While exploring the galleries of the River Journey and OceanJourney buildings, artwork might not be what you’re focusing on during a visit to the Tennessee Aquarium, but maybe you should take a beat to give it some love.

Stylized depictions of our living collection are all over campus courtesy of a pair of extremely talented and industrious graphic designers.

In this episode — the first of a two-part mini-series — we’ll explore the overlap between art and science, learn about the role our graphic designers play in achieving our mission and how they heck they translate the recognizable features of an animal like an Epaulette Shark into a stylized illustration.

Episode Cast

• Casey Phillips, host, senior communications specialist,certified non-artist
• Aimee Swartz, graphic designer
• Mike Shuleva, graphic designer

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