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Lindsay Newey

Scientific Illustrator

For the Nature Knows Best exhibit of “Illuminations”, Lindsay created a beautiful animation that tracks human interaction with and impact on the rest of the living world.

Lindsay is Emerging Creatives of Science (ECOS)’s lead graphic artist. Her favorite kind of work includes illustrating the strange and macabre phenomena of the natural world.

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Projects worked on:

● “Illuminations” Nature knows best animation, in collaboration with ecos

2023

 

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LINDSAY’S ANIMATION FOR NATURE KNOWS BEST • ILLUMATIONS
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Eureka

Illustrator

We collaborated with Eureka on designing exclusive water bottle art, turning a functional item into a work of art. The designs were inspired by all of the “Illuminations” exhibits.

Eureka is a freelance artist and illustrator based in Malaysia. She creates digital illustration and design art merchandise out of passion and love with a lil touch of pixie dust! She sometimes dabbles in analogue and loves experimenting with different mediums. Her works are often inspired by nature, literature, animations, everyday life, and her passion for colors.

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Projects worked on:

● “Illuminations” artisan gifts

2023

 

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CUSTOM WATER BOTTLES FOR ILLUMINATIONS
CUSTOM WATER BOTTLES FOR ILLUMINATIONS
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Kathryn Bethard

Web Designer & Illustrator

Kathryn co-conceptualized the Nature Knows Best initiative as part of our Illuminations series.

Nature Knows Best focuses on the ways that bio-inspired design is being leveraged to create strategies and solutions in the sustainability sector. She produced a series of six illustrations, each highlighting a different lesson learned from nature about how to undo the damages that we’ve done.

Kathryn is a UX designer and illustrator who has created a contemporary-meets-retro style to infuse energy and playfulness into her work. She creates full brand makeovers, punchy illustrations, and merchandise that reminds viewers and clients that design can be fun. She’s also a big advocate for the planet, which shows up in her work through her recurring plant motifs. When she’s not designing, you can catch her at her favorite place… her house. She’s a firm believer that there’s nothing like comfy clothes, home brewed coffee, and a good book. — via kathrynbethard.com

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Projects worked on:

● “illuminations” Nature knows best Art series

2021

 

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"change your energy" illustration
"home is what you make it" illustration
"The Future is fake" illustration
"look alive" illustration
"grow your own way" illustration
"no plastic, no problem" illustration
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Abbigayle Warner

Designer & Illustrator

Abbigayle is a digital artist and entrepreneur that specializes in illustration and product design.

Abbigayle helped The Plenary team translate exhibit ideas into colorful, bold, tangible visual renderings. Her talents made it possible for us to more powerfully communicate our vision with others. She illustrated two Illuminations exhibit concepts; capturing and communicating the show’s look, feel, and immersive vision.

She runs Abbicreates Studio, where she creates bright, energetic art prints, t-shirts, and everyday items featuring her works. She uses warm palettes and bold lines to strike a balance between current visual trends and her own unique style. Based in Tampa, her local environment and culture often serves as her muse, inspiring a collection of Tampa Bay prints and products that celebrate local small businesses. In addition to producing her own unique works, she creates custom pieces for clients ranging from restaurants to bakeries to plant nurseries.

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Projects worked on:

● “Illuminations” renderings

2016

 

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Digital rendering of illuminations' showcase lounge
Digital rendering of illuminations' showcase lounge
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Jessica Creane

Game Designer

Jessica is the co-creator of our upcoming Food City board game, which challenges players to build a more equitable and sustainable food system in an imagined city.

Jessica’s expertise in game design provided essential direction in the conceptualization, development, and testing of the experience. Jessica is an extremely focused generalist who runs her life as a creative lab. Her great love in life is uncovering surprising connections between imagination and reality and turning those discoveries into play. Play is how we get excited about change, even when it’s hard, and Jessica’s work as an artist, coach, and facilitator reflects this philosophy. She runs the game and immersive experience design company, I Kant Koan, where she leads a team of thoughtful creativity scientists who thrive on creative and strategic challenges unique to boundary-bending work. — via ikantkoan.com

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Projects worked on:

● Food City

2016

 
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Stephanie Fine Sasse

Designer

Stephanie steers the creative direction of The Plenary, Co. If something from The Plenary isn’t credited to another artist, it was likely created by her.

She takes a hands-on role in the designing our website, developing the visual language for the organization, and creating illustrations across our programs.

Prior to founding The Plenary, Co., Stephanie Fine Sasse worked as a neuroscience researcher while running a freelance graphic, visual, and web design business on the side. She’s designed multiple book covers, including her 2018 co-authored publication from MIT Press, Science Not Silence, and the 2017 release from Oxford University Press, Neuroexistentialism. She has also created the conceptual and visual design for exhibits, websites, touchscreen interactions, conference programs, large scale public education campaigns, merchandise, and marketing collateral for local, national, and international organizations including OHSU, WorldTeach, March for Science, and Harvard University. Stephanie led the creative direction for The Plenary, Co.’s precursor, The People’s Science, and continues to contribute to our visual portfolio through web design, collaborative art, and original works. She particularly enjoys creating line drawings, flat illustrations, and hand lettering.

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Projects worked on:

● All The Plenary, Co. Projects

2016-

 

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It's only human logo
handlettering illustration
The Plenary, Co. 2020 Thank you cards
The plenary, co. original logo
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