Editorial Illustrations
Rowan has created illustrations for various publications including The New Yorker, The Economist and The Guardian. These often involve covering sensitive topics and encapsulating them in one image thoughtfully but impactfully.
For an article on gun laws in America.
An illustration accompanying an article about the real culprits of climate change.
A legacy of plastic on the Earth that will outlive us all.
For a piece arguing that white victims of crime are afforded more attention in the media than victims of colour.
An accompanying illustration for an article asking whether the police in America should be defunded.
An illustration to represent the Iranian protests involving women cutting their hair following the death of Mahsa Amini, who died at the hands of the country’s morality police.
This image featuring three flags interspersed with a packet of French fries was included in a piece detailing the arrival of McDonalds to the Soviet Union in 1990.
For an article that asks whether the justice system in America in unfairly weighted against people of colour.
This image was for another piece that asked who the real culprits of climate change were.