Lauren Gregg

Her use of colour and the way she produces her prints via traditional methods draws me instantly to her work. Again another freelancer who exists soley to produce and create. She has done alot of design related work in her early career then started doing editorial illustrations and it all kicked off from there. Sort of mirrors my intentions, I would like to keep design as a side skill but primarily produce works purely image based as I thouroughly enjoy the practice and the community that is the end result of socialising.

Laura Berglund

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Kansas-Medicine-Science-Magazine/2953829

This is exactly the right sort of thing I wish to achieve visually for my Eureka brief and my HoS brief. The use of bold striking colours really helps to engage the viewer and present what would be quite stale subject matters in an interesting way. The range of illustrative styles used is broad enough, but I do not think I would be using quite a mixed style when approaching the brief. Using some form of uniform application of visuals and text helps others to identify the work as my own.

Eureka Times Supplement

Irritatingly there is no way to view any back issues of the Times supplement Eureka, since you have to pay/subscribe to the times to view any of their online content, which I think undermines the point of information being easy to access at little or no cost in the case of the internet.

On a lighter note, I think I have found a way to push my illustration in some form of direction; especially when the subject is something of my own personal taste.

There have been a number of illustrators/designers who have produced work for the supplement, often finding themselves with permanent jobs, which is something to aspire to considering it is a high brow newspaper.

Studio8 Science

I still have a major interest in Science and the formalities concerning the presentation of information.
Especially since I didn't do a great job of the Heroes of Science brief last year, despite my huge love for anything to do with science in all its disciplines, but my main interest still lies in physics.
Studio8 are situated in London, working with a wide range of professionals in different disciplines but producing fantastically produced print publications including books, magazines, posters, brochures and guides to name but a few.

They recently produced a series of publications for science's sexiest professor; Brian Cox.

I just think that the layout of type throughout the publication serves its purpose incredibly well, considering that the subject is content saturated. The distribution of type and image are in a good balance, allowing for readers to not get disinterested by the information presented. 

The colour palette used is vivid and communicates the wonder that embodies scientific discoveries.

Although it is a simple way of applying the copy, there would of been obvious restrictions considering it was a client led brief, but it is demonstrative of the design studio's visual style.

If we look at their accompanying publication: Wonders of the Universe, it reflects this.

I love the use of powerful quotes to re-enforce the importance and wonder implied by the science community. The quest for knowledge is a cup never half full nor half empty, since the faucet of information never knows when to stop filling up. One of my favourite quotes from scientists is from Nikola Tesla: 

"The scientific man does not aim at an immediate result. He does not expect that his advanced ideas will be readily taken up. His work is like that of the planter—for the future. His duty is to lay the foundation for those who are to come, and point the way."

The work of a scientist is then compatible to that of a philosopher, meaning that the theory or proposal he/she puts forward is merely laying out another formula on our existence.


On an irritated note, I cannot find and have found confirmation that Nathalie Lees, the illustrator for the Times' Eureka monthly science supplement has no online portfolio.
Although I have found some of her infographics which I will post later.


About a minute after I posted this, I saw another publication which was produced and visualised in a similar way to the previous projects I had researched. I love the use of symbols, large type, quotes and simplistic display of information that effortlessly collaborates to make a beautiful book.

STUDIOEIGHT