Building Science Graphics

Name: Building Science Graphics
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781032106748
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An Illustrated Guide to Communicating Science through Diagrams and Visualizations

By Jen Christiansen

Series: AK Peters Visualization Series

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Building Science Graphics: An illustrated guide to communicating science through diagrams and visualizations is a practical guide for creating science-focused explanatory diagrams. It introduces the concept of information graphics in science communication and outlines a clear process using evidence-based design strategies. The book includes two step-by-step graphical worksheets to help initiate new projects and serves as both a textbook and reference for conveying scientific information visually across various media such as articles, presentations, press releases, and social media.
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This book is ideal for anyone interested in creating scientific diagrams and visual explanations, including students, educators, researchers, designers, and science communicators, whether beginners or experienced professionals seeking to improve their visual communication skills.

Building Science Graphics: An illustrated guide to communicating science through diagrams and visualizations is both a textbook and a practical guide for anyone—regardless of previous design experience and preferred drawing tools—interested in creating science-centric illustrated explanatory diagrams.

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Building Science Graphics: An illustrated guide to communicating science through diagrams and visualizations is a practical guide for anyone—regardless of previous design experience and preferred drawing tools—interested in creating science-centric illustrated explanatory diagrams.

Starting with a clear introduction to the concept of information graphics and their role in contemporary science communication, it then outlines a process for creating graphics using evidence-based design strategies.

The heart of the book is composed of two step-by-step graphical worksheets, designed to help jump-start any new project. The author website, featuring further resources and links, can be found here: https://www.buildingsciencegraphics.com/.

This is both a textbook and a practical reference for anyone that needs to convey scientific information in an illustrated form for articles, poster presentations, slide shows, press releases, blog posts, social media posts and beyond.

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Praised as a masterclass in scientific visualisation, the book is noted for being insightful, approachable, thorough, and inclusive. It is recommended for novices and experienced practitioners alike, combining useful content with an appealing design that makes it a pleasure to read. Reviewers highlight its clear examples, actionable workflows, and the combination of quick tips with deeper insights, making it a valuable resource for both designers and researchers.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781032106748

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 August 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Illustration: 1 Tables, color; 228 Line drawings, color; 27 Line drawings, black and white; 10 Halftones, color; 238 Illustrations, color; 27 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly, Adult education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 780g

Pages: 333

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About the Author

Jen Christiansen is a senior graphics editor at Scientific American, where she art directs and produces illustrated information graphics and data visualizations. She completed undergraduate studies in geology and art at Smith College, then happily merged the two disciplines in the scientific illustration graduate program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She began her publishing career in New York at Scientific American in 1996, moved to Washington DC to join the art department of National Geographic, spent four years as a freelance science communicator, then returned to Scientific American in 2007. She writes and presents on topics ranging from reconciling her love for art and science, to her quest to learn more about the pulsar chart on Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures album cover.