Title of the lecture:

Scientific illustration and creativity.

Creating graphics at National Geographic is a complicated process, working with the best experts, traveling to sites for research and trying to produce the most accurate and attractive graphics at the same time. In the talk I will explain several of these projects in their paper and digital versions. I will also show the different techniques I use to create the illustrations with reference sculptures and how we make the stop motion animations or interactives.

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Graduated in Fine Arts from the University of the Basque Country in 1990.

He worked as a freelance illustrator and designer for several years until he joined the newspaper El Correo in 1993. In 2007 he joined the staff of National Geographic Magazine in Washington DC.

He has been an associate professor at the University of Navarra and has given lectures and workshops in Europe, the Middle East, the United States and Latin America.

He currently teaches on the Master's Degree in Scientific Illustration at the University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU.

In 2012 he was named one of the 5 most influential infographers in the world for the last 20 years. He has won over 250 international awards, including two Emmy nominations.

He is a comic book and science fiction enthusiast.