Creating scientific figures is essential for effectively communicating scientific concepts and research findings. However, it can be especially challenging, as it involves an inherently creative and abstract process. Here, I would like to provide an overview of simple steps to creating a scientific…

This is a content of EXCELLENT quality. I’m saving all your references and step-by-step guide for further use! Thank you a lot for this! Regarding your question, I mostly create my figures using Python and R, directly from data. I know that Adobe Illustrator or similar software are necessary to imp…

@paularp excellent post; thank you! I really enjoy data visualization and put a lot of effort into my figures so that they are easily digested by the audience. What got me started in data visualization practices was the works of Edward Tufte . I highly recommend his books! They have great recommenda…

I am delighted about this post as an creative who is interested in science! Scientific illustrations and graphic design are my passion. I got my first honourable mention in a review paper I made illustrations for while in final year undergraduate ( The therapeutic landscape of HIV-1 via genome editin…

In terms of my workflow for creating figures and diagrams, I use a blend of R/ggplot2 and a Mac-only program called Omnigraffle (I’m not positive, but you may be able to substitute an Adobe product for Omnigraffle). For data figures, I plot them using the ggplot2 package and get them very close to …

Great and very interesting topic. I think that for me is very important to understand things visually. I use Biorender. and try to talk through the images. This week I had to summarize in 45 minutes, the progress I did during my 6 month stay at NIH, so I created a figure for the outline, and then …

Very beautiful and informative figures, Paula! Loved them!

Graphic design is (not) my passion: a short guide to make a good scientific figure

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