Welcome to the digital resource for MRS 2023 'Picture Your Science!' attendees! Whether you're a researcher, a student, or a science communicator, these resources will provide you with the knowledge and tools you need to effectively communicate your scientific research to a variety of audiences. I hope you find these resources helpful and informative! If you have any questions feel free to reach out to me anytime (ss-design.site)!
Building Science Graphics, Jen Christiansen (♥️♥️♥️)
S.P.A.R.K. | 5 strategies for the visual communication of science
Envisioning Information, Edward R. Tufte
Design Studies: Theory and Research in Graphic Design, Audrey Bennett
Information Visualization: Perception for Design, Colin Ware
Tools for Visualization
Designing and editing graphics
Canva (Free)
Figma (Free) (♥️♥️♥️)
Affinity Designer ($, one-time)
Adobe Illustrator ($, subscription)
3D visualization tools
Blender (Free)
Maya
C4D
Choosing colors
Colour Oracle
Color Brewer
Coolors
Viz Palette
Adobe Color
Data Visualization Guide, University of Toronto Map & Data Library
Introduction to Data Visualization: Part 1 Theory & Critique; Part 2 Practice with Tableau
Edward Tufte’s Principles of Information Display for Visualization, NASA
Data Visualization: Points of View Nature Methods, Bang Wong
Tools for Visualization
Choosing the right chart type
datavizproject.com (♥️♥️♥️)
datavizcatalogue.com
data-to-viz.com
Creating charts, maps and tables
RAWGraphs (Free) (♥️♥️♥️)
Plotly
Datawrapper (Free)
Tableau (Free for students and researchers)
Observable (Free, requires coding)
Flourish Studio (Free)
Adobe Illustrator ($, subscription)
Excel (Free for students and researchers)
Shehryar (Shay) Saharan (www.ss-design.site)
Last updated: 11/April/2023