An improbable life cycle of a parasite

Check out how a crazy parasite controls the minds of its host to traveling from water to air—and back! Fun project with Art director Jen Christiansen for Scientific American October 2022 Graphic Science issue. You can see the digital story here. It was listed as The Most Compelling Science Graphics of 2022.

 

Below are some sketches and layouts we explored.

rough sketch

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