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Science Illustration & Graphic Design

Books & Large Projects

MedStudy

I was MedStudy's main medical illustrator from 2017-2024. I created the majority of the artwork for their Student Core and Internal Medicine QBank+ products. In total, I've made several hundred illustrations for them.

As a medical education company, clarity and approachability are key to the company style, both in art and in text. Vector graphics, created in Adobe Illustrator, work very well for this purpose.

Brain slices

Cross-section of an eye with an inset of the lens and cornea

Anatomical diagrams of the neck showing the thyroid gland, trachea, esophagus, blood vessels, nerves, and other structures.

Schematic diagram of the GI system walls, showing mucosa, muscular layers, blood vessels, nerves, and serosa.

Brain slices and their corresponding body parts

Three skulls from the front, with purple shading showing the areas covered by Le Fort 1, 2, and 3 fractures.

Anatomy of the lens, iris, cornea, and related structures.

Anatomical diagram showing the brain, meninges, skull, connective tissue, skin, and repated structures.

Diagram of protein chains, helices, pleated sheets, and more complex structures.

Inset of the listed anatomy, as well as a small lung for context.

The listed anatomy, plus an inset showing the layers of the bladder wall.

The listed structures within the kidney cortex.

Diagram showing a cross section of a kidney with an inset. There is emphasis on the arteries and veins.

Frontal view of the eye with associated muscles. There are arrows indicating the directions they move the eye. At the bottom is a list of the muscles and their functions.

Cross section of the lower head and upper neck showing the hypoglossal nerve's origin in the brainstem and the areas it innervates.

Schematic diagram of the visual tract as seen from above with areas of damage marked. There is also a series of diagrams showing the type of visual field defect resulting from each damaged spot.

Ventral and lateral views of the listed anatomy.

A looping gif of a pair of lungs, breathing.

Brain slices

Cross-section of an eye with an inset of the lens and cornea

Anatomical diagrams of the neck showing the thyroid gland, trachea, esophagus, blood vessels, nerves, and other structures.

Schematic diagram of the GI system walls, showing mucosa, muscular layers, blood vessels, nerves, and serosa.

Brain slices and their corresponding body parts

Three skulls from the front, with purple shading showing the areas covered by Le Fort 1, 2, and 3 fractures.

Anatomy of the lens, iris, cornea, and related structures.

Anatomical diagram showing the brain, meninges, skull, connective tissue, skin, and repated structures.

Diagram of protein chains, helices, pleated sheets, and more complex structures.

Inset of the listed anatomy, as well as a small lung for context.

"Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind," by Peter Godfrey-Smith

I was one of two illustrators who contributed work to Peter Godfrey-Smith's 2020 book.

Digital line drawing of three stages labeled Nama, White Sea, and Avalon with reconstructed fossil animals. The creatures are anatomically strange, and many look more like plants.

Digital line drawing of several extinct animals.

Digital line drawing of a reconstructed group of fossil animals.

A phylogenetic tree with digital line drawings of animals.

A phylogenetic tree with digital line drawings of animals.

A phylogenetic tree with digital line drawings of animals.

Digital line drawing of three stages labeled Nama, White Sea, and Avalon with reconstructed fossil animals. The creatures are anatomically strange, and many look more like plants.

Digital line drawing of several extinct animals.

Digital line drawing of a reconstructed group of fossil animals.

A phylogenetic tree with digital line drawings of animals.

"The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin’s Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World—and Us," by Richard Prum

I contributed a few figures to Rick Prum's 2017 Pulitzer finalist book.

Diagram of five stages of feather evolution and development, from a single barb to a complex branching structure.

Stipple illustrations of three bacula and corresponding scale bars. The walrus baculum is enormous at about 50 cm long, the raccoon is about 8 cm, and the squirrel is .4 cm.

Graph showing data clusters marked as black, gray, and brown pigments.

Graph with Mating Preference Value on the x-axis and Display Trait Value on the y-axis.

Six diagrams of social networks covering different time periods. Manakin roles are shown by node color and pattern.

Diagram of five stages of feather evolution and development, from a single barb to a complex branching structure.

Stipple illustrations of three bacula and corresponding scale bars. The walrus baculum is enormous at about 50 cm long, the raccoon is about 8 cm, and the squirrel is .4 cm.

Graph showing data clusters marked as black, gray, and brown pigments.

Graph with Mating Preference Value on the x-axis and Display Trait Value on the y-axis.

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