How to draw smell

Illustration of woman with plants as hair and flowers around.Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

I couldn't really grasp it visually, but live, and with a brush in hand I had to try...

Leaves of understanding

Illustration of a tree in a brick pot, with posters and people among the leaves. Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

The talk was on branches of knowledge and the roots of our beliefs

Science as community builder

Illustration of citizen science platform between a grey city and a grey city. Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

Citizen science can work as a way to empower local communities

Facing the academic wall

Illustration of a landscape with people in front of a huge brick book castle, with experts in it. Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

Impressive and tall, with each page a world in its own it can seem impossible to connect

Deciding to participate

Illustration of a girl with a citizen science box, in front of a red boom gate. with groups of people behind. Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

Gatekeepers can be the most important to convince in citizen science projects

Connecting schools and communities

Illustration of a school on a grass island. with a bridge from community reaching out. Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

Building bridges between schools and local communities benefits both

Working together through circles

Illustration of Green arrows in circle with Citizen science txt. Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

Live sketch of how stages in community created projects can look

Co-design vs King-design

Illustration of a group of people by a natural stream, and under people digging a channel with an expert king in front. Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

The genius of crowds can disappear sadly in a deep ditch

Some knows the rules, some the place

texted Illustration of a man in suit standing in book with law sign, pointing at wild food in a basket, a woman with a child on her back, is holding. Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

Laws can clash with local needs, tradition and knowledge

Houston we have a problem 1970 vs 2070

Houston we have a problem drawing of a spaceship with the quote, and slightly different Houston you have a problem 100 years later in 2070. Cartoon Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

Challenges a hundred years apart...

Phones can stop illegal logging

Illustration of illegal loggers being photographed by hand. Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

Locals are using technology to help monitor and protect nature

App vs reality

Illustration of Captain in boat looking at phone with sunshine on it, and with stormy weather over the sea. Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

The risk replacing skills with digital guides and apps

Digital hands

Illustration of four hands, each reaching out through a phone screen. Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

Reaching out through screens

Navigating inside digital silos

Illustration of siloes with people in and clouds around. All people holding screens. Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

Maybe the web is not all that open

Ways citizens do journalism

Illustration of four types of Citizen Journalism. ( public opinion, Likes and reviews, Co-creation and Public data flow mining ) Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

Drawing up different kinds of participatory journalism

Fact checking at the edge

Illustration of a little house with a blue sign saying fact-check and a boom gate closed. . under stars Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

Tiny shack under the stars, where people fact check through the night

The variety of Citizen Science

Illustration of citizen science areas examples drawn up. Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

Walking along the posters with my sketchpad, I realized how many different things Citizen science can be

May 8, 2022

Citizen science in Aarhus

Science as co-creation. Group of people doing science together. Citizen science drawing - Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt.

Live drawing on Citizen Science Conference in Denmark 2022

Journalists covering war often face their own after coming home

illustration of reporter with press helmet on, saying I'm ok, while PTSD is written in his eyes. Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

More than 28% of war correspondents are affected by PTSD and many also by depression

Sumatran Rhino calf born

Pencil sketch Sumatran Rhino calf born 2022 Illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt

New hope to the critically endangered Sumatran Rhino

Can rising energy prices help us walk more?

A man with a car, by an empty gasoline station saying "we are running out of fuel" - Hiker by the side says: "A good chance to start walking" Drawing by Frits Ahlefeldt

taking steps in a new direction

February 5, 2022

Risking no filter

Digital reality promises to make us better than we are...

February 4, 2022

Escaping to the Metaverse

Drawing of people flying out to a digital space out in the universe. Cartoon Drawn journalism illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt

More and more tech companies get into the race of creating new artificial realities

February 3, 2022

No hope – no time

Drawing of young people with sign saying we have no planet B, and old people in red car saying "we have no time" Climate change drawn journalism illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt

The Young have no planet B, the old have no time...

February 2, 2022

How dare you

Drawing of a young kid saying "How dare you" to an elderly man... who answer "Good... Anger is good to get out" Drawn journalism illustration by Frits Ahlefeldt

Young climate and environment activists see empty words, instead of action from the older generations

January 18, 2022