Abstract
This paper discusses the definition and application of educational technology, how its development from a concept to a rational system in everyday use has affected the medical illustrator and what type of relationship educational technology and the medical illustrator will enjoy in the future.(The term ‘medical illustrator’ is used here to mean people working in medical art and graphic design. However, the views put forward have implications for all who come under the broader generic use of the term ‘medical illustrator’.)