Selected Illustration and Process Insight:

Our work is hand-crafted with intention and attention to every detail.

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With roots in the underground music and merch industry, as well as experience supporting and visually representing independent cultural initiatives, we create striking industry-specific release artwork for musicians and record labels for all print and digital platforms.

We work closely with our clients on their branding projects to craft unique visual identities to the highest standards, helping to build strong branding that resonate with audiences across any print and digital platforms.

Conceptual Scientific Editorial Illustration is the passion project of Crowlab Studio, presented though the 'Contemporizer' Substack and Ebook. As well as Scientific Editiorial outlets, we want to collaborate with research teams and the wider scientific community to concisely communicate their vital work to the general public.

Crowlab Studio's Lead Illustrator Joe Furlong has been developing his drawing technique since childhood, professionally since 2007. He is proficient with a wide variety of traditional techniques and how to subtly combine them with digital tools.

Utilising tactile traditional processes sparingly with industry standard digital tools, Crowlab Studio's multi-faceted illustration practice can confidently create evocative thought-driven editorial responses to articles and journal pieces.

Crowlab Studio aims to deliver distinctive visual solutions for publishing, producing covers and illustrations that translate into accessible, market-ready products. Capturing a book’s theme and tone with clarity, impact, and originality whilst honouring it's writer with our best creative efforts. We can also create our own illustrative typography or work with yours.

Clients and Collaborations include:

CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), Pan Macmillan, Beijing Science Museum, Last Podcast on the Left, Z2 Comics, Four Quarters, Craft Beer Rising, Elastic, Royal College of Art, Lambeth Borough Council, Progress4London, Youth Offending Service, Waltham Forest Borough of Culture, National Taiwan Normal Univeristy, Danezis Stories, Glastonbury Festival, Boomtown Fair, Happy Slap Boutique, Civilised Mess, Circus Records, The Coronet Theatre, Sample Gods, Terrakore Apparel, LG, Greek Ministry of Culture, Ropi Publications, Tasty Travelling Chef, Greek Ministry of Education, Prosenghisi Film & Video Production, Municipality of Amarousio, Tiefenbach Water Hydraulics Inc., Palinor Media Production, ERT-3 TV, Open TV Greece.

Crowlab Studio are:

Joe Furlong
Freehand Illustrator, Visual Artist, Printmaker, Decor Artist.

Froso Papadimitriou
2D Animator, Conceptual Artist, Multi-skilled Maker, Educator

Contemporizer Ebook

Timeless Knowledge Illustrated for Modern Minds

Contemporizer is a quarterly illustrated eBook and Substack exploring the intersection of science, psychology, and contemporary culture. Each issue takes complex ideas ranging from cutting-edge research to overlooked theories from the past, reimagining them through striking editorial illustration and accessible writing.

The eBook serves as a curated, polished collection of illustrated articles, while the Substack offers readers a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process, including sketches, research notes, and reflections on how ideas take shape visually where we seek collaborations with notable writers and cutting-edge researchers.

Together, they provide both a finished body of work and an ongoing dialogue with it's readers, bridging art and science in a way that is insightful, visually compelling, experimental and relevant to today’s world.

Alternatively, if you do not use Substack you can join the monthly (maximum, we promise!) Crowlab Studio Newsletter with new work processes, studio insight and the best of Contemporizer: