Visual Communication Illustrations

Australian Graphic Designer & Illustrator based in Germany.

(aka. Sketchnotes or Visual Thinking Illustrations)

Communicating an often complicated topic or theory in a visual way through graphics and text.

Human Group Cooperation (2024)

Commissioned illustration
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Client: Prof. Dr. Jörg Gross - Department of Psychology, Social & Economic Psychology section - University of Zurich [Website]

Funding + Doing - How the Agency Fund Invests in Social Ventures (published 2024)

Commissioned illustration
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Client: The Agency Fund [Blog]

Sketchnote illustration explaining what the Cultural Brain Hypothesis is.

Cultural Brain Hypothesis (2020)
Commissioned illustration - in collaboration with Michael Muthukrishna
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Figure from A Theory of Everyone by Michael Muthukrishna [Order]

Sketchnote illustration on wealth creation and wealth appropriation, and how choosing either path can benefits or hinder our future.

Wealth Creation vs Wealth Appropriation (2022)
Commissioned illustration - in collaboration with Michael Muthukrishna
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Figure from A Theory of Everyone by Michael Muthukrishna [Order]

Sketchnote illustration of a timeline and forecast of the evolution of behavioural science in public policy.

The Evolution of Behavioural Science in Public Policy (2022)
Commissioned illustration - in collaboration with Michael Muthukrishna and Robin Schimmelpfennig
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Schimmelpfennig, R. & Muthukrishna, M. (2023). Cultural Evolutionary Behavioural Science in Public Policy. Behavioural Public Policy. [Publisher] [Download] [Twitter] [LinkedIn]

Sketchnotes illustration on 4 models of multiculturalism - the mosaic model, melting pot model, no-hyphen model, and the umbrella model.

Models of Multiculturalism (2022)
Commissioned illustration - in collaboration with Michael Muthukrishna
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Figure from A Theory of Everyone by Michael Muthukrishna [Order]

Sketchnotes illustration on the process and results of an experiment on emulation or imitation of getting food out of a box, created with chimpanzee and human child participants.

Chimpanzee vs Human box experiment (2023)
Commissioned illustration - in collaboration with Michael Muthukrishna

Based on Horner & Whiten (2005)
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Figure from A Theory of Everyone by Michael Muthukrishna [Order]

Sketchnote illustration of the timeline and use of energy and matter. It is highly detailed and follows the source of energy and matter, to their final use or expenditure.

Energy and Matter Timeline (2022)
Commissioned illustration - in collaboration with Michael Muthukrishna

Modified from original in Hall et al 1986
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Figure from A Theory of Everyone by Michael Muthukrishna [Order]

Sketchnote illustration on different methods of showing the number 8 with your fingers or body in different cultures.

Cultural & Historical Variability in Finger Counting (2023)
Commissioned illustration - in collaboration with Michael Muthukrishna

Based on Bender & Beller (2011)
*Based on Marmasse et al. (2000)
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Figure from A Theory of Everyone by Michael Muthukrishna [Order]

Sketchnote illustration about the ultimate and proximate explanation for different behaviours - eating chocolate, having sex, and eating chili.

Ultimate vs Proximate Explanation (2019)
Commissioned illustration - in collaboration with Michael Muthukrishna
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Figure from A Theory of Everyone by Michael Muthukrishna [Order]

Sketchnote illustration on the variability of trait, environment and culture, and genetics that should be included in the calculation on whether a trait is inherited.

Predicting Heritability (2020)
Commissioned illustration - in collaboration with Michael Muthukrishna
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Genetic heritability is a function of variability in the phenotypic trait, variability in the environment, including the cultural environment, and variability in genes from Uchiyama, R., Spicer, R. & Muthukrishna, M. (2021). Cultural Evolution of Genetic Heritability. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. [Download] [Summary Post] [Publisher]

A Sketchnotes illustration explaining different things including innovation in the collective brain, the paradox of diversity, and cultural evolvability.

Paradox of Diversity (2021)
Commissioned illustration - in collaboration with Michael Muthukrishna
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Schimmelpfennig, R., Razek, L., Schnell, E., & Muthukrishna, M. (2021). Paradox of Diversity in the Collective Brain. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. [Download] [Summary Post] [Publisher] [Twitter]

Digital illustration of a mustard plant, with lines pointing to 7 other plants that come from the mustard plant through selective pollination.

Mustard Plant Family (2018)
Commissioned illustration - in collaboration with Michael Muthukrishna
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Figure from A Theory of Everyone by Michael Muthukrishna [Order]

Grayscale illustration of toad sitting on rock. On the left it shows a crop with bugs on it and numerous Australian native animals. On the right, the crop has no bugs but the animals have been replaced with toads.

The Impact of the Canetoad on the Australian Ecosystem (2018)
Commissioned illustration - in collaboration with Michael Muthukrishna
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Figure from A Theory of Everyone by Michael Muthukrishna [Order]

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