
Science made visual
Custom illustrations and infographics to communicate your research
About Emma
I’m Dr Emma Rehn (pronounced “ren”), an artist and research communicator based in Cairns, Australia. I have a scientific background in archaeology and palaeoenvironmental science (environments of the past). I create illustrations, infographics, and cartoon-style artwork as well as a range of communication products to promote, support, and share research projects and findings.
Please get in touch to discuss your graphics needs or potential research communication projects!

Services

Including tiles for sharing across social media channels, technical illustrations for diagrams, and podcast cover art – click to view more

Including visualising key concepts and summarising new publications – click here to view more
Testimonials
Dr Jacob Martin
Forrest Research Foundation
“Working with Emma was an absolute delight! From the moment we shared our initial project brief, she displayed exceptional creativity presenting us with a diverse array of options. Emma was able to swiftly grasp our modification requests and execute them to improve our vision. She even managed to add that perfect touch to make the quokka appear irresistibly charming and adorable. I wholeheartedly recommend Emma to anyone seeking a fun and professional experience. We couldn’t be happier with the results.”
Dr Alice Buhrich
Cultural heritage professional
“I engaged Emma to help communicate values for elements of a First Nations cultural landscape. Emma quickly grasped the requirements and exceeded my expectations in communicating some quite complex ideas through her illustrations. Emma was efficient, responsive & professional. I look forward to working with Emma again and highly recommend her work.”
Dr John Tibby
The University of Adelaide
“The entire process of working with Emma Rehn was an absolute pleasure. Emma was able to take abstract concepts and make them “spring to life” in ways I could not envisage. I use Emma’s infographic to pitch for funding from people unfamiliar with my research. Hence, the work needs to be informative but also simple to understand. The process of modifying the original idea to final product was an absolute pleasure, and I’m looking forward to working with Emma again.”
Dr Vanessa Moss
CSIRO / Astronomical Society of Australia
“We contracted Emma’s services for a custom logo, themed graphics to decorate our virtual spaces and live sketches of prize talks during the ASA Annual Scientific Meeting. Working with her was so great! She was super receptive to feedback throughout the logo design process and everyone was thrilled with the final outcome. The live sketches went down so well – the prizewinners loved them and everyone saw them as a huge highlight of the session. Highly recommend her and look forward to working together again in the future!”
Dr Tahlia Perry
The University of Adelaide
“I had the pleasure of working with Emma to design a logo for a new citizen science project. Emma understood the brief and immediately provided mockups for our team to run with. It was a wonderful collaborative experience and she worked hard to make sure we were happy with every single detail, managing sometimes conflicting ideas. I couldn’t have asked for a better person to work with and the final design is outstanding.”
Dr Georgia Stannard and Dr Erin Mein
La Trobe University and Flinders University
“Collaborating with Emma on the Deep Time Detectives program has been exceptional: pure professionalism. Not only are her artworks exactly what we requested, but she was happy to modify things as required. Emma’s scientific expertise and artistic talent come together perfectly, making her an ideal colleague for science communications collaborations. We are so very pleased with our wonderful videos and we look forward to working with Emma again in the near future.”
Contact me
Send me an email or fill out the contact form here to get in touch about your research communication needs










