Visuals for Scientists
A Research on an Innovative Visual Communication Concept within Scientific Labs
What visual aspects are important to facilitate the understanding of complex elements? How to visualize advanced research in order to help the learning of the latter and thereby the communication within scientific labs? mHow can 3D models be used as an intermediate tool to support the learning of complex elements and to help during the illustration process of the latter?
In this thesis, I reported how the use of scientific models can help in the learning of complex research and support the illustration process of not directly observable elements: As in the case of cellular scale items. I analyzed how the design of those models can advantage or disadvantage their use for a didactic purpose. Specific design criteria such as style, color coding, and abstraction have been analyzed and identified as important visual aspects that, if applied in figures, could fosters the understanding of the latter and thereby the communication of complex research within the scientific communities. The criteria were then summarized through a best-practice catalogue that could serve as a guideline for the realization of illustrations designed for scientific publications.
