Play a little game and choose the right icon for each role in science.

Play our CRediT Roles icon game/survey, and help make scientific authorship clearer and more accessible!
https://creditsurvey.sciux.org/

#OpenScience #ScienceUX

PSA: Last week, Affinity Studio (major Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop alternative) went completely 'free forever'. I may start recommending this to PhD students in my #scicomm workshops!
https://www.affinity.studio/graphic-design-software

I suspect they're just doing this to use Canva's mountain of cash to obliterate Adobe in one swing, but...I'm okay with that?

Could use a few more participants in our study of scientific slide design. Got a sec to go through some example slides then rate them? 🙏
https://nimble.li/p9lxzlz9

As a bonus, you get to learn some random facts.

#scienceUX

Doctors Without Borders goes #betterposter! Our #ScienceUX community created an evidence-based poster template to improve science communication at the DWB/MSF Pediatric conference this year.

Video explains design decisions & the science communication principles at play:
https://youtu.be/1QoYDeYu59k

Got to work with 120 Early Career Researchers on poster + presentation design at NSF EPSCoR.

Nearly exploded Google Docs with 120 simultaneous people playing presentation slide & poster design games.

After 5 years, still my favorite group!

#ScienceUX #betterposter

We have a hideously-ugly 3D printed prototype! 🎉

Video explains: https://youtu.be/7RgjXVU8XGU

Big update on our quest to create an #OpenHardware people counter to measure & improve how scientists forage for information in poster sessions.

Prettier, better device to follow. All designs/code on GitHub.
#betterposter

Quick science communication tip: Your eye goes to where the most contrast is first.

The most important point on your slide/poster should also have the highest contrast. Your 2nd point should have slightly less contrast, etc.

This is how you help people look at the right information, at the right time.

New video in my "design for scientists" series shows eye-tracked examples:
https://youtu.be/yjJDpx2jdgs

If we want more reproducible science, then we have to make science easier to reproduce.

Here is an early demo of a step towards that: Scalable, one-click access to re-run the LIVE code & data behind the study.
https://youtu.be/7AXxZ0a1ws0

#SciPub #ScienceUX