Visualizing Anthropology Through Comics and Illustration: A Collaboration with the Max Planck Institute

How can anthropological research be translated into visual formats? In this post, I share my experience using comics, illustrations, infographics, and web design to communicate the theme of ageing and mobility in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute.
Example of My Note-Taking Process Before Visualizing Research Findings

Here’s a personal example: my note-taking process for later developing visualizations of anthropological research. These are typically not published; they’re just mind maps to better organize my work.
EncounterBegegnung magazine – Third edition

Design, layout, color selection, retouching of images, image curation, illustrations The EncounterBegegnung magazine is a project aimed at the encounter between German communities and newcomers from Arabic- and Persian-speaking countries.It is designed in all four languages, being possible to read German and English from left to right and Arabic and Persian from right to left, […]
What Happens When We Meet?

Illustrations for the Book of which I’m also a co-author.
Picturing Encounters

Client: Tempelhof Stadtbibliothek Schöneberg, Mauerpark Institut e.V., Freie Universität Berlin Workshop convenor. A workshop for storytellers and illustrators. Creation of a collaborative illustrated story related to the encounter between different lifeworlds (migration, refugee, travel experiences, encounters between generations, neighbors, human/non-human encounters etc.). 2018 2019 2020 2023
Rokooko

Mundo rokooko. “Mundo rokooko” is a much-loved project that we created together with my friend and colleague Pilar Montesinos. Our goal was to create characters and their stories from the images and traditions present in the Bolivian culture. Co-creator of the brand. Character design, illustration, toy design, animation, product design, souvenirs. We developed the following […]
Character Design

In 2014, I had the privilege of studying and graduating as a Character Designer from Pictoplasma Academy. This unique and enriching experience has profoundly shaped my artistic journey. Since then, I have been creating character designs both in my free time and professionally. Here are some examples of my work from the past few years.
Vatersprachmusik

Santillana books
