Scientific Visualization with Adobe Illustrator

Unlock the Power of Adobe Illustrator to craft your figures effectively and efficiently

Workshop Overview

This hands-on workshop is designed to introduce you to the essential techniques of Adobe Illustrator. This workshop is crafted by a scientist for scientists.

Objectives

Master the Basics

Learn the fundamental techniques and tools of Adobe Illustrator, making them accessible and relevant for scientific applications.

Create Publication-Ready Figures

Gain the ability to efficiently produce high-quality data figures that meet publication standards.

Approach

This workshop combines live demonstrations with guided exercises to reinforce learning. Homework assignments will prepare you for the second day of the workshop, ensuring you can apply what you’ve learned effectively.

Audience

Ideal for researchers, graduate students, and professionals in scientific fields who are new to Adobe Illustrator who are eager to learn to efficiently craft multi-panel figures and posters. No prior design experience is required!

Contents

Day 1 - Introduction and Fundamentals

  • Explore the Interface: Familiarize yourself with Adobe Illustrator’s interface and learn to organize your documents using artboards and layers.

  • Master Basic Techniques: Develop skills in manipulating basic shapes, using transformation tools, and enhancing object appearances with strokes, swatches, gradients, and effects.

Day 2 - Basic Techniques and Application

  • Advance Your Skills: Dive into advanced techniques like image and text handling, clipping masks, paths, and the pen tool. Gain insights into color theory.

  • Hands-On Practice: Start an Illustrator document from scratch and craft a figure ready for publication. Learn to tackle common challenges and integrate diverse data into cohesive visuals, using data from R/ggplot, GraphPad, Gel Images, and more.

Includes

· Course Handout summarizing key information
· Homework
· Self-assessment quiz
· Critical keyboard shortcuts
· Detailed file setup guide

Format

My workshops combine theoretical knowledge with practical application, ensuring you gain the skills and confidence to apply what you’ve learned in your research presentations and publications.

Interactive Sessions

Each workshop features hands-on exercises and live demonstrations to reinforce learning.

Flexible Scheduling

Choose from two afternoon sessions or a full-day immersive experience, designed to fit your schedule and learning pace.

Delivery Options

Workshops are available both online and in-person, offering flexibility to accommodate your preferences and location

Software
Requirement

This course is tailored to Adobe Illustrator Creative Cloud, though most content is applicable to earlier versions of the software. Licenses for course participants are not included.

Testimonials

“I attended this workshop while writing my doctoral thesis, although I would have needed it since the first months of my PhD! This workshop was beneficial for everyone, from complete beginners like me, to the most experienced users. It was great to leave the workshop with Belen’s Handouts, which I kept on using later on. For anyone who wants to use Illustrator efficiently and professionally, I highly recommend reaching out to Belen! Also because she clearly loves what she is doing!”

Melanie Panarotto, PhD

“This course was amazing and I wish it had been available sooner so that I could have taken it earlier in my PhD studies. Using Adobe Illustrator to create figures and illustrations to communicate scientific results was made much easier, time-efficient, and fun with the tools taught in this course. In my opinion, any scientist who plans to publish their work, write a dissertation or a grant proposal would benefit from a this course, which teaches you how to efficiently create high-quality figures using Adobe Illustrator.”

Ulla Schellhaas, PhD

“Belén has first-hand experience and relevant knowledge, and her course is set up for exactly what every scientist needs: learning how to make publishing-ready figures in a smart and efficient way.”

Julian Ross

Let's empower

your team and communication

Equip your researchers with the skills to effectively communicate their discoveries through impactful visuals. My workshops provide scientists with the tools they need to create professional and engaging figures and illustrations.
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Awards & Recognitions

Rabitsch Award 2024

for the most outstanding scientific discovery made by a PhD student.

Life Sciences PhD Awards
Austria 2024

in the category Basic Research – First Place

Selected to represent Vienna BioCenter

in organizing the 2023 Graduate Life Sciences Symposium in collaboration with the MRC-LMB in Cambridge, UK, 2023.

Recipient of the Best Oral Communication Award

FEBS 3+ Meeting, 2022.