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Xaquin González Veira

Graduate in Journalism, specialized in Online Media, from the University of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia (Spain). I started my career in information graphics at La Voz de Galicia, a regional newspaper in northwest Spain. In 2002, I moved to elmundo.es, largest online newspaper in Spanish: first as Health Graphics Editor and since 2005 as its Graphics Director. I have been awarded at the Society for News Design, Malofiej Infographics Awards, Online News Association, the Society of Publication Design and nominated for a NEWS and Documentary Emmy Award by The National Academy of Television. I have published research articles on information graphics, and spoken and taught workshops in Spain, Portugal, the U.S. and South America. In March 2007 my wife Cristina and I moved to New York where I worked as Assistant Art Director at Newsweek, responsible for the Interactive Graphics of the magazine, In 2008, I moved to The New York Times, where I currently work as a Graphics Editor.
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