • Creative Strategy
Custom Frameworks
Custom Frameworks
  • Angular Development
  • GatsbyJS
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • React.JS
  • VueJS
Custom Languages
Custom Languages
  • Front End Web Development
  • JavaScript Development
Graphic Design Expertise
Graphic Design Expertise
  • Illustration
  • Visual Communication
Mobile App Technology
Mobile App Technology
  • React Native
No Code Development Expertise
No Code Development Expertise
  • Airtable
Product Design Expertise
Product Design Expertise
  • Digital Design
  • Engineering Design
Software Development Expertise
Software Development Expertise
  • Startups Software Development
UI/UX Expertise
UI/UX Expertise
  • AI UI/UX Design
  • Dashboard Design
  • Interactive Design
  • UX Research
  • UX Strategy
  • Usability Testing
  • User Research
Video Production Expertise
Video Production Expertise
  • Animation Production
  • Motion Graphics
  • Storyboarding
Web Design Expertise
Web Design Expertise
  • Adaptive
  • Landing Page Design
  • Mobile First
  • Responsive
  • Web App
  • Website Redesign

Graphicacy Clients

National Geographic
World Resources Institute
The Trace
Johns Hopkins University
Gates Foundation
Vera Institute
Pew Charitable Trusts
National Urban League
World Bank
The Urban Institute
Rutgers University
The New School

Graphicacy Team Bios

President & Founder
Nathaniel Pearlman
President & Founder

Nathaniel founded NGP Software (now NGP VAN) in 1997 and grew it into the leading fundraising and compliance software for progressive campaigns. He was CTO of Hillary Clinton's 2007-08 presidential campaign and in 2009 founded Timeplots, Graphicacy's sister company.

Managing Director
Josh Nerpel
Managing Director

Josh has led visual communications for the White House and Democratic campaigns, working for Presidents Obama, Biden and Clinton. He was founding COO of True Blue Media and COO of the PeaceWorks Foundation and OneVoice, leading data-driven organizing across four countries.

Chief Strategy Officer
Rizqi Rachmat
Chief Strategy Officer

Rizqi has built and led data visualization teams for more than a decade, crafting graphical narratives for think tanks, consulting firms, and federal agencies. He has published 500+ data-driven graphics, with work cited in Congressional testimony, and leads Graphicacy's partnerships.

Director of Project Management and Agency Operations
Katarina Madrid
Director of Project Management and Agency Operations

Katarina brings nearly a decade of project management experience with data visualization teams. She was previously the sole project manager at pioneering studio Pitch Interactive, building the processes behind hundreds of interactive launches for Fortune 500 companies and nonprofits.

Creative Director
Carni Klirs
Creative Director

Carni has nearly two decades of experience turning complex topics into compelling visual stories. He spent five years as a senior designer at World Resources Institute and holds a master's in Information Visualization from MICA and a BA in Graphic Design from American University.

Director of Engineering
Rosa Romero-Gómez, Ph.D.
Director of Engineering

Rosa holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and was a postdoctoral fellow at Georgia Tech. At Uncharted Software she led visual analytics projects for federal agencies such as DARPA, and she has won multiple IEEE VIS Best Paper awards.

Senior UX & Data Visualization Designer
Rebecca Lamm
Senior UX & Data Visualization Designer

Rebecca discovered data visualization while studying at Berlin's Universität der Künste and has translated complexity into clear visuals ever since. Before Graphicacy, she designed UI and web experiences for startups, nonprofits, and brands. She holds a BFA from Pratt Institute.

Lead Data Visualization Designer
Batool Akbar
Lead Data Visualization Designer

Batool is a data visualization designer and developer who pairs graphic, UI, and UX design with JavaScript skills in D3 and React to turn complex data into accessible, creative visuals. She holds a BFA from Syracuse University and an MS in Data Visualization from Parsons.

Lead Data Visualization Engineer
Sarah Hodges
Lead Data Visualization Engineer

Sarah came to data visualization engineering after years as a designer of TV and film titles for clients from HBO to Budweiser. She was most recently a software engineer at Philosophie Group and holds an MFA from CalArts and a BA from Brown University.

Lead Data Visualization Engineer
Ryan Shackleton
Lead Data Visualization Engineer

Ryan builds maps, dashboards, and data stories for mission-driven organizations. He previously engineered interactive data narratives at USAFacts and IHME, and holds a Ph.D. in Structural Geology from UMass and an M.S. in Geology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Accounts Coordinator
Grace Greer
Accounts Coordinator

Grace manages client relationships at Graphicacy. She previously led new business development and creative strategy at Rise Creative Studios, representing the firm at WBENC, and holds a degree in Hospitality Management and Marketing from the University of Central Florida.

Graphicacy Awards

2026 Anthem Awards Finalist – Vera Institute
2026 W3 Awards: 2x Silver - Vera Institute
2025 Anthem Silver: Best Use of Data - HKAA
2024 Anthem Silver: Best Use of Data - VRL
2023 Anthem Silver - Everytown for Gun Safety
Information is Beautiful Shortlist - WRI
Information is Beautiful Shortlist - Everytown
TIME Best Inventions 2020 - JHU COVID Center
2021 Fast Co. World Changing Ideas HM - One Earth