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What technical illustrations can we provide?
We offer to create schematic figures or data visualisations tailored precisely to your project.
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Who requests technical illustrations?
We are hired by Researchers in Academia, Publishing, as well as Policy makers and Journalists.
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What is the benefit of our technical illustrations?
To help explain complicated processes or shed light on patterns in complex data sets.
Why you might need it
Biomedical science can be highly technical and specialised. Often the best way to cut through the jargon quickly is to use a technical figure. Conversely, a poorly designed figure can leave your peers scratching their heads at unresolved ambiguities.
It is also important to try and present the science in a way that can be understood by non-specialists in your field as well as your peers. Technical figures allow the science to be presented in a clear and effective manner to the audience, including any potential collaborators and investors.
How can we help?
We help scientists translate their findings into clear figures that summarise the findings and remove ambiguity
Sketching some ideas
Here at Vivid Biology, we understand the science underpinning technical figures. We’re also adept at creating great designs that intuitively guide readers through a process. We can transform as simple pencil sketch into a publication-ready figure that’s easy to edit if further details come to light.
Data redraws
We can redraw data plots and figures to journal guidelines, either from original data or tracing vector files from images. We can also take previously published figures that you’ve got permission to reproduce, and redraw them as publication-ready vector files.ork with Biotech, Communications, Publishing, Universities and Researchers to create engaging science visuals and sophisticated technical diagrams.
Process Diagrams
If you need a graphical abstract or table of contents figure to go with a manuscript, we can take a pencil sketch or powerpoint mock-up and create a crisp, uniformly styled schematic that will help you stand out.
Some Technical Illustrations we've created
We create distinctive artwork that makes your science exciting
How we design your Technical Illustrations
We’ve created plenty of journal-spec figures before. This is our usual workflow.
We’ve also created technical figures for early stage biotech companies. If you need us to sign a confidentiality agreement or NDA then let us know.
We’ve also contracted for major medical communications agencies to redraw technical figures under tight turnarounds.
A Starting Sketch
First, we will ask you to send a rough mock up or sketch for us to work from. It can be a pencil sketch, a PowerPoint slide or whichever format you feel comfortable with, we are able to work with many different methods.
A First Draft... and then Another
Once we create a first draft, we will send it to you for review. We expect there might be some minor errors.
Usually clients will add comments to PDFs in Acrobat, others prefer the traditional approach of red pen on print-outs.
Checking the Brief
Our team will then research the journal requirements for the size and format of the figure to ensure it meets the specifications.
Finalising your Figure
We’ll continue this process of revision until you are completely happy with the final result including colour schemes.
Final Artwork
We'll provide the artwork to you in any desired format.