Form & Function Studios

Plate I·BServices

Where form supports function.

Start with what we need to communicate, then work out how to make it look appealing. Beautiful visuals, built to be used.

Medical & Health Communication

I simplify complex anatomy down to what the story actually needs. If you leave in every detail, you might as well take a photo. A surgical training visual for a surgeon and a patient pamphlet about the same procedure can look completely different, because the audience and the purpose are different. The story comes first; style and design follow.

Often includes

  • Medical textbook figures
  • Surgical training visuals
  • Interactive learning environments
  • Patient-facing procedure illustrations
Anatomical study of a hand showing its muscles and tendons
Diagram of a cross-section beside a curved anatomical structure
Close-up of an eye with the incision size marked, step one of a procedure

Scientific & Natural History

Here, the audience often has less influence on style than it does in medical work: a taxonomic plate and a high school textbook figure can still share the same visual language. That leaves more room to play with style and materials. These subjects also lend themselves naturally to observational drawing in the field, lab, archive, or museum, which is where much of the personality in this work comes from.

Often includes

  • Field-guide visuals
  • Museum plates
  • Natural history exhibit panels
  • Veterinary surgeries
  • Species identification diagrams
  • Botanical plates
Botanical painting of a king protea flower
Pencil study of a walking dog's muscles
Illustrated dissection held open with surgical instruments

Publishing & Layout

Often commissioned alongside medical, scientific or natural history illustration, I don't just deliver the image. I build the design around it, combining illustration with your text so the story actually lands. That might mean guiding a reader's eye through a visual abstract, shaping a thesis defense PPT to match your thesis, or laying out a book or figure so it reads clearly instead of overwhelming people.

Often includes

  • Visual abstracts
  • PPT presentations
  • Thesis cover and lay-out
  • Infographics
  • Journal cover art
  • Conference poster
Two slides from an illustrated thesis defence presentation
Open leaflet laying out illustrated figures beside text
Book spread of illustrated waterfowl with captions

Plate III·BProcess

From start to finish in 5 steps.

  1. 1

    Book a Call

    A 15-30 minute call to talk through your project, timeline, and how illustration can support your work.

    Book a call
  2. 2

    Project Brief

    Together we’ll define the scope, style direction, and deliverables, so we’re on the same page from the start.

  3. 3

    Illustrate

    Sketches are developed into finished artwork, including two scheduled rounds of feedback.

  4. 4

    Deliver

    Finished files are delivered in the formats you need: PNG, JPEG, PDF, PPT slides, or print-ready CMYK files.

  5. 5

    Support

    Even after file delivery, never hesitate to reach out for file questions, resizing, or new formats.