Shelly Tan

@Tan_Shelly

Reporter, designer and illustrator | Former @PostGraphics | Overly invested in fictional characters | she/her 🏳️‍🌈

Washington, D.C.

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Shelly Tan
@Tan_Shelly
May 22, 2019
You've might heard I published the last and FINAL update to the #GameOfThrones death count graphic here: wapo.st/thrones I was a naive, tiny baby when I first pitched this graphic 5 years ago shortly after season 4. Here's a lil thread about how this all started:
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Shelly Tan
@Tan_Shelly
May 5
Been a longtime fan of The Pudding, and I was fortunate enough to jump in as a designer/illustrator on their latest visual essay! I looked a lot towards storybooks for inspiration and tried to bring in some of those traditional book elements: pudding.cool/2026/05/simile…
The Pudding
@puddingviz
May 5
Similes are all around us. But, if you haven’t considered this figure of speech since grade school this visual essay is for you: pudding.cool/2026/05/simile…
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Shelly Tan
@Tan_Shelly
Feb 4
Well, unfortunately I was one of the many laid off from the Washington Post today. Forever grateful to my colleagues on the graphics team, many of whom are also going through the same thing right now. If anyone hears of any job openings, send em my way.
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Shelly Tan
@Tan_Shelly
Nov 24, 2025
Got the chance to talk with some very talented VFX artists from @ILMVFX and @WetaFXofficial to learn about how they work their magic on movies/TV shows. Check it out in this quiz that also tests your ability to spot VFX/CGI:
Can you tell when you’re seeing CGI in movies and TV shows?
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Shelly Tan
@Tan_Shelly
Feb 10, 2025
This security alert went out to my area and the sound outside immediately got louder lol