Big Data Magazine Article Pollution Illustration

One of 6 full-page illustrations for Clemson World Magazine article "Big Data"

The Question: Can we save the planet from one of its most damaging pollutants? 

Initial concept sketches and discussions with Art Director Chris Waldrop progressed towards a combination of photo collage and hand-drawn illustration in Photoshop to communicate the theme of innovative researchers utilizing Clemson's supercomputer to assimilate massive amounts of data in their efforts to solve global problems.