Learn to visualize your complex research ideas and findings so your messages stand out and are more easily understood by scientists or non-scientists.
Aim
You will learn the Seyens Method™—a comprehensive design philosophy, process, and set of strategies tailored specifically for scientists to visually communicate your own complex ideas so your messages are effortlessly understood by scientists or non-scientists. It is a structured, no fluff, memorable, easy to follow, useful and fun training that will empower and enable you to create effective images, slides, posters, and grants. You will imediatelly apply the new skills to communicate your own science, draw a graphical abstract and discuss it with your peers and receive actionable feedback on your images and slides.
Content
1. Self-study module - Mandatory
Fundamentals, Slides, and Homework (5 h)
- Fundamental Visual Communication: understand how human visual perception and psychology shape our interpretation of visual information. Discover a science-based design method to visualize your research, making it easily comprehensible. We will cover strategic use of layout, eye-flow, colors, and typography applied to all types of scientific images.
- Slides, Posters, Grants: you will learn how to apply the Seyens Method™ design philosophy and strategies introduced in the Fundamentals to slides, posters, and grants. This will give you a holistic approach that builds from the first principles, makes sense and is easy to remember and apply.
- Homework: submit your images and slides to receive personalized feedback.
2. Live Workshop - On Zoom (February 6, 4.5 h)
- Recap and Q&A: an effective review of self-study topics and optional 1-on-1 consulting with facilitator to address your individual challenges.
- Feedback on your submitted materials: you will get actionable suggestions on how to improve your own scientific images and slides.
- Graphical abstract drawing exercise: you will draw a sketch of your research
- Peer-instruction group discussion: you will give and receive informed and structured feedback to improve yours’ and other participants’ images.
Registration
This workshop is co-organized with IMPRS-QST and IMPRS-APS. We will distribute the spots evenly between the programmes after the registration deadline. Please register by January 4 .
Trainer: Dr. Jernej Zupanc, Founder of Seyens Ltd.