2025 | Editorial
| Professional
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He/Him - Why did you create this work?
I was commissioned by Stanford Magazine to illustrate a cover & DPS for an article about academia vs the burgeoning use of psychedelics in mental health. It posed questions including whether the treatment is guided by science or "hype". Researchers are conducting studies on psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and other psychedelics to guide treatment in a culture plagued by mental health crises. The history of psychedelics around Stanford in the '60s, still plays a role in where we go from here. - How were your illustrations used?
Front cover and internal Double Page Spread (another image) - What materials and techniques did you use?
Hand drawn ink + coloured with Illustrator and Photoshop - Was this project commissioned?
Commissioned - Commissioner Name
Giorgia Virgili, Art Director, STANFORD magazine - Commissioner Company
STANFORD magazine - Personal Website or Portfolio Link
theartofcraigmcgill.com/
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@the_art_of_craig_mcgill - Biography
Craig started his career in his teens as a design consultant to the Reserve Bank of Australia. His designs and illustrations have graced banknotes throughout the world, including the Australian bicentenary $10 and $100 notes, Papua New Guinea Kina and Cook Islands dollars. Using a traditional hand-drawn etching style, Craig is Australia’s only freelance currency designer and has illustrated stamps for Australia Post. He is regularly commissioned both in Australia and around the world. - Where are you currently based?
Australia
