We’re on the Trends in Biotech Cover with Joanna’s amazing illustration!

More editorial work out in Trends in Biotechnology! Illustrating new research examining the metabolic dynamics of Galdieria algae. Read it here: www.cell.com/issue/S0167-... Thanks to @kylelauersen.bsky.social, for the always positive and continued collaboration!

New editorial work on brain metastasis for Trends in Cancer! Read the issue here: www.cell.com/trends/cance...

In 1922, insulin co-discoverer Frederick Banting refused to profit from the discovery and offered it to the world as a global public good. Today, many people with diabetes still don't have access to affordable and quality treatment and care.

Very late to this but here we go! A collection of our visual and graphics storytelling from 2025. Enjoy 💞

Synthetic Biology is a recurrent topic in my work, but this project was a first on many levels! Had the pleasure to develop the visual identity for the Engineering and Safeguarding Synthetic Life conference, held in Manchester a few months ago. Curious? 👉 joanaccarvalho.com/essl-visual-...

American Scientist cover #2 is out! So happy to collaborate once again with American Scientist to illustrate a story on a new capsule pill for mRNA vaccine delivery. More here: joanaccarvalho.com/the-future-o... Huge thanks to art director Barbara Aulicino for the trust and guidance!

Another recent project I loved: an infographic on rainwater recycling in Brazil for Instituto Serrapilheira! Such a rewarding collaboration!🌳🌲 Check out the project here: joanaccarvalho.com/water-recycl...

How does the Amazon forest sustain Brazil’s agriculture? This was what researchers from @serrapilheira.org studied and asked @joanagcc.bsky.social and I to communicate with an infographic. This piece goes along their results in a technical note sent to Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court.

Another recent project I loved: an infographic on rainwater recycling in Brazil for Instituto Serrapilheira! Such a rewarding collaboration!🌳🌲 Check out the project here: joanaccarvalho.com/water-recycl...

A recent project I loved: editorial illustration + graphical abstract package to visualize a study on cancer immunotherapies. Full project breakdown (plus a few behind-the-scenes notes): joanaccarvalho.com/programming-... Huge thanks to Ervin and Filipe for the trust and collaboration!

If you're a designer/illustrator who works with scientists to make figures for publications, this might be interesting for you. 👇

Also for science communicators. 👇

The amount of human made 'stuff' now exceeds natural 'stuff' (by @VisualCap) www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-...

Visualizing abstract numbers / actual human beings ... visualizingpalestine.org/gaza-names/e...

NEW: Under Trump, the National Science Foundation is awarding grants at the slowest pace in decades. We took a detailed look at every area of science affected by the funding lag. Here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.

This is such a bad idea #stats

Straight to my list of great examples of visual scicomm!

In scientific societies, women are shouldering the bulk of #ScienceCommunication work - often voluntarily - due to societal expectations and a sense of duty, a new study reveals. Their work, however, is often undervalued ⤵️ #scicomm #gender #career #inequality

Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas

Fresh editorial work on the cover of Immunity! 👀

I've been working a fair bit on people's understanding of air pollution lately. So I'm delighted to have just found this explainer from @ourworldindata.org, which is an excellent primer. TL;DR stop burning stuff and having cows ourworldindata.org/air-pollutio...

Stealing an artists style who's work frequently depicted how fascist machinery murdered millions of innocent people

The kind of papers I dream of illustrating.🌷 If you didn't know tulips get their patterns from an infection, here is some cool science to brighten up your day.

This dataviz is absolutely amazing 😍 Global bird species' conservation status displayed as a massive flock! By Andrea Garrec, longlisted for the 2024 Information Is Beautiful Awards www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase/731... #dataviz 📊🌏🧪🐦🦉🦆🦅

I've always been fascinated by Earth's interior and how scientists have described their textures. I decided to make my own slice while at @newsela.bsky.social. #geology, #earth, #platetectonics 🧪

The lives lost in Gaza: A closer look at those killed in the conflict so far www.reuters.com/graphics/ISR...

