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Interview with Lucy Poley – Tips to make great graphical abstracts

Lucy Poley is a scientist and artist with  interests in ecology, geography, and wildlife biology. She is interested in communicating scientific principals and inspiring others through visual art. Here we speak to her about about her journey…

Create an infographic in the Lifeology SciArt Infographic Challenge

How do you visualize the theme of Communicating Risk & Uncertainty in an Uncertain World? This is the challenge presented this month by the SciComm network Lifeology. This interview is a part of Crastina’s current theme Visualization…

Dr Tullio Rossi Animate your Science- a video interview

Dr Tullio Rossi and his team of 7 specialists in science, communication and graphic design thrive in transforming Scientific fact into beautiful design and videos. We reached Dr Rossi for our infographic theme: His company and how he created…

Andy Brunning, Compound Interest: “Infographics can grab the attention in ways an article on a topic can’t.”

A chemist by training, Andy Brunning turned to teaching when he realized he wasn’t fond of lab work. As a secondary chemistry teacher having little luck finding eye-catching posters to put up in his classroom, Andy decided to make them himself…

Dr Marek Skupinski – visual artist and scientific illustrator

With a PhD in physics, trained in materials science and nanotechnology, Marek Skupinski is an author of scientific illustrations, book covers and editorial illustrations for newspapers and magazines. In addition, he is a founder of Hyperfine…

“Virus, the Beauty of the Beast” – an Interview with Hamish Todd

If you haven’t seen Virus, the Beauty of the Beast, I suggest you stop what you’re doing right now: grab a cup of tea with one hand and your mouse with the other and sit down to enjoy Hamish Todd’s latest creation that has been 3 years…