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Honest observations about EGU23 poster designs: from geophysicist and graphic designer Fabio Crameri

May 3, 2023
Honest observations about EGU23 poster designs: from geophysicist and graphic designer Fabio Crameri
Poster Hall at the EGU 2018 General Assembly at the Austria Center Vienna (Credit: EGU/Keri McNamara)

Science tells us: more is more, and less is less. As geoscientists, we therefore intuitively conceive paragraphs of text as a lot of information, and a generous selection of colours as strongly eye-catching. But text-filled, rainbow-coloured poster presentations communicate neither effectively nor in an accessible manner. After working for months or even years on a geoscience project, we have a lo ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Lichtenberg Figure Visualisation

May 17, 2021
Imaggeo On Monday: Lichtenberg Figure Visualisation
Lichtenberg Figure Visualisation. Credit: Nicolas Strappini (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

A visualisation of an electrical charge moving through plastic. Machines are used to discharge electricity onto surfaces then metallic powders are used to visualise the static. The image is then exposed onto a photopolymer plate and etched with ink. Is is called the photogravure process.   Description by Nicolas Strappini, after the description on imaggeo.egu.eu.   Imaggeo is the EGU’s o ...[Read More]