I’ll be participating in the Philip Greenspun Illustration Project, a project to fund the creation and improvement of illustrations for Wikimedia, the foundation that runs the free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. This project is made possible by a personal contribution from internet entrepreneur Philip Greenspun, who acknowledges the importance and efficacy of visual communication. He and project coordinator Brianna Laugher were interviewed by the New York Times about the project. The resulting illustrations will appear on relevant Wikipedia pages, and be available freely through a Creative Commons license.

I recently illustrated a series of architectural cutaways for the article A Change of Plans in the August issue of Alberta Venture Magazine. Drawing inspiration from architects Rem Koolhaas, Frank Gehry and Daniel Libeskind, the conceptual structure is used to explain Building Information Management (BIM) software, which aided in the design and construction of Calgary’s EnCana Corporation office tower, or the Bow by Foster and Partners.

Update: View the finals here. A Change of Plans