On top of seals, the Seal Signal wants to celebrate art & writing. There is a deep connection between art and a sense of wonder about the natural world. For successful conservation, we need creativity, connection, and compassion, three key ingredients in art to create a deeper understanding of the world around us and the worlds within us. Thank you to our artists and writers who make the Seal Signal shine bright!
Seal of Approval for:
Artists
Traditional art and illustration with nature and wildlife themes.
Studio Cikada is the creator of our beautiful mascots Frank, Jolanthe, and Herbert, among others.
Favorite Seal: Harbor seal
See more of their art: Instragram
Animal illustration, paleoart, and fanart.
Kantusaurus created our intrepid logo seal and our cute facility, unit of seal and behavioral illustrations.
Favorite Seal: Ribbon seal
See more of their art: Instragram
Japanese illustrator who creates art of seals from rescue centers, especially WEC.
Haru created the sticker art for our first Donation Dive and an animation as digital reward for future Donation Dives.
Favorite Seal: Sil of Zeehondencentrum/WEC
See more of their art: Instragram, Patreon
Writers
Marine mammal advocate and volunteer at A Seal and Rugvin in the Netherlands.
Kian helps build up our “Seal Facts” section, starting with research and writing for the pinniped species profiles.
Favorite Seals: Grey seal, harbor seal, ribbon seal
Writer, editor and translator, with unfinished business in biology.
Simone is at Seal Signal Central and does everything from web design to writing, from research to rambling about seals on social media.
Favorite Seals: Daikichimaru of Tokkari Center, Moe of Marine Science Center, Tuq of Alaska SeaLife Center, Chabashira of Sealcenter Pieterburen
See more of their writing: Miss Navigator
Other attributions:
photos:
Sevak on Unsplash
Steve Adams on Unsplash
Cassie Blackwelder on Unsplash
dividers & icons:
Anchovy icons created by Delwar018 – Flaticon
Seal icons created by justicon – Flaticon
User interface icons created by Waharus Studio – Flaticon
Youtube icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Facebook icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Tik tok icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Instagram logo icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Tweet icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Telegram icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Bluesky icon by Iconpacks
map:
hupe13 for the Leaflet Extensions plugin & help with the map