Thinking in Picture: 9/1/07

2007 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge

In the journal's 28 September 2007 issue, Science, in partnership with the National Science Foundation, is pleased to present the winners and honorable mentions in the fifth annual Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. The articles linked on this page describe the accomplishments of the creative and gifted scientists, artists, and others who put the winning entries together, as well as an online slide presentation that showcases the competition's winners and honorable mentions. In addition, in a segment of the Science Podcast, one of the competition's judges talks about what goes into a winning scientific image. All material is freely available for all site visitors.

via Slashdot

Check out the animation for Nicotine in the bloodstream. Its very cool. Also of interest: Physics Education Technology at CU Boulder

Labels: Cool, Infographics, Links to Examine

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Graphicology is the continuing education of a mulitdisciplinary designer. Here, you'll find resources, inspiration, current events and material that challenges what it means to be a strategic & creative communicator in today's world. Art directors, graphic designers, engineers, photographers, typographers, writers, producers, cinematographers and others are encouraged to comment and check in regularly.

Ear Doodle

I doodled this ear today from a picture I found on line. This is my first successful hatch shading.

Labels: doodle

Super Secret Spy

I worked with Matt Kindt Artist and Writer of Super Secret Spy. He's deep in the tedious grind of button making along with myself this week. He said the hand I drew (below) looks pretty good. Cool!

This looks like a pretty neat book, and the I like the illustration, so I'm going to pop down to the local comic shop and pick up a copy. If you want, you can read it on-line, but as you can imagine, Matt would be happy if you bought it.

Labels: Comics

School Work

The posts have been slim as of late because I've been busy working to upgrade my skills. These are the 3 books I'm working from. Each one accesses a different part of my creative brain. Keys to Drawing, helps me improve my eye and my basic hand- eye coodination. Rapid Viz is more directed to imagination, play and mind-hand coodination. Design Basic Index is a full-on lesson book designed to get me thinking about Composition, Concepts and Components to good layout and design.

All these books have exercises to work through, and while I've been in the graphic field for a long time, I am approaching these books with The Beginner's Mind, and am already learning quite a bit.