When I'm planning a new product with a client, one of the first things I try to get clear on is terminology. When someone wants me to develop a "dataviz" or an "infographic," what does that mean? And it's not…
About four years ago, I saw this video by then-graduate-student Mike Morrison. It introduced his new concept for research poster design, The Better Poster. I'm not exaggerating to say that I was blown away. Finally! Someone who thought really critically…
Spring is the season not just for The Pollening, but also for events like elementary school science fairs and graduate student research symposia. Last week, I talked with a group of PhD students about scientific posters. One of them was…
Two weeks ago, I realized that one of my fundamental beliefs about the world was wrong. Over the past several years, I’ve facilitated a bunch of workshops on designing and presenting scientific posters. Broadly, those workshops cover what content should…