Science & art

Nature.Illustrated

Scientific illustration & nature-inspired design

Created by an evolutionary biologist and hobby scientific illustrator, Nature.Illustrated brings together scientific accuracy, natural history, and elegant visual storytelling.

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Portrait of Binia De Cahsan — **Binia De Cahsan**Evolutionary biologist & scientific illustrator

About

A biologist’s eye,
an illustrator’s hand.

Hi, I’m Binia De Cahsan — an evolutionary biologist at the University of Copenhagen and a hobby scientific illustrator. I create visuals that bridge scientific accuracy and artistic storytelling.

From graphical abstracts and journal covers to nature-inspired designs for everyday life, each piece begins with curiosity and careful observation.

Ways to work together

Services

Visual support for scientific communication, publications, outreach, branding, and nature-inspired products.

Scientific illustrations

Accurate, expressive visuals for species, structures, processes, and publications.

Graphical abstracts

Clear visual narratives that make complex research easier to understand and share.

Journal cover art

Distinctive editorial artwork grounded in the central finding of your research.

Figure and poster design

Publication-ready figures and conference posters with thoughtful visual hierarchy.

Lab logos and branding

Identity systems inspired by the organisms, questions, and character of your lab.

Nature-inspired product designs

Original artwork for biologists, fieldworkers, students, and nature enthusiasts.

Selected work

Portfolio

Natural history

Scientific Illustration

Detailed visual work inspired by animals, plants, fossils, and natural history collections.

Scientific illustration of two prehistoric mammals beside a tree

Scientific illustration of an okapi in a natural pose

Scientific illustration of a small aquatic arthropod

Scientific illustration of a blastocyst with early embryonic cells

Scientific sketch sheet showing lice anatomy details

Research figures

Scientific Figures

Publication-ready figure panels, comparative diagrams, and data-rich visual summaries.

Scientific figure combining a sabertooth cat illustration with a phylogenetic tree

Scientific figure showing carnivore gene functions and anatomical traits

Circular ecological habitat figure with animals arranged by environment

Research communication

Graphical Abstracts

Clear, attractive visuals that communicate research questions, methods, and key findings.

Graphical abstract explaining bowhead whale population history and commercial whaling impacts

Scientific editorial

Journal Covers

Editorial-style artwork for scientific publications and special issues.

Journal cover design featuring colorful fish illustrations for Cell

Journal cover design featuring a mammoth illustration for Cell

Journal cover design featuring a giraffe illustration for Cell

Journal cover design featuring a black rhinoceros conservation illustration

Journal cover design featuring ancient maize illustrations for Cell

Journal cover design featuring a koala and DNA illustration for Molecular Biology and Evolution

Journal cover design featuring a bowhead whale eye illustration for Cell

Journal cover-style evolutionary biology artwork featuring multiple animals and DNA sequence motifs

Journal cover-style Arctic marine ecosystem artwork with bowhead whales and population genetics

Academic design

Thesis Covers

Personalized thesis cover artwork that combines research themes with editorial illustration.

Thesis cover illustration of an Arctic landscape with sled tracks

Thesis cover illustration of a cave painting inspired mammoth beside a circular motif

Thesis cover illustration combining mammoth and elephant anatomy

Thesis cover illustration of a dormouse interacting with a glowing molecular form

Thesis cover artwork combining molecular graphics and illustrated organisms

Visual identity

Logos & Branding

Visual identities for labs, research groups, conferences, and outreach projects.

Art & objects

Nature Art & Products

Nature-inspired designs adapted for prints, clothing, stickers, and other products.

Black line artwork of a fern frond for nature-inspired products

Nature-inspired swan and DNA line artwork

Light line artwork of bats and botanical elements

Watercolor-style alpaca and llama artwork

Watercolor-style polar bear and brown bear artwork

Back view of a navy SMBE Copenhagen 2026 T-shirt

Front view of a navy SMBE Copenhagen 2026 T-shirt

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