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Building Science Graphics
An Illustrated Guide to Communicating Science through Diagrams and Visualizations
Series: AK Peters Visualization Series
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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.
Book Details
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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
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.
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