Science
Andy Potts – BBC
New cover illustration by Andy for BBC Science Focus magazine collection.
In this issue, the focus was on explaining the brain with a brief to create a luminous image of our grey matter housed in a human silhouette with a palette to pop the eye from a magazine rack.
Christiane Engel – Space Quest
3… 2…1… BLAST-OFF! Christiane has illustrated ‘Build-a-Story Cards – Space Quest’ for Barefoot Books. This deck of 36 wordless cards features fantastical spaceships, planets, astronauts and aliens.
The cards also present problems to solve and tools for creative solutions, encouraging critical thinking skills and laying the building blocks for lifelong STEM learning.
Alessandra Psacharopulo : Dinosaurs
Discover all your favourite prehistoric creatures in this awesome new lift-the-flap Dinosaurs book illustrated by Alessandra Psacharopulo. Published by Old Dungate Press.
Sabeena Karnik – Knowable magazine
Beautifully intricate paper sculpture cover design by Sabeena Karnik Knowable magazine 😍
Sabeena’s brief was to create a logo with elements from the living world (butterfly), physical world (Saturn), health & disease (DNA helix), the mind (human brain), society (scales of justice), sustainability (windmills) and tech (robotic arm). What a stunning result!
Susan Batori – There Was a Black Hole that Swallowed the Universe
Stargazers will love Susan Batori‘s humorous artwork in ‘There Was a Black Hole that Swallowed the Universe’. Follow along as the black hole swallows up the universe and everything that exists in it, from the biggest planets, stars & galaxies, to the smallest atoms & molecules. Available this September from Sourcebooks.
Daniel Egneus – Kate Greenaway Medal nomination
Huge congrats to Daniel Egneus whose fabulous picture book, ‘Moth’ has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal!
This powerful and visually spectacular story written by Isabel Thomas and published by Bloomsbury offers the perfect introduction to natural selection and evolution for children.
Christiane Engel – First Explorers Things That Go
Explore the busy town, bustling seaside and look up in the air in First Explorers: Things That Go! Spot cars, boats and fire engines, as well as lots of other things that go all around us.
Superbly illustrated by Christiane Engel, this title provides gentle early learning and is a wonderful introduction to science topics for small children. Available now from Campbell Books.
Andy Potts – BBC Focus magazine
Andy Potts‘ futuristic ‘Through The Wormhole’ illustrations for BBC Focus magazine.
Vlado Krizan – BBC Focus
The future of crime fighting, AI detectives and virtual reality crime scenes formed the basis of this fascinating recent BBC Focus feature illustrated by Vlado.
Janusz Jurek – Spirit magazine
Janusz created this striking cover for the Spring issue of Spirit magazine plus inside feature illustrations for an article entitled ‘Great minds’.
