ABOUT

Ibrahim Arafath is a Maldives-based illustrator focused on editorial and concept-driven work across technology, science, society and policy.


Available for editorial, commercial, and publishing commissions.

Contact: iarafath@gmail.com


Selected Clients: Bloomberg, Mozilla, Politico Europe, WIRED Middle East, BBC Science Focus, Nature, Al Majalla, The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), Sunday.


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Bloomberg

How AI Could Change the Future of Weather Forecasts.

BBC Science Focus

Why do neuroscientists struggle to define happiness.

Mozilla Foundation

AI Transparency in Practice.

Cover illustration for AI Transparency in Practice report

Peering: What is meaningful AI Transparency is about?

Trapped in the algorithm

Distribute: Ensuring everyone receives the right information, at the right time and in the right manner.

Everyone, Everywhere: Understanding the societal and ecological impact of AI use

Cover for In Transparency we trust: evaluating the effectiveness of watermarking and labeling AI generated content.

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Mozilla Foundation:

AI Transparency in Practice.


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Illustration


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2022 — 2023

Builders on what works — and what doesn’t. Mozilla’s research on AI transparency (lead by Ramak Molavi Vasse’i), with practical advice from ThoughtWorks.

Perplexity

Search Like Never Before

Nature

AI has dreamt up a blizzard of new proteins. Do any of them actually work?

Politico

Trump is on a quest to poison global political culture.

Al Majalla

Saudi Arabia advances in the race for artificial intelligence… and the key in advanced chips.

CISI via SUNDAY

Tokenization of real-world assets: unlocking a new era of ownership.

Nature

We need a new ethics for a world of AI agents.

Al Majalla

AI-International conflict ignites in space.

WIRED

MIDDLE EAST

Cover illustration

Beyond DNA: Here’s how your experiences shape your genes

Full page illustration

Beyond DNA: Here’s how your experiences shape your genes


Full page illustration

What can the Middle East’s super apps learn from Wechat?


Cover illustration What happens to your social media presence after you die?

Double page cover illustration What can the Middle East’s super apps learn from Wechat?

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WIRED Magazine

Middle East


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Illustration


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2023 — 2024

Various Illustrations done for WIRED ranging topics from science, tech and social issues. Art Directed by Nadia Méndez.