This cover illustration was created for CLEAR’s 2025 Impact Report.
CLEAR (Canadians for Leading Edge Alzheimer Research) is a non-profit organization that funds cutting-edge biomedical research for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. I created this illustration, which combines the grid design in CLEAR’s logo with graphics representing current areas of dementia-related research, to highlight to donors how their support is funding breakthroughs in the field.
Illustrator
First, I made several black-and-white sketches centered around the ideas of dementia research, community, and collaboration. I wanted to highlight how CLEAR—and their network of researchers, patients, and donors—contributed to breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease and dementia-related research. After discussion with the client, we decided to proceed with the second idea and expand it into a full two-page spread.
I wanted each graphic in the grid design to either represent dementia-related research in general, or to represent a specific project that CLEAR is funding. For inspiration, I looked at CLEAR-funded projects, conducted further research into them, and illustrated graphics based on some of the projects. I chose the colour palette based on the CLEAR’s brand colours: the illustrations were done in hues of blue, and the orange was used as an accent colour to make certain elements of each graphic stand out.
The illustrations were adjusted further and then arranged in a grid inside the brain to create the final two-page cover spread.
