Environmental artist Ed Harrison working at a desk sketching sea otters.

My work is driven by
one underlying purpose...

An illustration of sea otters swimming in a kelp forest created by environmental artist Ed Harrison.

...to celebrate the beauty
& fragility
of the natural world

Environmental artist Ed Harrison working at a desk papercutting a stag beetle.

Crafting the smallest of details

Designer Ed Harrison standing in an art gallery, framing a poster with infographics about insects.

To communicate big ideas

Ideas rooted in science

A close up of sustainably printed envelope design with botanical illustrations by Ed Harrison for The Wildlife Trust.

Ideas rooted in sustainability

A framed screenprint created by Under the Skin of a pair of wandering albartosses in a seascape.

Ideas rooted in simplicity

A framed screenprint created by Under the Skin revealing a UV skeleton pair of wandering albartosses.

Ideas that captivate
hearts & imaginations

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  • Artist and designer Ed Harrison standing up and framing a data visualization poster about insects in decline. A desk with a large gridded cutting mat, with a selection of craft tools and paper insects.
    • Papercut
    • infographics
    • illustration
    Insects Unearthed

    Raising awareness of the plight of insects through an exhibition of paper-cut specimens.

  • A closed envelope designed by Ed Harrison for The Wildlife Trust for wildflower meadows. An spread of various page designs by Ed Harrison for the Pollinating Cheshire project.
    • Illustration
    • graphic design
    • infographics
    Pollinating Cheshire

    Creating a vibrant and impactful information pack for The Wildlife Trust to guide landowners through the wildflower meadow planting process.

  • Three framed pieces of Under the Skin artwork of illustrated animals; a pangolin, an orangutan and an elephant, illustrated by Ed Harrison. Three framed pieces of Under the Skin artwork of illustrated animals — a sun bear, an orangutan and a cockatoo — with their skeletons revealed underneath.
    • Illustration
    • graphic design
    • branding
    Under the Skin

    An interactive silkscreen print series that shines a light on the most endangered species on the planet.

  • Ed Harrison's graphic illustration showing a bunch of trees drawing down carbon dioxide pollution from the atmosphere. Ed Harrison's green and white graphic illustration showing a bunch of trees drawing down carbon dioxide pollution from the atmosphere.
    • Illustration
    • graphic design
    Rewilding Britain

    Visual communications for Rewilding Britain's national campaign calling on the UK government to restore nature on a massive scale.

  • A Scottish Highlands scene illustrated by Ed Harrison, with species such as a crested tit, butterfly, sea eagle ain the landscape An Scottish Highlands illustrated by designer Ed Harrison, with rewilding species such as a crested tit, pine marten, butterfly, sea eagle and red squirrel with a backdrop of mountains
    • Illustration
    • graphic design
    Scotland: The Big Picture

    Visual communications that empower businesses to play a critical role in rewilding Scottish landscapes.

  • Ed Harrison's website icon designs for the Fathom Trust. Ed Harrison's website icon designs for the Fathom Trust.
    • Graphic design
    • web design
    The Fathom Trust

    Designing the website for a charity that promotes mental health & wellbeing through traditional crafts.

  • A selection of crafted wooden objects with Daniel Harrison's logo branded into the grain. A selection of carpentry tools lying on a wooden bench with the white logo of Daniel Harrison Furniture overlayed onto the photograph.
    • Branding
    • graphic design
    Daniel Harrison Furniture

    Designing the brand identity for my brother who crafts bespoke furniture from native, sustainable woods.

  • An illustration of a black rhino silhoetted against a bright orange sunset.
    • Illustration
    • graphic design
    • infographics
    Remembering Sudan

    A handcrafted, interactive screenprint that pays tribute to the last male Northern White Rhino on the planet.

  • Close up of an open picture book designed by Ed Harrison with illustrated elephants and their anatomy printed in red and blue. Close up of an open picture book designed by Ed Harrison, with illustrated elephants and their anatomy printed in red and blue.
    • Illustration
    • infographics
    • graphic design
    Animal Senses

    A series of picture books that visually explore the power of senses within the animal kingdom.

    • Papercut
    Vegan Entomology

    An ongoing series of papercut insect specimens, inspired by traditional entomology.

  • A selection of moth-related papercut illustrations by Ed Harrison, scattered across a desk. A selection of moth-related papercut illustrations by Ed Harrison, scattered across a desk.
    • Papercut
    • illustration
    • infographics
    Moths Matter

    Working with Butterfly Conservation to engage people in the beauty & fragility of moths.

    • Illustration
    Bird studies

    An ongoing collection of sketches celebrating the beauty, behaviour, and diversity of British birdlife.

