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This advanced Adobe Illustrator workshop is designed for scientists aiming to turn their exciting data into clear and engaging graphics for presentations, posters, or graphical abstracts. You will gain confidence in using fundamental visual design principles and Adobe Illustrator techniques to produce clear and beautiful visuals that convey the key messages of your research.
By the end, you will be able to:
Plan graphics with purpose-driven design strategies.
Apply key design and perception principles to scientific figures.
Create vector elements using drawing tools, effects and layering.
Build complex visuals using a variety of advanced tools.
The workshop uses a combination of:
Self-study: Recorded mini-lectures of 10–20 minutes each, plus one set of simple practice exercises.
Live session: A one-day in-person session lasting approximately 8 hours, including lunch and breaks.
Project work: Participants will work on their own projects throughout the course, both during the self-study phase and the live session.
This course is designed for PhD students and post-doctoral researchers with basic knowledge of Adobe Illustrator. Completing the introductory workshop, “Scientific Visualization with Adobe Illustrator: From Basics to Publication-Ready Figures,” is strongly recommended.
Hola! I’m Belén
I am a postdoc at MIT with a passion for visual science communication.
I have been using Adobe Illustrator for 10+ years to create figures for research papers, reviews, grant proposals and presentations.
Now I want to share this knowledge with you so that you create clear and professional scientific graphics conveying your exciting science.
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Course Outline and Introduction
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Design Theory
Lesson 1: Gestalt principles
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Lesson 2: Layout and Organization
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Lesson 3: Design Critique
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Design Process
Identification, Conceptualization and Sketching
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