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Southport Tragedy Illustrations

Project type

Illustrations

Date

January 2025

Location

Southport, UK

I was commissioned in 2025 to create a graphic scribe illustration, alongside individual visuals, to capture the community’s response to the violent protests following the devastating Southport tragedy on 29 July 2024. Due to the sensitive nature of the content, only select individual illustrations are showcased, reflecting my commitment to respectful and impactful visual storytelling.

Max da Silva Willis

Graphic Scribe Illustrator

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Want a creative, visual way to bring your meeting, event, or workshop to life? I can help. Every event is different, so I’ll work with you to find the right package and pricing for what you need.

 

Curious about how it could work for you? Send me a message – I’ll be happy to chat and give you a fair quote that suits your situation.

 

Benefits for your organisation

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​​​​Better engagement
Visuals make conversations more interesting, keeping people focused and involved
 

Clarity
Complex topics are simplified into easy-to-understand visuals that everyone can follow
 

Memorable
People remember visual summaries far better than just words. It’s a powerful way to make your message stick
 

Collaboration
Seeing ideas drawn out encourages teamwork and fresh thinking
 

Useful resources
The illustrations can be shared after the event as posters, digital images, or reports to remind people of the key takeaways
 

Large-scale wall printing available
Graphic scribe illustrations are perfect for conferences, workshops, and team meetings where understanding, connection, and action matter most.

*I can organise a large-scale wall print for your organisation to display proudly at the cost of the printers, or I can refer you to the printers.

TESTIMONIALS

Steven Martlew, 

Assistant Director

Southport Recovery Group 

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Max was very responsive in our request for support for our event. She carried out pre-event briefings so she fully understood the subject and what we were trying to achieve, as well as making recommendations as to how the finished product could be produced and presented. 

 

On the day Max attended in good time and brought all the equipment she needed. She engaged in the session and produced an initial first draft of the event.

 

She then followed up with some post-event versions of the scribe making amendments to things like colour schemes and softening of language as appropriate.

 

The final product was really accurate and exciting. Its unfortunate that due to a number of reasons we have not been able to share this wider as yet.

 

We would definitely use Max for future events and indeed have recommended her to partnership colleagues to support their events.

 

Thanks again for your help and support.

Haley Williams
Deputy Head of QI
Cygnet Group 
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Max has such talent with her visual story scribes, they were a perfect way to share quality improvement learning from our sites in ways that were both eye capturing but also easily understandable to all.

Max was always very professional and supportive and whilst I worked with her, she supported our team with many different projects.
 

Thank you!

Georgie Garvey 

Supt MVRP

Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership


Watching Max work as a graphic scribe during our MVRP Conference was nothing short of amazing.  Her ability to distil complex discussions into clear, visually impactful graphics showed incredible skill and creativity.  

Despite the fast-paced and information-heavy environment, she remained calm, patient, and focussed, ensuring no key points were missed. 

Her professionalism and efficient use of time produced scribes that now bring a new level of engagement to the sessions, leaving a lasting impression for everyone present at our conference and those who could not attend. 

Truly outstanding work. 

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