Senior Graphics Editor at @ReutersGraphics Before, @SCMPNews Creative director. “I draw when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no occasion”

Hong Kong - Guardo (Palencia)
Joined November 2008
The importance of the rough #sketch in #infographic.s Preliminary sketches and final result bit.ly/1X688hA
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You really don’t need complicated tools to draw. A tree branch and a bit of ink can be more than enough to make something interesting.
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A Paula Scher quote has been my phone wallpaper for months: "It took me a few seconds to draw it, but it took me 34 years to learn how to draw it in a few seconds." Watching @adolfux distil an idea into a few strokes in under 30 seconds was seeing it in practice. #VizChitra2026
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Adolfo Arranz retweeted
😍🇪🇸🙌 La hipnótica imagen de un país unido y feliz tras la conquista de un Mundial cantando 'Un beso y una flor' de Nino Bravo: "Somos un país maravilloso y ejemplar" La fiesta post campeones nos está dejando estampas maravillosas, y una de ellas es la de decenas de personas cantando al unísono, con felicidad, banderas de España y un momento de paz 🎥 Vídeo de @ismaelquesada
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Adolfo Arranz retweeted
We are drowning in data, and AI agents can kinda crunch them quite well. But it's the story and the narrative is what will influence action and change. That is something that humans are quite good at! I recently attended an amazing workshop by @adolfux , who went over his approach on how to build that narrative quickly. He used examples from his world of data journalism - but something that can very well be used in any business setup. • Focus on rough sketches first • Importance of negative spaces • How to setup the narrative • Small fixes that elevates the final message Kinda amazing that in 4 hours, @surbhaai , Divya and I also did a hands-on project and he was able to do provide personalised feedback. Learning from a master is always such an elevating experience. Attached screenshot was our project - a rough sketch narrative on Davanagere Benne Dosa and Adolfo giving feedback on how to improve it! Thanks @amitkaps and the rest of the @VizChitra team for organizing this workshop.
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Fa-bu-lo-sas ilustraciones de Adolfo Arranz (@adolfux) para un reportaje multimedia sobre el calor asfixiante en las prisiones de EEUU publicado por @Reuters. Son tan buenas que sientes calor al mirarlas. Me pone en la pista el gran @somoserrea. reuters.com/graphics/USA-TEM…
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Congratulations to Adolfo Arranz of Reuters for being the 2026 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Illustrated Reporting and Commentary, for “Scammed into Scamming” pulitzer.org/finalists/adolf… @PulitzerPrizes @reuters @adolfux
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#VizChitra2026 Workshop: ✏️ Data Rough: Sketching the Foundations of Data Stories Learn with @adolfux how simple pencil-and-paper sketches help explore ideas, shape narratives & build clear visual direction. Join: tickets.vizchitra.com 📅 3 Jul, 2:30 - 5:30 pm 📍 BIC, BLR
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Victims of ‌Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades began government-supervised visits to their ravaged former homes on Monday for the first time since the November blaze, looking to retrieve personal items that might have survived. w/ @XuhanJoyceZhou reuters.com/world/china/hong…
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A building in To Kwa Wan, Hong Kong. A few hours of painting condensed into a 30-second time-lapse video.
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Beijing’s sweeping NSL has reshaped HK’s political landscape, silencing the city’s democratic opposition. The Post-it notes in this story depict these cases against activists, politicians, lawyers, students and journalists. w/@jamespomfret @adolfux reuters.com/graphics/HONGKON…
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A year full of graphics
Better late than never! Here's our roundup of graphics & visual storytelling from us in 2025. Enjoy 💞! reuters.com/graphics/REUTERS…
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To Kwa Wan at sunset. Digital painting. Time-lapse condensed into 30 seconds.
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Latest project with @JessiePang0125, @Han_Miami and @jamespomfret about the national security trial of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai. Illustrations are done in the High Court, a pity isn't allowed to draw there now, I had to attend and make sketches after observation.
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Fire engulfs a residential building in Hong Kong xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1vOxwdNOk…
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Over 185,000 brush strokes went into creating this visual story in "sequential art" format about gangsters' scams and kidnappings in Southeast Asia. @ReutersGraphics reuters.com/graphics/SOUTHEA…
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