{"id":4973,"date":"2018-08-26T15:36:06","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T18:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/?p=4973"},"modified":"2022-10-18T08:35:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T11:35:33","slug":"scientific-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/scientific-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientific infographic: How cool are they?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the subject is information, combining figures and texts is no trend. Calling it infographic isn&#8217;t much new either. So why do we keep talking about infographics as the ultimate idea of the decade?<\/p>\n<p>Simply because the usage of <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/what-makes-a-good-infographic\/\">infographics became a tool<\/a> more than a consequence.<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/what-makes-a-good-infographic\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5739 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/untitled-creation63724-2-300x120.png\" alt=\"scientific infographic\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/untitled-creation63724-2-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/untitled-creation63724-2-1024x410.png 1024w, https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/untitled-creation63724-2.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>People are becoming aware of scientific infographic power to deliver information successfully. And not just any people. Really big massive influential people.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, Nature posted on <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/ofschemesandmemes\/2014\/01\/20\/the-power-of-using-infographics-to-communicate-science\">their blog<\/a>\u00a0about science communication and how cool it is to use a scientific infographic. The way they did it was simple: showing that a couple of friends (NASA and Scientific American) think scientific infographics are cool too.<\/p>\n<p>They started the post with a Pulitzer Prize-winning, Gareth Cook, and his book &#8220;Best American Infographics 2013&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/BAInfographics.Cook_.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4974 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/BAInfographics.Cook_.jpg\" alt=\"scientific infographic\" width=\"1139\" height=\"1500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The book proves the importance of scientific infographic by showing how embracing they can be.<br \/>\nFrom mapping ocean noise to the anatomy of speed, infographics are a great tool to make yourself understood. And when it comes to science, it&#8217;s a natural fit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cScience is a field where infographics are particularly useful and powerful (&#8230;).Our quest to understand space is a great example of this \u2013 with distances and forces so large it\u2019s hard for the average person to make sense of what has been discovered. What is it like to land on Mars? How alone are we in the Milky Way, truly? These are questions that demand visual answers.&#8221;<\/em> Gareth Cook<\/p>\n<p>In Cook&#8217;s book we can find a guide to NASA\u2019s Curiosity rover landing on Mars in August 2012. NASA provided amazing illustrations and Nature created the information design. Working together, they made this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/7min-nature-feature.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4975 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/7min-nature-feature.png\" alt=\"scientific infographic\" width=\"720\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/7min-nature-feature.png 720w, https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/7min-nature-feature-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Not only, Cook&#8217;s book also contains a Scientific American&#8217;s infographic entitled &#8220;Planets Everywhere&#8221;. And Scientific American&#8217;s art director of information graphics , Jen Christiansen, upholds the usage of scientific infographics:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/exoplanets-scientific-american.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4976 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/exoplanets-scientific-american.jpg\" alt=\"scientific infographic\" width=\"605\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/exoplanets-scientific-american.jpg 605w, https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/exoplanets-scientific-american-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cGraphics can often communicate scientific concepts more efficiently than words, for any audience. Visuals that are developed for a science savvy but non-specialist audience, like this one above, can help make scientific findings accessible to broader audiences. By removing barriers (such as technical jargon), and providing context (in this case, the two constellations), the information is presented in an immediately intuitive and engaging manner.\u201d<\/em> Jen Christiansen<\/p>\n<p>If Nature, NASA and Scientific American think\u00a0scientific infographic is cool, maybe you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/what-makes-a-good-infographic\/\">learn how to make it!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the subject is information, combining figures and texts is no trend. Calling it infographic isn&#8217;t much new either. So why do we keep talking about infographics as the ultimate idea of the decade? 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