Category:
Graphic novel, comic or zine
Artwork title:
From Waste to Wonders
Description:
Click the icon of a page with an arrow (above right) to view full graphic novel. This digital artwork, intended to be a children's book, was created using Procreate. This story follows a yeast learning to eat waste to produce oil, which summarises the overarching aim of my PhD project. I wanted to display the debate of 'food versus fuel', in which it is not sustainable to use food crops (e.g. sugar) for the production of biofuel/bioproduction, but that it would be more ideal to utilise waste substrates as an alternative feedstock for precision fermentation. I also wanted to show the guiding motto of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, which is "Inspired by Nature: Designed by Science", by showing the yeast meeting different organisms in nature and learning from them how to eat certain waste. This illustrates the idea of how Synthetic Biologists take genetic information from organisms in nature and place them into new organisms to give them new capabilities. No AI was used.
Emma C
Excellent!
8 Weeks
Chrystal N.
What a lovely piece of work! It’s amazing how the illustrations simplify the science without taking away from it (and made it easier for someone like me who do not come from the same background of study to understand). You can really see the love and effort that went into the illustrations and words.
9 Weeks
Lynn
So beautifully done! What a fun and inspiring way to bring science to life for young readers.
9 Weeks
Udom Saengsawang
What a wonderful illustration and beautiful art with very inspiring message!
9 Weeks
Bene
This is such a great illustration. Everything has a purpose under the sun. From waste to wonder indeed.
9 Weeks
Chan Mondole in
Beautiful art with very inspiring message. I absolu ely love it.
9 Weeks
Jessica Lazner
This is so cute and beautifully illustrated!
9 Weeks
Gracena Brown
Beautiful book! Appreciate you for creating this children's book! I believe the children will enjoy reading and learning from it as I did. ♡︎♡︎♡︎
9 Weeks
Ellie
I love this a lot, the story is so classical storybook style and works perfectly.
9 Weeks