Kim Anderson is a visual storyteller, live illustrator and writer
Conferences
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Workshops
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Celebrations
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PR events
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Weddings
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Brand activations
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Science comms
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Conferences ✳︎ Workshops ✳︎ Celebrations ✳︎ PR events ✳︎ Weddings ✳︎ Brand activations ✳︎ Science comms ✳︎
Hi, I’m Kim!
I help organisations, businesses, communities and researchers to make complex or spread out info more accessible through eye-grabbing visuals. If you want live illustration, infographics, comics or other visual storytelling assets that draw people in, then...
What I offer
Illustration can help spread a message, drive action, educate, spark joy, and bring people together. There is power in pictures. Let’s create some!
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For conferences, workshops, talks, community events, brand activations and more who are looking for long-lasting impact. I illustrate presentations or ideas live for your guests to experience and take home with them. Give your attendees the gift of visual notes, or even bespoke guest portraits. Here’s how live illustration can benefit your next event.
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Communicating science concepts and research in a clear and impactful way is undeniably important, but it has its challenges. As an illustrator, I can bring your research to life, making it easier to understand and digest, extending its reach to wider audiences. As a disabled creative, I particularly enjoy working on projects that reflect or benefit the disabled community. Get in touch and let me know what you’re working on. I can also provide quotes for funding proposals.
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You’ve got a great piece of writing, but it’s just that… a block of text. Illustrations add extra depth, meaning and emotion to an editorial piece, from articles and annual reports, to presentations and newsletters. I can illustrate a one-off piece or a series of images that make people want to stay and read.
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Have something else in mind that isn’t covered above? Get in touch and let’s see what we can make!
Lovely words from
past clients
“We engaged Kim to produce a live drawing that summarised the key ideas, discussion and actions arising from our one day event focused on crisis response. She did this superbly. Capturing the diversity of voices behind the ideas would have been very challenging but she managed it with great sensitivity and accuracy.”
Peter Gianfrancesco, TheMHS
(Live event illustration)
“We've published Kim's illustrations in several issues of The Happy Newspaper. We always love working with her. Not only do her illustrations always fit the brief (and on-time!), but they are clearly crafted with such care for the subject and joy for the craft.”
Zabby Allen, The Happy News
(Editorial illustration)
“Kim was a dream to work with, helping to translate our messy research ideas into beautiful, humanising, and culturally-resonant visuals. I had a little cry when I saw the final product, it was so moving to see our participants’ experiences brought to life so powerfully in the comic she created for us.“
Neera Jain, Senior Lecturer
The University of Auckland
(Science illustration)
What’s new?
Working with academics and researchers is always a great time because I get to learn about different topics outside of my usual industry. Recently, I got to create three characters and a two-page comic for an academic’s qualitative study looking at medical students who identify as disabled, taangata whaikaha, neurodivergent and/or living with a chronic condition or illness. You can se the full comic here!