Infographics

Explain complex scientific concepts
​"at a glance"

Illustrations

Enhance your publication with
beautiful imagery

Data Visualization

Transform raw data into compelling graphs, charts, and maps

​Illuminating Science Through Art

​Science illustrations inspire, educate, and inform. Information graphics play an important role in today’s fast-paced world of technological and environmental change. Illustrations are like a universal language—facilitating communication among scientists, decision-makers, students, and the public. Like the old adage "a picture is worth a thousand words," a single diagram has the potential to convey complex topics at a single glance. Illustrations go beyond photography, exploring hidden concepts, taking things apart, and generally satisfying our innate curiosity for the world unseen.

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Meet the Artist

Visualizing Science was founded in 2005 by Fiona Martin—Creative Director, Science Illustrator, and Designer. Specialties include infographics, vector illustration, data visualization, and layout design. Occasional commissions are rendered in pen-and-ink, watercolor, and acrylic.

Fiona holds a B.S. in Marine Biology (summa cum laude) and a Graduate Certificate in Science Illustration from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Upon graduation she completed internships with the Channel Islands National Park in California, and Electronic Publishing Company in New York City. She has 15+ years of experience illustrating and designing for a wide range of clients, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Park Service (NPS), Princeton University Press, and Whole Foods Market. Her illustrations and layouts have been featured in numerous scientific publications including News and Features on Climate.gov and First in Fly by Dr. Stephanie Mohr, which was selected as one of Smithsonian's Ten Best Science Books of 2018. For 13+ years she's served as Illustration Editor at the nonprofit Annual Reviews (5 years at the Senior level), and has edited approximately 9,000 figures and captions across 26 scientific journals, e.g., Public Health (Annual Reviews' first open access journal), Political Science, Immunology, Cancer Biology, Cell and Developmental Biology, Nutrition, Sociology, Marine Science, and Materials Research, and more. In her spare time she volunteers as lead Layout Editor for the GNSI's Journal of Natural Science Illustration.