Vectober 2019
A Personal Project
A selection of editorial illustrations inspired by articles about science and the environment.
Every year, artists and illustrators around the word produce a daily illustration in October as part of a project called Vectober. I loved doing this in 2018, so thought I’d jump back in again this year.
For every day in October I’ve challenged myself to produce an editorial illustration based on an article relating to science and the environment. These illustrations are inspired by articles published by organisations such as NPR, The Atlantic and Cosmos, and feature stories about everything from bee hive design to playful rats.
These illustrations are part of a personal project and were not commissioned.
Header / Cosmos - Could air pollution contribute to psychiatric illness?
1 / Cosmos - Why are fossils more often male?
2 / WIRED - Elite Athletes Are Changing How They Train for Extreme Heat
3 / NPR - Arctic Fox Sets Record In Walking From Norway To Canada
4 / The Guardian - After bronze and iron, welcome to the plastic age, say scientists
5 / The Conversation - Barn owls reflect moonlight in order to stun their prey
6 / The Atlantic - How to Plan a Family Around an Interplanetary Mission
7 / The Conversation - To save honey bees we need to design them new hives
8 / Scientific American - The Delusion of Scientific Omniscience
9 / Cosmos - Different cultures see similar meanings in the constellations
10 / The Guardian - Giggles and 'joy jumps': rats love games of hide and squeak, scientists find
11 / The Conversation - Can we really know what animals are thinking?
12 / Cosmos - For butterflies, there’s no place like home
13 / NPR - A Rising Generation Asserts Itself On Climate Change
14 / The Conversation - Ocean ecosystems take two million years to recover after mass extinction
15 / Cosmos - Girl songbirds like a guy who can really sing
16/ Scientific American - A Successful Artificial Memory Has Been Created
17 / Scientific American - Earth Could Be a Lens for a Space Telescope