Introduction to Medical Illustration
PLME 0400
Drawing 8Symbols and archetypes; Visual Abstract
• Shapes, volumes, shadows and light• Drawing, texturing, shading techniques• Sketches and narrative• Telling a story – non verbal communication
– Use symbols, icons and archetypes
The Physician as Illustrator
• Progression– Top to bottom, left to right is most intuitive– “Cut here” lines, angles– Arrows
The Physician as Illustrator
• Arrows– Straight v. curved v. 3‐D– Indicate direction, motion– Specialized annotation
The Physician as Illustrator
• Arrows– Indicate direction, motion– Passage of time
The Physician as Illustrator
ovary
egg
zygote divides and develops
ball of new cells now called an embryo
embryo implants
cervix
vagina
• Arrows– Dimensions
The Physician as Illustrator
• Arrows– NOT: labels
The Physician as Illustrator
• Non‐verbal information in art– Saint Peter
• Keys of Heaven
Art and Communication
• Non‐verbal information in art– Saint Agnes
• Agnus = lamb
Art and Communication
• Non‐verbal information in art– Saint John the Baptist
• Animal skin
Art and Communication
The Aldobrandini Madonna1509‐1510Raphael
Michelangelo, The Manchester MadonnaNational Gallery, London
• Non‐verbal information in art– Saint Agatha
• Breast cancer, wet nurses
Art and Communication
Cariani (Giovanni Busi)
• Non‐verbal information in art– Saint Sebastian
• Arrows• Archers• Laparoscopic surgeons?
Art and Communication
Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, by Il Sodoma, c. 1525
• Symbols and archetypes– Scissors– Knife: blade only
The Physician as Illustrator
• Symbols and archetypes
The Physician as Illustrator
• Symbols and archetypes– Video monitor: screen
The Physician as Illustrator
• Symbols and archetypes– Monitor: screen, dial
The Physician as Illustrator
• Symbols and archetypes– Scissors– Knife: blade only– Food: pizza, broccoli, steak
• Synecdoche (“Mouths to feed” for people)• Metonymy (“White House” for the president’s staff)
The Physician as Illustrator
• Symbols and archetypes– Classic symbols
The Physician as Illustrator
• Symbols and archetypes– Classic symbols
The Physician as Illustrator
• Symbols and archetypes– Out‐dated symbols
The Physician as Illustrator
• Symbols and archetypes– Out‐dated symbols– Wrong symbols
The Physician as Illustrator
*If used as an icon for “Help,” it is both offensive and wrong: that person is pushing their own wheelchair without any help
HELP
• Symbols and archetypes– Out‐dated symbols– Wrong symbols– Evolution of symbols
The Physician as Illustrator
• Symbols and archetypes– Out‐dated symbols– Wrong symbols– Evolution of symbols
The Physician as Illustrator
Gerrit Dou: The doctor
• Symbols and archetypes– Out‐dated symbols– Wrong symbols– Evolution of symbols
The Physician as Illustrator
• Symbols and archetypes– Out‐dated symbols– Wrong symbols– Evolution of symbols– Equivocal or confusing symbols
The Physician as Illustrator
Letter, email, mail Hang clothing to dry
• Symbols and archetypes– Out‐dated symbols– Wrong symbols– Evolution of symbols– Equivocal or confusing symbols
The Physician as Illustrator
Acid, caustic, injury Hand wash only
• Symbols and archetypes– Out‐dated symbols– Wrong symbols– Evolution of symbols– Equivocal or confusing symbols
The Physician as Illustrator
Over here, I found bacon! Juggler giving up on his dream
• Symbols and archetypes– Out‐dated symbols– Wrong symbols– Evolution of symbols– Equivocal or confusing symbols
The Physician as Illustrator
The coolest dog ever
• Symbols and archetypes– Out‐dated symbols– Wrong symbols– Evolution of symbols– Equivocal or confusing symbols
The Physician as Illustrator
Caution: Alien abduction
• Symbols and archetypes– Out‐dated symbols– Wrong symbols– Evolution of symbols– Equivocal or confusing symbols
The Physician as Illustrator
• Symbols and archetypes– Simplify – but how much?
The Physician as Illustrator
Christoph Niemann
• Symbols and archetypes– Simplify – but how much?– Rely on cultural consciousness
The Physician as Illustrator
Jung von Matt
• Symbols and archetypes– Simplify – but how much?– Rely on cultural consciousness
The Physician as Illustrator
Jung von Matt
• Symbols and archetypes– Simplify – but how much?– Rely on cultural consciousness
The Physician as Illustrator
Jung von Matt
• Symbols and archetypes– Simplify – but how much?– Rely on cultural consciousness
The Physician as Illustrator
Jung von Matt
• Symbols and archetypes– Simplify – but how much?– Rely on cultural consciousness
The Physician as Illustrator
Jung von Matt
• Symbols and archetypes– Simplify – but how much?– Rely on cultural consciousness
The Physician as Illustrator
Jung von Matt
• Comic book art!– Motion, excitement, shock– Heat, cold, impact
The Physician as Illustrator
• New trend – Social Media‐driven– Summarize a study in 3 images
Visual Abstract
• New trend – Social Media‐driven– Summarize a study in 3 images
Visual Abstract
• New trend – Social Media‐driven– Summarize a study in 3 images
Visual Abstract
• New trend – Social Media‐driven– Branding
• Annals of surgery• Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS)• New England Journal of Medicine
Visual Abstract
• New trend – Social Media‐driven– Creating one is a great exercise!– Teaches brevity and synthesis
Visual Abstract
• New trend – Social Media‐driven– Creating one is a great exercise!– Teaches brevity and synthesis
Visual Abstract
• New trend – Social Media‐driven– Creating one is a great exercise!– Teaches brevity and synthesis
Visual Abstract