This post is based on a talk I gave at Imperial College London in 2013 for Artifact, a society run jointly with the Royal College of Art. What is science illustration? I frequently get asked the question 'so you're a science illustrator, what do you do?'. Most people think of science illustration as designing illustrations […]Read more

Science illustration can pose a challenge with its conflicting demands. On the one hand, illustration is about creating something visually memorable, which is easiest achieved by making it look different to what everyone else has done before. On the other hand, science is pretty specific about what is and is not accepted as true. Unless […]Read more