Studio Stillae

scientific illustrations

  • why
  • portfolio
  • About
  • contact

Why

It’s always helpful to have images when telling your story, any story. Scientists in particular should be able to explain their work to anyone, and illustrations certainly help:

  • They explain novel concepts for grant proposals
  • clarify results in journals
  • lay out study setups
  • visualise concepts for workshops or tutorials
  • spice up presentations
  • outline new biotechnologies
  • explain experimental setups
  • tailor lecture series

 

Cost-effective

Perhaps you could make that image yourself. Great! If you can clearly and concisely express your ideas you don’t need an illustrator. But think about how many hours you would save NOT making that figure. Remember that your own hours do not come cheap and it would save a hassle. What if you could easily outsource?

As a scientist and an illustrator (with 15 years of experience in both fields) I can quickly provide images. Any description, idea or sketch will be a starting point.

Clientele

I have made illustrations for academia, research institutes and biotech companies, such as University of Cambridge, Leiden University Medical Center, Institute of Physics, NTrans Technologies, Maastricht University, University of Amsterdam, Wageningen University, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Institute of Physics, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute, MERLN Institute, and the Center for Human Drug Research.

Portfolio

Research perspectives

Illustrations for research perspectives or reviews

Teaching

Figures for teaching

Figures for presentations

Clarify study setup

Figures to explain study setups

Figures for lectures

Figures for lectures

Illustrations for workshops

Illustration for scientific workshops

Peer reviewed journals

transport mechanisms BBB

Scientific Posters

Scientific Poster design

Logo Design

logo design for reseach groups

Fun

No-screen printable activities for kids

About

Hi! My name is Maaike de Backer. I’m a scientist with a PhD in chemistry and a strong affection for clean design. I’ve done research at the University of Cambridge, Cancer Research UK, the European synchrotron in Grenoble, Leiden University Medical Center and a biotech company.

 

During my career I enjoyed visualising research concepts and results. I noticed that Powerpoint was too limited for the illustrations that I had in mind, so I moved to Illustrator, which is much more versatile. I’ve developed a clean & simple style with soft colours, dedicated to the “less is more” principle.

 

I work with an hourly rate, so the cost of an image or poster very much depends on its complexity. Any description, idea or sketch will be a starting point. Please feel free to contact me by email, phone or contact form for questions or quotations. Quick & friendly service!

Get in touch

    Details

    Contact and other details

    Name: Dr. Maaike de Backer

    E-mail: info@studio-stillae.nl

    Phone: +31 – 62 46 38 214

    Location: Bourgognestraat 25A,

    Maastricht, The Netherlands

    KVK: 65438159

    BTW-ID NL001102490B84

    Don’t mind the raindrops, wait till the rain stops

    Smile through your tears, laughing at life

    – Billie Holiday –

     

    These words have been in my head for years.. Living in The Netherlands, famous for its tulips, cyclists and well.. rain, the ‘raindrop theme’ for my studio quickly came to mind. Taking it one step further by including an alliteration in the form of stillae, the Latin name for raindrop, we end up with Studio Stillae.

     

    Privacy and cookies

    Copyright 2023 Studio Stillae

    This website uses cookies to give you the best browsing experience. Control them in settings.

    Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance
    Privacy Overview

    This website uses cookies, as almost all websites do, to provide you with the best browsing experience.

    Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile phone when you browse websites. They allows a website to recognise your device and maintain a consistent, cohesive experience throughout multiple sessions. Find more information about cookies and their settings here.

    You can adjust all of your cookie settings by navigating the tabs on the left hand side.

    Strictly Necessary Cookies

    Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

    If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.

    Cookie Policy

    This website uses cookies to provide you the best browsing experience. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile phone when you browse websites. It allows a website to recognise your device and maintain a consistent, cohesive experience throughout multiple sessions.

    If you use this website, Studio Stilla and certain 3rd parties will use cookies to track and monitor activities, such as browsing flow and site usage.

    My cookie policy describes how these cookies are used and how you can control the settings. and how you can control the cookie settings.

    Please keep in mind that turning off certain cookeis may alter your experience with the website, and may limit its features (such as loggin in as a user).

    Please read my privacy policy as well, as it covers related issues.