  • Graphic illustration by Ed Harrison depicting a nature-rich landscape with lynx, beavers, whales, and otters, created for the Rewilding Nation campaign. Graphic illustration by Ed Harrison depicting a nature-rich landscape with lynx, beavers, whales, and otters, created for the Rewilding Nation campaign.
    • Illustration
    • graphic design
    Rewilding Nation

    A campaign urging the government to declare Scotland the world’s first Rewilding Nation by committing 30% of land and seas to rewilding.

  • A grid of six black and white logos created by graphic designer by Ed Harrison. A grid of six black and white logos created by graphic designer by Ed Harrison.
    • Branding
    • graphic design
    Logo gallery

    A selection of logos designed for wildlife charities, craftspeople and sustainable businesses.

  • The colourful Biodiversify logo, designed by Ed Harrison, featuring flora, fauna, and fungi in a vibrant, nature-inspired design. A hand holding two Biodiversify businesscards designed by Ed Harrison
    • Illustration
    • branding
    • web design
    Biodiversify

    Designing the brand identity for a consultancy team that tackles complex problems related to biodiversity and sustainability.

  • Ed Harrison's colourful illustrated seascape of a fishing boat, lighthouse, fisherman and scientist with wildlife flourishing all around.
    • Graphic design
    • infographics
    • illustration
    Transparent Sea

    A colourful, cutting-edge report for RSPB, WWF and MSC to help eliminate bycatch and overfishing.

  • Wildlife artist Ed Harrison sat at his desk illustrating sea otters and kelp with pens in a sketchpad. Wildlife artist Ed Harrison sat at his desk illustrating sea otters and kelp with pens in a sketchpad.
    • Illustration
    Illustration gallery

    A selection of illustrations that highlight the beauty and fragility of the natural world.

  • An illustration of Jacques Cousteau in a red hat watching a humpback whale breach out of the sea. An illustration of Jacques Cousteau watching a humpback whale breach out of the sea with the Wildscreen logo in the background.
    • Illustration
    • graphic design
    Wildscreen Festival

    Campaign illustrations for a film festival that celebrates the best in natural world storytelling.

  • A shoal of fish circling a deep sea submarine, with the Wildscreen Festival laurel logo overlayed onto the photograph.
    • Illustration
    • branding
    • graphic design
    Wildscreen Awards

    Designing the awards laurel for a world-renowned wildlife & conservation film festival.

  • A graphic illustration of an hourglass containing a tiny shipping vessel hauling up a net designed by Ed Harrison Three icons visualising how carbon is stored by coastal ecosystems, designed by Ed Harrison for Dialogue Earth
    • Graphic design
    • infographics
    • illustration
    Dialogue Earth

    Editorial graphics that analyse one of the world’s biggest ocean powers amidst today's environmental crisis.

  • Ed Harrison's graphic illustration of a yellow and white pelican inside a blue circle. Ed Harrison's illustrated ocean scene with a seal, shoal of fish, seaweed and pelican standing on a rock with a lighthouse in the distance.
    • Illustration
    • web design
    Sea Shepherd education

    Designing the Sea Shepherd Education website to inspire the next generation of ocean activists.

  • Ed Harrison's blue and white data visualization showing facts about the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. Ed Harrison's illustrated map of the palm oil supply chain, showing roads connecting buildings and palm oil plantations.
    • Infographics
    • graphic design
    Selected infographics

    Data visualisations that aim to make complex ideas beautifully simple.

  • A graphic illustartion of an assortment of old victorian objects such as weighing scales, glasses, plants, feathers, maps amnd globes A graphic illustartion of an assortment of old victorian objects such as weighing scales, glasses, plants, feathers, maps amnd globes
    • Illustration
    • infographics
    • graphic design
    Wallace

    A publication that celebrates the life of a legendary Victorian naturalist, explorer & environmentalist.

    • Branding
    • illustration
    • interior design
    The Creperie

    Brand identity & interior design for a small, independent restaurant located on Brighton seafront.

  • An open book showing information about Soil Association's Field labs, designed by Ed Harrison.
    • Illustration
    • infographics
    • graphic design
    Soil Association

    Designing the Innovative Farmers Field Journal, a publication that highlights independent farmers championing sustainable, innovative practices.

    • Illustration
    Dip Pen Swallows

    Ink studies of barn swallows, drawn on antique sheet music.

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Ed Harrison is a designer and environmental artist based in Edinburgh, known for his nature-inspired work.

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“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”

Rumi

“Guilt and fear are less effective calls to arms
than a wonder and love of the natural world.”

Elizabeth Kolbert

“I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.”

Dr. Seuss

“Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”

Roald Dahl

"Imagination is one of our most powerful tools."

Robin Wall Kimmerer

"The role of the artist is to make revolution irresistible."

Toni Cade Bambara
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