Effective Visual Communication of Science

The SEYENS METHOD™, Training by Dr. Jernej Zupanc

You will learn to visually communicate your complex research ideas and results so your messages are effortlessly understood by any specific audience (scientists or non-scientists). We will not focus on aesthetics but on how knowledge on human visual perception can help you create effective scientific images, slides, and posters.

You will design a graphical abstract of your research, discuss it with peer scientists in a group exercise, and get actionable advice and feedback on your own images and slides. It is an immersive workshop, comprehensive, structured, memorable, easy to follow, useful and fun.

Credits: 1.00 ECTS (for life sciences curriculum students)

Workshops

  • The date for the next workshop in 2024W will be announced in October.

Content

The training is offered as blended learning that combines a self-study module and an online workshop.

  • Self-study via an online platform (5-6 hour)
  • Communicating with scientific vs. non-scientific audiences
  • Visual perception and what humans find intuitive
  • Layout: simplifying comprehension through a structured layout
  • Eye-flow: effortlessly guide the audience through the design
  • Colours: how to amplify, not ‘fancify’
  • Typography for legibility, structure and aesthetics
  • Slides that amplify messages and don't distract when presenting
  • Posters: strategy and process for creating posters that attract and explain
  • Homework: you submit your images and slides for feedback.
  • (Online) Workshop: self-study module partial completion mandatory
  • Recap and Q&A: an effective review of self-study topics and optional 1-on-1 consulting with facilitator to address your individual challenges.
  • Feedback on submitted materials: you will get actionable suggestions on how to improve your own scientific images and slides.
  • Graphical abstract drawing exercise: you will draw a sketch of your research
  • Group peer-instruction exercise: we make groups so everyone learns to give and receive informed feedback to peers.

© Dr. Jernej Zupanc

Dr. Jernej Zupanc, Founder of Seyens Ltd.

Jenej's goal is to help scientists effectively communicate their ideas and findings and make an impact with their research. Teaching and communication are his professional passions. He reads and study eclectically and is always looking for approaches from different fields that can be easily applied by scientists. He distills the principles and practices into easy to understand and fun learning experiences. Time is our most valuable resource and Jernej wants the time spent in his training to be the best long-term investment a scientist can make.