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The von Restorff effect
This is a guest post from Crastina’s partner somersault18:24, originally posted on their website.
your audience will remember the unusual
Have a look at the picture above this blog post. That is the von Restorff effect…
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What Scientists Can Learn From Designers (Matt Carter, May 2015)
According to neurobiologist Matt Carter, scientists often do a poor job at designing for example articles, scientific posters, and talks. But there are many core communication skills that could rather easily be acquired from professional designers.
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Conversation with a Canva Community Outreach Specialist
Canva – a web tool for creating graphics – has a very interesting social media strategy, where they put special Community Outreach Specialists to work.
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The-best-poster-ever-made interview: James O’Hanlon, Macquarie University
I was quite delighted when I stumbled upon the research poster below the other week. For years, I have searched for the Holy Grail of research posters, and suddenly it was there, designed by the Australian zoologist, researcher & science communicator James O’Hanlon.
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Break the mold with a graphical abstract (Luc Cox, February 2015)
Graphical abstracts is one of many ways to adapt scientific communication to a quickly evolving media landscape. Luk Cox, scientific illustrator with a background in molecular biology, has a clear message: it is time for old dogs to learn some new tricks.
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Scientific Sketching—amazing artwork in the bio labs of IDIBAPS, Barcelona
An urban life drawing event in Barcelona inspired the staff at IDIBAPS, a center dedicated to research in the field of biomedicine. In the fall of 2014, the doors to the labs were opened for drawing artists—with stunning results.
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Winners announced in third Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards
The winners of the third Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards have been announced.