Some projects stand apart. Not only because of their subject matter — the fight against HIV — but because of the creative freedom they demand. The brief was unambiguous on one point: "we are looking for something very different from what is your typical Medical Art, and that is why we have chosen you."
A beautiful heart, not a gory one. Made of glass. Red. Floating. That was essentially the brief received from Alla Dreyvitser, Visual Presentation Director at the Washington Post, for an exceptional commission: the cover of the special Health & Science section, dedicated to heart disease.
A few years ago, Science & Vie Junior gave me an unusual brief: illustrate viruses that are... likeable. Or at least, useful ones. The kind of subject that makes you want to roll up your sleeves.
How do you illustrate a revolutionary neuroscience technique for one of the world's most prestigious science publications? Here's the full process behind my cover illustration for Scientific American's special issue…