please stopmisusing artfor science communication

@LizNeeley#scicommart

“Stop hurting America”

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley/Released

Illustration © Drew Fairweather of toothpaste for dinner. Used with permission of the artist

Image Credit: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Judy Van Der Velden

faster, betterconcept and execution

guinea pigImage Credit: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Tracy Plastic_Bat

guinea pigfont

negative space

symmetry

contrastkerning

cute!Image Credit: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Tracy Plastic_Bat

your conceptwhat do you really need to convey?

your concepthow best to convey it?

Marilyn OstergrenImage Credit: © University of Washington

Image Credit: © Marilyn Ostegren. Used with permission

Image Credit: © Marilyn Ostegren. Used with permission

Image Credit: © Marilyn Ostegren. Used with permission

DESIGN'

Image Credit: © Marilyn Ostegren. Used with permission

your designbringing ideas to fruition

tools graphic design & image manipulation

www.ColorBrewer2.org

Paletton.com

Paletton.com

Paletton.com

Color.Adobe.com (previously Kuler.com)

Color.Adobe.com (previously Kuler.com)

GIMP2.0

deep breathstart where you are use what you have

do what you can