How does urban efficiency look like? 👇👇👇 Just watch 210 people 🚌 🚌 🚌 overtaking 7 people 🚗🚙🚗🚙 Via @metrolosangelesbot.bsky.social

A Monday mood enhancer, 24 Japanese train tickets from 1956/57. Enjoy! www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/t... with many thanks to www.instagram.com/transit.tick... for sharing these scans with us.

I collected chopstick sleeves at every restaurant, together with their business cards (also common practice there), when I went to Japan. I find them fascinating. They live in my journal now, among pictures and illustrations of my experiences. Really interesting read for Japan lovers. 👇

Some figure design collaboration from last year, done with amazing people on a really cool research topic. Congratulations to everyone involved!

A truly wonderful project from last year! I love how this poster turned out, and can't wait to share a closer look at the process of making it.

If you want to be warned about AI imagery (or have those posts hidden), subscribe to @aimod.social Labeler Thanks to @davis.social (who created this Labeler) for writing up a simple explanation of Labelers for my Unofficial Guide To Bluesky: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/bl... #BlueSkyTips

Recommended thread for all Europeans who insist on thinking their countries are safe against the disaster going on in the US.

I wrote an article for The Conversation about generative AI visualisation in #archaeology, will discuss it further in a thread tomorrow. 🏺 theconversation.com/how-ai-image...

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Once in a while, I have opportunities that are incredible injections of positivity for my professional path. My visit to Lund last week was one of those. The first keynote of my career, my first public discussion on AI, a new workshop format, and just pure happiness. Image © Carolina Buizza

Excellent thread sharing articles and information on one of the many issues of GenAi, copyright infringement 👇

Smart piece on the trouble with ai in classrooms by @shorterpearson.com The key part for me: “The thing that makes me worry is how much these people are giving up the very mental tasks that make them human.” Exactly that… chuckpearson.wordpress.com/2025/01/13/t...

Next week I'll be in Lund, Sweden, speaking at WCMM Fusion 2025! I will be talking about the endless world of possibilities that can arise from the synergy between visualization and science, and how this shapes science communication. So, if you are nearby and would like to meet up, let me know!

There are a LOT of ongoing AI copyright lawsuits in the US right now. We've been keeping track at @wired.com—and, to make things easier on everyone, created this interactive visual guide. It'll be updated w/ any major developments: www.wired.com/story/ai-cop...

Recommended read for next time you have to write about or visualize AI systems. Your choice of metaphor is more important than you might realize.

The largest organismal biology conference in Switzerland is happening in February at the University of Lausanne! I had the pleasure of working with the organizing committee to design the event’s visual identity. If the topic sparks your interest, make sure to submit your abstract by November 15th!

Excited to share a new [colorful] project! Had the pleasure to design and illustrate a visual summary exploring some of the genetic secrets behind the red and yellow colors of parrots. 🔗 Read the paper in Science Magazine here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Excited to share a new [colorful] project! Had the pleasure to design and illustrate a visual summary exploring some of the genetic secrets behind the red and yellow colors of parrots. 🔗 Read the paper in Science Magazine here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Abortion access in the U.S. is full of twists, turns, and roadblocks. To illustrate how difficult it is to get care, we built a maze for each state where the difficulty is calculated by the state’s policies. This is the United States of Abortion Mazes. pudding.cool/2024/10/abor...

I'm aware that the #dataviz feed is currently down (as are many other feeds powered by @skyfeed.app). Hoping it should be back up soon!

New editorial work for ETH Zürich! Had the pleasure to work with Sohyon Lee and Berend Snijder to illustrate their most recent findings just published in Nature Medicine. The illustrated digest from ETH News: ethz.ch/en/news-and-... The paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

For anyone interested in #SciArt and #SciViz I recommend this interview with the amazing @joanagcc.bsky.social, @philippdexheimer.bsky.social and Patricia Bondia. Main takeaway: start making art (and charge for it!) - you don't need qualifications/permission 🎨 www.biologenkompass.de/en/viewpoint...