Infographics for Scientists – Design Principles

Tailored for scientists and students, but valuable to anyone working in the field of science communication, this workshop will teach you some of the most important design principles to visually improve your infographics. This workshop covers essential theory and includes exercises so you can practice applying design principles and elements to your infographics.

What you’ll learn:

• You will learn about:
  • Essential design principles;
  • Visual elements and how to use them (colour, shapes, lines, fonts and icons);
• You will learn how to apply design elements and principles to transform data and scientific information into easily digestible visual stories.
• You will learn how to create an infographic through hands-on exercises, applying the principles and techniques covered in the workshop.

Course content

Module 1 – Design Principles, and how to encode information into visuals.

Module 2 – Practical exercise, where you will apply contents from Module 1 to build your own infographic.

This workshop uses various interactive learning approaches: videos about key topics, practical examples, quizzes, and exercises.

Additional information

Duration: The workshop is structured to be completed over approximately x hours, at your own pace.
Requirements: No prior experience in design or infographics is required. It is, however, recommended to attend the workshop “Infographics for Scientists: Key Priciples”. To complete this workshop, you will need a computer with internet access. All practical exercises can be done using free design tools like Canva and PowerPoint.

Access period: One year from the date of purchase.

Certification: You will receive a certificate upon successful completion.