The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA) in association with Slimmer met Regelgeving (SMR), approached us to design a set of illustrations to help explain SMR’s activities. SMR is a citizen’s initiative that connects the knowledge of rules, rule of law and technology, aiming to make legislation and justice more accessible, understandable and applicable for all. SMR developed technological methods that analyse and determine legal rules as if they were DNA. The purpose, target group and conditions of each legal rule are assessed and categorised.