I think there's some very interesting stuff here, but I feel like it could be developed more and presented more effectively.

nitpick: I like how the image of three gears shows them meshed in a way that makes any motion impossible.

Another nitpick is the image labelled 'universe' which is clearly a solar system.

Although, to be fair, it's hard to know what would be a meaningful visual shortcut for 'universe'. Mostly black (or, I suppose, #FFF8E7 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_latte )) space with a light pixel or two?

Isn't this exactly a terrible example of conveying information, but a good example of conveying common conception? Ie: ...