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Documenting Fieldwork: Photos, Video, and Embedded Media

A practical guide to embedding rich media in Loom posts — photo galleries with lightbox, native video, YouTube and Vimeo embeds, and how to use...

Paul Hobson , Sophie Marchand 5 Mar 2026 · 9 min read

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Interactive Maps with Mapbox GL JS

Full-featured vector maps with custom styles, scroll-driven flyTo transitions, and automatic dark mode switching — using the Mapbox GL JS adapter.

Paul Hobson 1 Mar 2026 · 4 min read

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Introducing Loom

A walkthrough of the Loom stack and its capabilities.

Paul Hobson 28 Feb 2026 · 2 min read

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Scrollytelling with Maps and Charts

How to build scroll-driven stories that update Leaflet maps and D3 charts as the reader scrolls through the narrative.

Paul Hobson 27 Feb 2026 · 5 min read

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Interactive Charts with ECharts and D3

Embedding interactive data visualisations using Apache ECharts and D3 — declarative markup, no JavaScript required in the post.

Paul Hobson 26 Feb 2026 · 3 min read

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Rendering Mathematics and Diagrams

How to embed KaTeX equations and Mermaid diagrams in posts — auto-detected, no configuration required.

Paul Hobson 25 Feb 2026 · 3 min read

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HOWTO

A complete reference for building, configuring, and writing content for the Loom Jekyll theme.

Paul Hobson 25 Feb 2026 · 39 min read

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What Loom Is and How It Works

A fast Jekyll site with dark mode, computational essays, and a full visualisation runtime — what's in the stack and why each piece is here....

Paul Hobson 24 Feb 2026 · 3 min read