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Who we are
Vivid Biology is a UK design studio that specialises in creating illustration and graphic design for biomedical research
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What we do
We work with Biotech, Communications, Publishing, Universities and
Researchers to create engaging science visuals and sophisticated
technical diagrams.
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Why we do it
We like a challenge. We believe it’s possible to make great visuals whilst still getting the science right.
The case for great visuals
Why you might need us
Communicating with other scientists
Science is often difficult to communicate with words alone. Unfamiliar jargon can alienate people outside your field, but paraphrasing everything via everyday examples can be confusing and imprecise. A diagram gives you a discussion point to find common ground.
Communicating with non-scientists
Not everyone has an hour to sit down and debate the finer details of a technical process. Time-pressed grant funders and investors appreciate quick summaries and figures that help them understand the important bits quickly.
Communicating with new audiences
Everyone can appreciate the aesthetics of a good visual. Whereas unfamiliar words or sludgy prose can be alienating, pictures draw people in and provide a good starting point to ask questions, explain processes and tell stories.
Who we've worked with
We are proud to work with companies, institutes and researchers to make science stand out.
Companies
- Canopy Biosciences
- Oxford University Press
- eLife
- Oxford Pharmagenesis
- Mendeley
- Healx
- Wordbird
- Hindawi
- Learning Science
- Equinox Graphics
Institutes
- The Gurdon Institute
- The Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
- The Francis Crick Institute
- The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine
- The Nuffield Council on Bioethics
- Bristol BioDesign Institute
- Bristol Population Health Science Institute
- Occidental College
- Vanderbilt University
Researchers from
- University of Cambridge
- University of Bristol
- University of Oxford
- Karolinska Institute
- University of Aalto
- MIT
- Wellcome Sanger Institute
- Kings College London
Sectors that we work with
Biotech
We help you engage with investors and new customers.
Public Engagement
We create artwork that starts conversations.
Journalism
Our artwork is available for use in media. We can also create feature illustrations for longer articles.
Academia
We synthesise the information in complex papers using technical diagrams.
Medical Communications
We redraw technical diagrams and data visuals to brand and publication standards.
Publishing
We create artwork to engage readers and technical diagrams that support text.
People
Claudia Stocker
Director
Claudia has been working in Science Illustration since she graduated in 2012.
She set up Vivid Biology in 2015 when moving to Bristol from London.
University of the West of England (2018-)
MSc Science Communication
Entrepreneurial Spark Bristol (2016)
Startup accelerator programme
Royal Drawing School (2014-2015)
Drawing intensive (6 month scholarship