Abstract
Abstract Illustrator Tim McDonagh is inspired by natural forms. While he is not a ‘technical illustrator’ his illustrations of natural subjects have a concern with accuracy as well as an obsessive attention to detail. He is perhaps best known for his work for the science journal New Scientist including a number of cover designs. In April 2015 Tim McDonagh spoke with Adrian Holme about his interests, his influences and his approach to image-making. The interview provides an interesting insight into one illustrator’s process of making images in a scientific editorial context. Although this editorial context differs somewhat from the more technical scientific illustration, similar issues of ‘objectivity’, veracity and the extent of imaginative interpretation still arise.
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