Art and Psychology Connection: Recognition in the Uncanny
The uncanny, that familiar-but-strange feeling, is one of the strongest links between art and psychology. Find out why it works and how I use it in illustration.
Purple Palette: The Color of Creativity and Transformation
Purple has long been linked with imagination and change. Find out why a purple palette ties all of Purple Parlo’s work together and how one colour can become a brand.
The Alien Dictionary: Translating Abstract Feelings into Visual Language
Some feelings don’t have words. The Alien Dictionary is my growing set of visual symbols for them, built from the outsider’s point of view. This post looks at how it works.
Authentic Neurodivergent Experience: Why Generic Imagery Fails
Stock photos of puzzle pieces and stressed faces don’t show what neurodivergent life feels like. Learn how custom illustration can show masking, overload and difference more honestly.
Trauma Illustration: Why Visual Metaphors Offer Deeper Healing Than Words
Trauma often lives where words can’t reach. See how trauma illustration uses visual metaphor, symmetry and simple shapes to make hard feelings easier to see and talk about.