ResearchGuides: Art and Science: Illustration Practices and Techniques

Review of Methods and Materials

Infographics by Jason Lankow; Ross Crooks; Josh Ritchie
Call Number: 2nd Floor P93.5 .L35 2012
ISBN: 9781118314043
Publication Date: 2012-09-04
The Technical Image by Horst Bredekamp (Editor); Vera Dünkel (Editor); Birgit Schneider (Editor)
Call Number: 2nd Floor T11.8 .T34 2015
ISBN: 9780226258843
Publication Date: 2015-04-17
Representation in Scientific Practice Revisited by Catelijne Coopmans (Editor); Janet Vertesi (Editor); Michael Lynch (Editor); Steve Woolgar (Editor)
Call Number: 2nd Floor Q222 .R46 2014
ISBN: 9780262525381
Publication Date: 2014-01-03
The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration
Call Number: Q222 .G85 2003 quarto
Examine all aspects of scientific illustration from traditional tools and materials to innovative techniques.
Envisioning Information by Edward Tufte
Call Number: QA90 .T83 1990
Publication Date: 1990
Celebrate the "escape from flatland" as guiding principals of design are identified in in an array of outstanding works.
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward Tufte
Call Number: QA276.3 .T83 2001
Explore the best practices in statistical graphics.
Atlas of Science: Visualizing What We Know by Katy Börner
Call Number: Q177 .B67 2010 quarto
Publication Date: 2010
Explore the potential of science maps to conceptualize the flow of information and present a visual guide to scientific progress.
Picturing Science, Producing Art by Edited by Caroline Jones and Peter Galison
Call Number: Q171 .P46 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Analyze knowledge production through choices in artistic style, selection of content and cultural assumptions.
Visual Cultures of Science: Rethinking Representational Practices in Knowledge Building and Science Communication by Edited by Luc Pauwels
Call Number: Q223 .V5739 2006
Publication Date: 2005
Review representational means and practices within the context of developing "a visual literacy for scientists."
Representation in Scientific Practice by Edited by Michael Lynch and Steve Woolgar
Call Number: Q222 .R46 1990
Publication Date: 1990
Explore the range of scientific communication mediums, from graphs and diagrams to instrument readings and field guides.
The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science by Scott Montgomery
Call Number: T10.5 .M667 2003
Publication Date: 2002
Learn how to use visuals to improve the communication of scientific ideas and data.
A Guide to Presenting Technical Information: Effective Graphic Communication by Clifford Matthews
Call Number: T10.5 .M37 2000
Publication Date: 2005
Learn to make scientific information more accessible through memorable graphics, tables, charts and diagrams.
Field Notes on Science and Nature by Edited by Michael Canfield
Call Number: QH318.5 .F54 2011
Publication Date: 2011
Examine techniques in observation, through recordings in notebooks and sketches, from dozens of eminent naturalists.

Societies and Associations

Guild of Natural Science Illustrators

"Provides a worldwide connection with others who willingly share scientific illustration techniques and business experiences."

American Society of Botanical Artists

"ASBA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting public awareness of contemporary botanical art, to honoring its traditions and to furthering its development."

Society of Botanical Artists, UK

"Formed to bring together botanical artists of repute...to create a focus for the continuation of the centuries-old tradition of excellence in this unique aspect of art."

As sociation of Medical Illustrators

"An international organization promoting the power of visual media to advance science and healthcare worldwide"

American Society of Architectural Illustrators

"Dedicated to the advancement and recognition of art, science and profession of architectural illustration"

Beyond Flatland: Models, Instruments, Exhibits and More

Non-Verbal Communication in Science Prior to 1900 by Edited by Renato Mazzolini
Call Number: Q222 .N66 1993
Publication Date: 1993
Review the six major groups of non-verbal scientific resources: instruments, models, illustrations, classified collections of natural objects, institutions and graphic representations.
Models: the Third Dimension of Science by Edited by Soraya de Chadarevian and Nick Hopwood
Call Number: Q223 .M62 2004
Publication Date: 2004
Review the role of 3-D models, from wooden ships to stuffed animals, in conveying information that cannot be readily captured on paper.
Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads: the Culture and Evolution of Natural History Museums by Stephen Asma
Call Number: QH70 .A1 A75 2001
Tour natural history museums from their origins, as little more than side shows, to present day centers of research and knowledge.