The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet include drawings, charts, and lists accompanying the written elements. These drawings are purported to be done by T.S. himself, who also provides each with an explanatory caption that deepens the book's narrative. This is designed to mimic T.S.'s own habit of quantifying the world around him using cartography. Larsen has stated that this technique was not originally intended to be included in the book's format, finishing a complete first draft of the work before he "discovered the margins as a playground of T.S.’s mind." Larsen's parents were both visual artists (his mother a painter and photographer, his father a printmaker),
Khalid S. Al-Ageel other regional events that support and promote Industrial Security. These have included the International Conference and Exhibition for Industrial Security, in collaboration with IFSEC International, as well as participating regularly in events held regionally by ASIS International. He also serves as a board member of the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy. Khalid S. Al-Ageel Khalid bin Saad Al-Ageel, () is the Secretary General of the Higher Commission for Industrial Security in the Ministry of Interior of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He is involved in planning, designing and implementing all strategies, policies and processes related to industrial