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Notes on scientific, medical, naturalistic, and veterinary illustration, with examples from the portfolio.
Scientific journal covers
A scientific journal cover gives an issue a visual identity and offers readers a way into the research behind it. Here’s how to choose a defensible concept, design it for the journal, and prepare it for submission.
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Scientific illustration
A scientific illustration can isolate a feature, reveal a hidden relationship, or connect observations made at different scales.
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Naturalistic illustration
Natural history illustration brings together the features that identify a species, the variation found in nature, and the context that gives those features meaning.
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Medical illustration
In an anatomical illustration, the view determines which structures can be seen together and which relationships the reader can understand at a glance.
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Veterinary illustration
The species, position, and depth of a view determine whether a veterinary drawing answers a practical question about animal anatomy.
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Graphical abstracts
A graphical abstract gives readers a compact visual account of what a study asked, did, or found. The strongest starting point is the message the paper supports.
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