Illustrations

Original artworks designed to communicate scientific concepts and new research, including social media tiles, artwork for merchandise, and podcast cover art.

Original illustrations and animated elements for the educational video series Deep Time Detectives, created by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage.

In collaboration with Nellie Pease, an interactive choose-your-own-adventure artwork introducing palaeoecology concepts such as how long-term processes shape ecosystems.

A digital illustration showing white lineart on a black background, depicting three pint glasses filled with various objects and each containing a frog

Official festival artwork for Pint of Science Australia 2022, featured in print and digital media promoting Pint of Science events nation-wide and printed on official merchandise.

Anatomical diagrams for undergraduate dentistry teaching at James Cook University.

Promotional artwork for the Supplementary Information podcast, for sharing on social media.

A digital illustration of a map of redshifted stars surrounded by tools including a ruler, compass, and magnifying glass, on a dark blue background. White text at the bottom of the image reads "Matthew Colless, ASA Ellery Lectureship 2024"

Astronomical Society of Australia Live Sketches

Live sketches of academic talks for winners of the Astronomical Society of Australia’s 2024 prizes.

A digital illustration showing a drone hovering in a blue sky over an ocean, with seagrass waving under the water and a dugong grazing on the seagrass. Text reads 'Seagrass & Drones'

A series of twelve tiles for social media, illustrating the diverse applications of drones and geospatial technology with GeoNadir.

A digital graphic titled "Pint of Science Australia 10 years" showing animals and objects floating in space on a purple and blue background. In the centre, a whale swims out of a pint glass, with a koala and a frog in spacesuits on the left and right, respectively. Decorations include coral, stars, a book, planets, strands of DNA, and a radio telescope

Pint of Science Australia 2024 – Celebrating 10 Years

Official festival artwork celebrating 10 years of Pint of Science Australia in 2024, designed in collaboration with Dr James O’Hanlon and Keith Stanley, promoting Pint of Science events nation-wide and printed on official merchandise.

A series of speed-drawn cartoons illustrating the work of researchers on Twitter.

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