One of the best things about being an illustrator is having the opportunity to work on stories which you have been following in the news. One such story is the disturbing trend of US companies reducing research and development. The long term impact could be future loss of competitiveness. Since I grew up in a science family I find this a shocking since corporations made big money with new discoveries. Dan Smith at WSJ had a story about about this trend and since it was on my mind, it was pretty easy to come up with ideas. The final approach was more of a fun retro cartoon approach with the personalized company chasing after it’s fleeing skills.
Hopefully this trend will reverse and we will see new an amazing discoveries.
