Production, Circulation, and Drainage
Cerebrospinal Fluid:
This two-page textbook spread is the result of a collaborative effort of three students in the Biomedical Communications neuroanatomy course. For this group project, a pre-determined style guide and colour palette were followed, and a studio environment workflow was emulated, with each team member taking charge of a different stage of execution. My role was the conceptualization and design of the illustrations and layout and the composition of text. Illustrations were then vectorized by Kim and rendered by Felix. The goal of this spread is to communicate key anatomical and physiological aspects of cerebrospinal fluid at molecular, tissue, and system scales.
Clients: Prof. Dave Mazierski, Prof. Shelley Wall
Audience: undergraduate students
Format: print (textbook)
Medium: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Date: April 2018
Biomedical illustration & design
Lumbar Flexion-Relaxation Phenomenon
This two-page textbook spread was created for a biomechanics assignment in the Biomedical Communications program. Dr. Tyson Beach, a faculty member of the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Toronto, served as the content adviser for this project, providing feedback on accuracy of both text and images. The series of illustrations aims to communicate the hypothesized biomechanical underpinnings of the lumbar-flexion relaxation phenomenon (FRP) and key clinical implications thereof.
Clients: Prof. Michael Corrin; Dr. Tyson Beach, PhD
Audience: undergraduate kinesiology students
Format: print (textbook)
Medium: Adobe Illustrator
Date: January 2018
Final artwork
Coming soon!
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