Turning Complex Science Into Clear Visual Stories
I help researchers, students, and institutions communicate their work through maps, illustration, and animation — built for clarity, designed for impact.
Science-Trained. Design-Driven.
Akin Visuals is a geo-visualization specialist and scientific illustrator who bridges earth science and design. Hands-on experience in cartography, data visualization, and motion graphics goes into every map, cover, and animation — built to be accurate first, and genuinely engaging second.
Add your education, research background, and what drew you to visual science communication here.
Two disciplines, one visual language.
Everything below splits into geospatial work and scientific design work — filter by category or browse it all.
Geospatial Visualization
Cartography, spatial data visualization, and interactive story maps for research and outreach.
Scientific Design & Illustration
Thesis covers, scientific illustration, animation, and visual storytelling that make research accessible.
Regional Groundwater Distribution Map
Multi-layer hydrogeological map combining well data, aquifer boundaries, and terrain — built with GMT and Python.
Coastal Vulnerability Index Map
Spatial risk visualization for coastal erosion and flooding, prepared for a regional climate assessment.
Tracing a River's Journey: Source to Sea
Interactive story map following a watershed's geography, ecology, and human impact.
Mapping Urban Heat Islands
A narrative walkthrough of temperature data across a growing city, designed for public engagement.
Tectonic Evolution of a Rift Basin
Cover design for a PhD dissertation in structural geology, blending data visuals with editorial design.
Climate Variability and Crop Yield
Minimalist cover design for an MSc thesis in agricultural science.
The Rock Cycle, Animated
A 90-second animated explainer breaking down igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock formation.
Cross-Section of a Volcanic System
Detailed scientific illustration of magma chamber dynamics for a geology textbook.
From Data to Discovery: A Graphical Abstract
Multi-panel infographic summarizing a published paper's methodology and findings.
The Carbon Cycle Explained
A sequential visual narrative breaking down a complex Earth system process for student audiences.
Where this work has appeared.
Maps, covers, and graphics created for published research and the people behind it.
"Working with Akin Visuals elevated our research communication immensely — the maps were both accurate and beautiful."
"The thesis cover and figures captured exactly what years of fieldwork were about — better than we imagined."
Built with the right instruments.
The core software behind the cartography, illustration, and automation in this portfolio.
Let's Map Your Next Project
Have a thesis cover, research figure, or story map in mind? Tell me about it — I typically reply within 2 business days.