About me

Founder and Creative Director of Cooked Illustrations. Multidisciplinary writer, illustrator, entrepreneur, and storyteller, often with feet on different continents, and hands in many pies. Both literally and figuratively. Ian grew up around tropical biologists and archaeologists, which planted a lifelong interest in the anthropogenic environment. Over time, he’s become fascinated with how scientific research can be disseminated through arts and how research can become culture. Originally a reportage illustrator on field expeditions, Ian noticed that there is a niche need for engaging and jocular science communication that goes beyond graphs and textbooks and truly tries to answer the question of how humans learn. Current research: How stories can help us learn? How to create effective and affective visual learning material?

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Work history

Creative DirectorCooked Illustrations Ltd
Aug 2019Cardiff, United KingdomFull Time
Creative Director of a science and visual communications studio. We work with researchers, organizations, consultants, small businesses and individuals to communicate information in a fun and engaging way, without losing complexity.
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AnimatorMonki Studio
Apr 2013 - Apr 2014Panama City, PanamaFreelance

Education

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Illustration BA (hons) Cardiff School of Art & Design
Aug 2013 - Aug 2016Cardiff, United Kingdom

Awards

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(Shortlisted) Reportager AwardUniversity of the West of England
Shortlisted for the 2015 Reportager award for a collection of on-the-field drawings of students in a desert.