The Marshall Project: Hair Forensics
The Marshall Project asked me to design and animate four gritty, organic GIFs to accompany an article debunking old-school hair analysis in crime scenes.
Using paper, charcoal, and a lightbox, I animated a strand of hair turning into DNA, a man, a dog, and a judge's gavel.
Process
![](/illustrations/hairforensics/dog_charcoal.gif)
![](/illustrations/hairforensics/man_charcoal.gif)
![](/illustrations/hairforensics/dna_charcoal.gif)
![](/illustrations/hairforensics/gavel_charcoal.gif)
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