Figures & Presentations

Design stunning scientific illustrations, figures, and presentations with these great resources.

UMass Chan Resources


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OFA Communication Skills 

The UMass Chan Office of Faculty Affairs offers a Summer Intensive, a Talk Review & Feedback Service, and other resources to help faculty hone their ability to express complex ideas verbally and in written form as scholars, educators and leaders.

From the Web


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Making Scientific Figures with Illustrator
Christopher Gutierrez

A helpful collection of videos for learning how to use Adobe Illustrator to create scientific figures. 


Screenshot of the NIH BioArt WebsiteNIH BioArt Source - Free Scientific & Medical Illustrations
NIAID

2000+ free vectors, icons, and brushes created by professional illustrators and available through the National Institutes of Health.


screenshot of adobe illustrator for scientists youtube pageAdobe Illustrator for Scientists YouTube Channel 
@AdobeIllustratorforScientists

Adobe Illustrator tutorials to make informative and captivating figures for scientific presentations and publications. 

Books


Book cover image of "Designing Science Presentations"Designing Science Presentations
Matt Carter, 2020

This book provides pragmatic advice on the preparation and delivery of exceptional scientific presentations and demonstrates hundreds of visually striking presentation techniques.