cathy zhou

science, design, & illustration.

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where science communications meets eye-catching visuals and graphic design.

SCIENCE GRAPHICS

infographics, research articles, and educational materials with focus on typography, layout, and graphic design.

A detailed infographic explaining Lyme arthritis, its stages, symptoms, and progression, with illustrations of a tick and a person, and medical information about the disease.
An infographic titled 'The Opioid Crisis' with colorful poppy flowers illustrating data about opioid overdoses, types, and deaths in the United States, including trends from 2016 to 2024.
Illustration of a woman with long dark hair and glasses holding a smartphone, with a transparent view of her brain showing neural structures and labels for vestibulocochlear nerve and vestibular nuclei, along with text about motion sickness.
Diagram explaining Alzheimer's disease and the role of NMDA receptors in the brain, showing normal NMDA function, pathological changes in Alzheimer's, and treatments such as Memantine.
Diagram of a human kidney showing its internal structures, including the capsule, renal cortex, renal pyramid, major calyx, renal pelvis, ureter, and renal medulla, with text explaining urine flow and kidney health.
An illustrated diagram of an eye with highlighted eye muscles, nerves, and lens, showing the anatomy involved in Myasthenia Gravis and its impact on nerve signals to eye muscles.
A digital illustration showing two people with braided hair conducting a video head impulse test. They are holding the test device to their heads, with one person explaining the procedure, pointing to a red dot on the device, which indicates where to
Graph showing normal and unilateral peripheral vestibular loss with eye and head velocity over time in milliseconds, with annotations explaining eye movement lag and catch-up saccades.
An educational poster titled 'Rethinking Technique: Physiologically-Informed Piano Teaching' by April Reyes, discussing the role of physiological contexts in piano instruction and playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMD). It includes sections
Person holding a magazine titled 'Science Visualized' on a table with a glass of water and a stack of magazines nearby.
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An infographic titled "Light It Up" exploring the use of prescribed fires by Parks Canada, with maps of national parks and various statistics about prescribed fires, benefits, and risks.

SCIENCE STORYTELLING

3D and 2D motion graphics and animation, graphic medicine comics.

A digital illustration of a nighttime highway scene showing a car in the foreground, a highway sign that reads 'SOMERSET STATION' in the midground, and an overpass bridge in the background. The scene has stylized mountains and a dark sky, with the te
A character dressed as a detective or investigator walking confidently through a corridor surrounded by scattered papers and files related to rare diseases. The title 'PURSUIT' and the subtitle 'A Short Comic on Rare Diseases' are displayed prominent
A comic book cover titled 'SCUM' in large orange letters with green and black swirling background and yellow liquid splashes, featuring a person's legs from the knees down standing in a black substance.

ILLUSTRATION

editorial illustrations.

Anime-style illustration of two characters standing in front of a traditional Asian wooden door. The characters are dressed in historical clothing; one is holding an open book and the other is holding a magnifying glass. The backdrop features a warm
An illustration of a family gathering in a dark forest with twisted trees. The family includes a man in a suit with a hat, a woman holding a pig plush toy, and two children, one of whom is wearing a baseball cap. The scene is atmospheric with swirlin
Anime-style illustration of a game board with two characters. One character is sitting on the floor, holding a red mask, with bloodstains on the floor around him. The other character is standing nearby, covered in blood, with a bloodstained cloak. Th
Fantasy illustration featuring a large figure with greenish-blue skin holding a small, balanced scale with two dark, shadowy figures hanging on each side, and smaller characters below, set against a dark background.
Illustration of a group of people, including a woman with a beanie, a man, and a person with a medical cross on their bag, walking through snow and trail of strange red smoke or tentacles, in a dark background.
A book cover titled "Meeting up from Bent Hill" featuring an illustrated young man with blonde hair and a green jacket stepping through a torn paper opening, revealing a house and trees at night. The background includes a daytime profile of a woman a
A person is using tweezers to place or remove a photo of three people on a red surface. The photo shows a man in a white shirt and two people in black suits hanging upside down. Various objects like scissors, a flower, a snake, and butterfly are also
A fantasy illustration of two characters, one on a horse and a knightly figure below looking up, with a celestial background of stars and a glowing red star.
A collage of illustrated movie and theater tickets, popcorn, flowers, a film clapperboard, a film strip, and characters from a story, highlighting themes of entertainment and cinema.
An illustration of various flowers and two children, a boy and a girl, sitting and facing each other amidst the flowers. The flowers include lilies, lilies of the valley, and other flora, surrounded by sparkles. The caption reads 'HYRULÉ FLORA. An as
Collage of science magazine pages with illustrations, infographics, and articles about scientific topics, including plant growth, waste management, and a climber on an uphill climb.

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