The One Pager Illustration

I listen for the gold at the heart of your work and turn it into a visual your audience understands

Clarity first, illustration second. A process that leaves you lighter and more excited about sharing your work 🪶✨

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Is this you?

You’ve got something important to say, but it’s hard to explain without over-explaining. People nod… and you can tell they don’t quite get it. If your work has depth, complexity, or emotional weight, a One Pager helps it land clearly and quickly.

You might be:

  • a charity trying to show impact without drowning people in text

  • a small business with a big message

  • a public sector team whose work is misunderstood (or invisible)

  • a researcher with 184 pages of complexity and 10 seconds to explain it

  • a solo business owner who’s tired of saying the same sentence eight different ways

You’re not confused.
You’re just too close to your work.
That’s where I come in 🤓

How this works

People often come to me saying,
“I think I need a nice drawing…”

Sometimes they do.
But what they usually need first is clarity.

The kind that comes from having someone who can:

  •   listen for the gold at the heart of your work

  • hear what’s being said and unsaid

  • turn the complex into something that’s easy to understand

  • name the emotional truth that makes your message land

  • give you language you can stand behind without over-explaining

  • build a clear structure so your audience can follow it at a glance

✨The drawing is where that work becomes visible✨

The One Pager is the crystallised version of the thinking: something you can point to, share, and use again and again, without having to give the ten-minute backstory every time.

My clients don’t hire me to decorate their documents.
They hire me to make their message unmistakably clear… and yes, to make it look beautiful too.

“The One Pager cuts through the fog. It turns long, uncertain discussions into clear decisions and real momentum.”
— Sandeep Jayan

Where this works beautifully

Genetic Studies of Antidepressant Response - research presentation
Miles Duncan One Pager Explainer
Familes Together East Lothian Community Project

  • Research & reports: complex ideas, made human and accessible

  • Presentations: hook attention fast and keep it

  • Funding & bids: communicate impact clearly

  • Internal comms: align teams and priorities

  • Online: stand out with real, hand-drawn clarity

What people are saying

  • “Wow – that’s fantastic! Thank you for making our science look so good.”

    Professor Cathryn Lewis, King’s College London

  • “The images are colourful, accessible, and powerful in their simplicity… they convey really important information clearly, concisely and with impact.”

    Helene van der Ploeg, Space & Broomhouse Hub

  • "Emer worked with us to produce interesting work, and was patient and professional even when our specification and timeframes changed. She provided an accessible end product which told a great story.".

    Amy Marshall, Scottish Government

Packages from £750GBP

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