Visualizing Science

Infographics

Explain complex concepts
at a glance

Illustrations

Enhance publications with beautiful artwork

Data Visualization

Interpret data with 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, policy-makers, students, and the public. Like the old addage "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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Why add graphics?

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Graphics attract attention. Break up large sections of text.
Improve understanding of complex concepts. Clear and concise communication is needed now more than ever. Sometimes vast amounts of data mean nothing until they are transformed into a graph or a map shaded in gradients of colors. Our brain is wired to interpret visual data much quicker than we could understand tables of numbers or paragraphs of text.
Reach your audience—make your content accessible to those with different educational and cultural backgrounds, different life experiences.
Increase memorability
Improve the quality of your publication, add credibility and trustworthiness

Not all graphics are created equal.

Difference between a science illustrator and a graphic designer
Fiona's science background
Also enjoy design

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How does the process work?

How Fiona works with you: consult, research, thumbnail sketches, preliminary drawings, revisions, final rendering, revisions along the way (if there are editable layers), prepare final files.

Specialties:

Infographics combining illustrations with typography
Data visualization: graphs, charts, and maps
Digital illustrations (vector and raster options available)
Pen-and-ink line drawing
Acrylic and watercolor
Graphic design
Layout design: posters, brochures, journals, reports, you name it!
Final composition: editing services to make sure graphics are consistent throughout
Style sheets
Branding/marketing
Creative direction

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Tell your story visually
Make your data understandable and compelling
Attract attention with beautiful and accurate illustrations
Improve memorability
Create clean, scalable vector artwork
Render classic pen-and-ink line drawings
Render paintings in acrylic or watercolor
Design layouts with consistent graphics and text: posters, brochures, journals, reports, you name it!
Provide "final composition" services—editing to ensure consistency
Create style sheets for your team
Provide creative direction

Meet the Artist

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Visualizing Science is the principle studio of Fiona Martin, certified science illustrator and designer. Add more text here...