Any scientist or engineer who communicates research results will immediately recognize this practical handbook as an indispensable tool. The guide sets out clear strategies and offers abundant examples to assist researchers—even those with no previous design training—with creating effective visual graphics for use in multiple contexts, including journal submissions, grant proposals, conference posters, or presentations.Visual communicator Felice Frankel and systems biologist Angela DePace, along with experts in various fields, demonstrate how small changes can vastly improve the success of a graphic image. They dissect individual graphics, show why some work while others don't, and suggest specific improvements. The book includes analyses of graphics that have appeared in such journals as Science, Nature, Annual Reviews, Cell, PNAS, and the New England Journal of Medicine, as well as an insightful personal conversation with designer Stefan Sagmeister and narratives by prominent researchers and animators. For researchers in all disciplines,this book offersa practical, hands-on course incommunicating scientific findings and concepts through visual graphics Any scientist or engineer who communicates research results will immediately recognize this practical handbook as an indispensable tool. The guide sets out clear strategies and offers abundant examples to assist researcherseven those with no previous design trainingwith creating effective visual graphics for use in multiple contexts, including journal submissions, grant proposals, conference posters, or presentations. Visual communicator Felice Frankel and systems biologist Angela DePace, along with experts in various fields, demonstrate how small changes can vastly improve the success of a graphic image. They dissect individual graphics, show why some workwhile others don't,and suggest specific improvements. The book includes analyses of graphics that have appeared in such journals as Science , Nature , Annual Reviews , Cell , PNAS , and the New England Journal of Medicine , as well as an insightful personal conversation with designer Stefan Sagmeister and narratives by prominent researchers and animators. Cover VISUAL STRATEGIES ABOUT VISUAL STRATEGIES ADVANCE PRAISE ABOUT THE AUTHORS OVERVIEW WHY THIS GUIDE? SPEAKING OF DESIGN: A CONVERSATION A ROADMAP: HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE YOUR FIRST STEP: ASK YOURSELF BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR TOOLS FORM AND STRUCTURE Graphical Tools Graphical Tools Graphical Tools Graphical Tools Graphical Tools Graphical Tools PROCESS AND TIME Graphical Tools Graphical Tools Graphical Tools Graphical Tools Graphical Tools Graphical Tools COMPARE AND CONTRAST Graphical Tools Graphical Tools Graphical Tools Graphical Tools Graphical Tools Graphical Tools CASE STUDIES INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS VISUAL INDEX APPENDIX VISUAL STRATEGIES ONLINE FORUM AND MAGAZINE FURTHER READING Explanatory graphics can clarify or strengthen an argument by guiding us through data or concepts. Exploratory graphics draw us into the research process, allowing us to discover patterns and relationships ourselves. This guide will help you create more effective graphics to support your work. A guide that sets out strategies and offers examples to assist researchers - even those with no previous design training - with creating effective visual graphics for use in multiple contexts, including journal submissions, grant proposals, conference posters, or presentations For researchers in all disciplines, this book offers a practical, hands-on course in communicating scientific findings and concepts through visual graphics
