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As an editorial illustrator, I create thought-provoking, concept-driven illustrations that bring depth and visual storytelling to journalism, features and opinion pieces.
Whether for magazines, newspapers or digital publications, I offer editorial illustrations that align with the message of each story, combining extensive research, creativity and strong composition.
This wasn't a commission from the New Scientist, but a brief that I worked on for the six-week Editorial Playbook course from Inkygoodness. You can read the case study here. We have permission to use the header as long as we state clearly that it is the result of a personal project.
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The article put community and social connection as crucial to human longevity. At one point the writer says that close relationships positively affect our hormones, our immune systems and even how our genes are expressed.
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After several sketches and colour roughs, this idea was brought to final artwork. I decided to use the idea of the maypole, a traditional, event that brings a diverse community together young and old. I felt I could make the author's point visually by making the ribbons from DNA.
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Often maypoles have something at the top, this one has a heart for health and a '100' to indicate the goal age, pointing back to the story.
Again, please note this is personal work for Youpi Doc, a French magazine aimed at children who I would very much like to illustrate for in the future. I created this cover image, based on the magazine's theme of 'Pourquoi faut-il se laver?' (why we have to wash ourselves) and created my own version. I copied their magazine title and cover elements to make it look realistic, but, as explained, this isn't the official cover, it's my design based on their theme.
This self-initiated illustration was designed to accompany an editorial piece that humorously covers what can happen when you take your eye off the toddler for a few minutes!
The Giant Pacific Octopus has three hearts and nine brains. This illustration shows how I would illustrate this fun fact for a children's magazine.
As part of my illustration degree with the Open College of the Arts, I created an editorial illustration based on an article from The New Yorker by D. T. Max, entitled Can Turning Office Towers into Apartments Save Downtowns?
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The piece focuses on FiDi, Manhattan’s financial district in New York, and how property developer Nathan Berman is buying up office buildings – nationwide they are “only 50% full” – and transforming them into residential apartments. So far he’s converted eight in the area.
Partnering with architect John Cetra, the writer highlights a building on 55 Broad and how its 400,000-sq-ft of office space is being gutted and redesigned into one-bed or studio apartments aimed at young professionals and generating a potential annual rental income of $30 million.
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When discussing his process, Berman described “the effort to extract as much residential space as possible out of such buildings to solving a Rubik’s Cube.”
Later, 55 Broad is described as both “a three-tiered wedding cake” and “a dull stack of boxes.” Taking a closer look at the building myself through Google Maps and various architectural sources, I began to see how the ideas of the Rubik’s Cube, wedding cake and this lucrative business “marriage” between Berman and Cetra could inspire a conceptual illustration to accompany the article​
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This illustrated map of the Aude region in France shows some of the most exciting, family-friendly destinations in the department.
Living in the same region, and in the department next door, the map highlights twelve locations I personally recommend for families planning a summer trip, combining travel illustration with practical insights for exploring the Aude. Perfect for parents seeking child-friendly travel ideas in France, the map brings each location to life through engaging, hand-drawn visuals.
This digital and hand-drawn illustration highlights the essential relationship between krill (tiny shrimp-like creatures) and baleen whales such as humpbacks and blues (featured here). It visually explains how whale poo fertilizes the ocean, supporting nutrient-rich phytoplankton that krill and the wider marine food web rely on.
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Whales don’t just eat krill – they help create the conditions for krill survival, which in turn supports many Antarctic animals, including penguins and seals.
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Historically, oceans supported far higher numbers of krill and whales. Today, industrial krill harvesting and other human activities are threatening this balance. Studies from Stanford University and Nature Communications show that krill catch levels, which have quadrupled in 30 years, could jeopardise whale population recovery after near-extinction from whaling.
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This illustration is ideal for marine life editorial features, scientific publications and conservation campaigns, combining visual storytelling with scientific accuracy.
This scientific and editorial illustration highlights the resilience of barnacles, specifically the Tetraclita rubescens barnacle, which is literally bending over backwards to survive climate change.
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Scientists studied over 1,000 photos of Tetraclita rubescens from 30 Pacific coast sites between 2017 and 2022. In Baja California, approximately 29 % of these barnacles now grow in a bent shape, leaning sideways instead of upright cones.
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Study links:
https://newatlas.com/biology/barnacles-bent-shells-invasive-snails
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/11/barnacle-bends-shape.page
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Warm‑water predatory snails, previously restricted to the tropics, are moving north as oceans warm in the phenomenon called tropicalisation. These larger, toxin‑armed snails prey easily on standard conical barnacles. The bent shells obscure a vulnerable opening, thwarting attacks.
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Cooler northern regions like California haven’t seen this trend – no bent morphs and no tropical snails.
The evolutionary cost: bent barnacles experience slower growth and reduced reproduction, a trade‑off to avoid becoming snail dinner.
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For my illustration I incorporated the snail species Stramonita biserialis to create a map with the Pacific Ocean on the left and US and Mexico territory on the right, divided by the coastline featuring barnacle icons that bend closer to Baja.
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This editorial and digital illustration visualises a key aspect of news coverage on the California wildfires in January 2025, highlighting the use of inmate firefighters, who make up a significant portion of the state’s wildfire response force.
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Nearly 40 % of Californian prisoners are Hispanic, almost 30 % are Black, 20 % are White and the remainder classified as "other".
According to the BBC, 900 incarcerated firefighters were deployed to fight the fires, while the LA Times reports that inmate crews account for up to 30 % of the state’s wildfire workforce.
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Inmates are paid between $5.80 and $10.24 per day, compared with the state minimum wage of $16.50 per hour. By contrast, non-prisoner firefighters earn between $147,000 and $352,000 per year.
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This illustration is suitable for news publications, magazines and digital editorial features, communicating complex social and economic issues clearly through visual storytelling.
This editorial and digital illustration accompanies a feature about balance, using humour to convey the concept. It depicts a flamingo, a balance expert, standing on a beach ball in the sea, managing to stay afloat with a multivitamin drink mix (AG1) on one side and a hedonistic cocktail on the other.
I used a limited colour palette to create impact and keep the illustration simple and easily understandable, making it ideal for magazines, online publications and editorial content.
This piece demonstrates how humorous editorial illustrations can communicate concepts clearly while engaging readers visually.
This editorial and digital illustration playfully taking the yoga pose downward dog literally to accompany an article on taking up yoga.
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The light‑hearted illustration uses a simple, clear style to engage readers, making it ideal for magazines, online publications and wellness content.​