April 27, 2015 4 The von Restorff effect By Luk | Tips & Tricks | One Comment © viperagp - Fotolia.com Your audience will remember the unusual Have a look at the picture above this blog post. That is the von Restorff effect at work. You most...Read More
March 24, 2015 1 What a scientist can learn from memory athletes By Luk | Opinion | No Comments © tbagaric Or how to increase the information retention rate We are build to forget. The default route for our thoughts is the trash bin. Most of the information that...Read More
February 15, 2015 1 Don’t let color distort the meaning of the underlying data By Luk | Tips & Tricks | 2 Comments Brewer palette Effective color choices for effective data visualization How do you select the colors for your graphs or any other kind of data visualization? Chances are that you do...Read More
February 7, 2015 6 Tips for designing scientific figures for color blind readers By Luk | Tips & Tricks | 7 Comments © eveleen007 - Fotolia.com Experience the world through a color blind lens Everybody knows a color blind person. Everybody knows Mark Zuckerberg, he’s color blind. Or Bill Clinton, or Keanu Reeves,...Read More
January 20, 2015 2 Are graphical abstracts changing the way we publish scientific research? By Luk | Opinion | No Comments © Olivier Le Moal - Fotolia.com The time is now! A graphical abstract is a unique opportunity to drive traffic to your research. It is often the very first encounter your...Read More
January 17, 2015 3 A simple strategy to bring focus to your scientific figures By Luk | Tips & Tricks | 5 Comments © leungchopan - Fotolia.com Highlighting reduces extraneous cognitive load A quick google search learns that the fluorescent marker was invented in 1963. It was produced by Carter’s Ink Company and got...Read More
October 8, 2014 3 4 tips to make your science figures more accessible By Luk | Tips & Tricks | 3 Comments © markrubens - Fotolia.com Your readers will thank you for your barrier free designed figures Did you know that willpower is a limited resource? You can envision it as a muscle...Read More
October 1, 2014 2 Upscaling your images will not get you published By Luk | Tips & Tricks | No Comments © ivan kmit - Fotolia.com Extra pixels won't buy you anything but rejection “The resolution of my Western blot picture is too low…” he said. “I’ve set the correct print resolution...Read More
September 24, 2014 3 A graphical abstract opens the door to your research publication By Luk | Opinion | One Comment © Mopic - Fotolia.com Grab your readers' attention with a graphical abstract Scientific publishing is a rigid process and has a rigid structure. It is optimised to effectively communicate scientific findings to...Read More
September 20, 2014 7 How to set up the correct print resolution for a scientific figure By Luk | Tips & Tricks | No Comments © Alex - Fotolia.com The mysteries of print resolution and ppi uncovered “For the print version of our journal, production-quality figures are required. Can you please update your files according...Read More