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It was 60 years ago today that Drs. Watson and Crick’s paper describing the model of the DNA was published in Nature. The double-helix structure was based on an X-ray diffraction image taken by Rosalind Franklin. Did you know that lots of DNA drawings are…
Choosing the right fonts can affect how your scientific research is received. You are dressed in your best. You edited the manuscript with a fine-tooth comb…but are your figures and images wearing flip-flops? Preparing scientific research for presentation or publication is a lot of work….
The human brain is an amazing organ. President Obama plans to map it! Back in January 2013, President Obama unveiled a new scientific initiative to study the human brain. The BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) -nice work acronym makers!- is to be part…
“Why not take photos?” Installment #1: Bird Photography Edition “Why not take photos?” When talking about photography vs illustration, this is probably one of the most common questions I get. The easy answer is, “because photos can’t do the same things illustrations can”. Just because…
Have a 10 minute PowerPoint presentation slot at the next meeting? Scientific Presentations are an effective way of sharing research, gaining professional recognition, and attracting attention to novel approaches and findings. The problem is, most presentation slots are competitive to get at many professional conferences…
How to be concise with the lasso tool For Illustrators and Scientists using Photoshop as a precise painting/editing tool: Imagine being able to precisely paint inside the lines in Photoshop without worrying about perfecting the path tool. Make your illustrations go quicker and be more…
PowerPoint Tips for the Scientist Almost everyone is a little bit guilty of taking a power nap during a PowerPoint presentation. If you are the one on the podium, though, that’s demoralizing. After all, you spent months writing abstracts and proposals, setting up experiments, gathering…
Scientific Illustration before and after: From collections to a lively bird
Scientific Illustration before and after: From incomplete to reconstructed
Scientific Illustration before and after: From dried specimen to an educational plate
Scientific Illustration before and after: From graphs to graphics
Scientific Illustration before and after: From photos to illustration
Scientific Illustration as a communication tool In the recent years, there’s been an explosion of scientific research. More papers are published today than ever before, and scientists are making new discoveries every day. Using scientific illustration effectively to share new findings and discoveries is key…
Medical Illustration Before and After--wordy to clear
Medical Illustration Before and After--bloody to clean
Medical Illustration Before and After--raw footage to conceptual
Medical Illustration as a communication tool There are many ways in which people communicate, and visual communications is one of the most successful. Medical Illustration is a field of study that combines medicine, communication, and visualization. By using visuals such as illustrations and photographs, concepts…
Happy Valentine’s Day! To honor this “holiday”, I created an anatomical heart made of M&M’s! It was fun to swoop the different colored candy into place as I recreated the shapes of the different anatomical structures. Yes, in case you were wondering, I snacked on…
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