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This guide includes a free website you can use to create visualizations, books on visual communication, poster presentations, and features books by Edward Tufte and selected pictorial works.

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This site is set up to allow the entire internet community to upload data, visualize it, and talk about their discoveries with other people. Finding the right way view your data is as much an art as a science. The visualizations provided on Many Eyes range from the ordinary to the experimental.  Enhancements in version 2: * Learn visualization best practices and innovation shared by our IBM visualization luminaries in the Expert Eyes area * Use two new visualization options: Heatmap and View in Context * Locate visualizations by topic or industry

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Visual strategies
Visual strategies : a practical guide to graphics for scientists & engineers / Felice C. Frankel and Angela H. DePace.
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, c2012.
Chemistry & ChemEng Library (Swain) » Stacks » Q223 .F73 2012
"Any scientist or engineer who communicates research results will immediately recognize this practical handbook as an indispensable tool. The guide sets out clear strategies and offers abundant examples to assist researchers—even those with no previous design training—with creating effective visual graphics for use in multiple contexts, including journal submissions, grant proposals, conference posters, or presentations." (Publisher's description)  Felice Frankel's website

Visualizations, illustrations, & presentations

The age of the image : redefining literacy in a world of screens
The age of the image : redefining literacy in a world of screens / Stephen Apkon.
1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1068 .A75 2013
Atlas of science
Atlas of science : visualizing what we know / Katy Börner.
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2010.
Earth Sciences Library (Branner) » Stacks » Q177 .B67 2010 F
Cool infographics : effective communication with data visualization and design
Cool infographics [electronic resource] : effective communication with data visualization and design / Randy Krum.
Indianapolis, Ind. : John Wiley & Sons, c2014
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Communicating science effectively
Communicating science effectively : a practical handbook for integrating visual elements / J.E. Thomas ... [et al.].
London : IWA Pub., 2006.
Chemistry & ChemEng Library (Swain) » Stacks » Q223 .C65422 2006
The craft of scientific presentations
The craft of scientific presentations : critical steps to succeed and critical errors to avoid / Michael Alley.
New York : Springer, c2003.
Engineering Library (Terman) » Stacks » Q223 .A38 2003
Data analysis and presentation skills
Data analysis and presentation skills : an introduction for the life and medical sciences / Jackie Willis.
Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2004.
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » Q180.55 .E4 W45 2004
Designing science presentations
Designing science presentations : a visual guide to figures, papers, slides, posters, and more / Matt Carter.
1st ed. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2013.
Chemistry & ChemEng Library (Swain) » Stacks » Q223 .C325 2013
Excel dashboards and reports
Excel dashboards & reports [electronic resource] / by Michael Alexander and John Walkenbach.
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2010.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Mapping Scientific Frontiers
Mapping scientific frontiers : the quest for knowledge visualization / Chaomei Chen.
Second edition.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Multidisciplinary approaches to visual representations and interpretations
Multidisciplinary approaches to visual representations and interpretations [electronic resource] / edited by Grant Malcolm.
Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier, 2004.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Preparing scientific illustrations
Preparing scientific illustrations : a guide to better posters, presentations, and publications / Mary Helen Briscoe.
2nd ed. New York : Springer, c1996.
Biology Library (Falconer) » Stacks » Q222 .B75 1996
Say it with presentations
Scientist's guide to poster presentations
Scientist's guide to poster presentations / Peter J. Gosling.
New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Pub., c1999.
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » Q179.94 .G67 1999
Visual strategies
Visual strategies : a practical guide to graphics for scientists & engineers / Felice C. Frankel and Angela H. DePace.
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, c2012.
Chemistry & ChemEng Library (Swain) » Stacks » Q223 .F73 2012
Writing for visual media
Writing for visual media [electronic resource] / Anthony Friedmann.
4th ed. Burlington, MA : Focal Press, 2014.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)

More library resources

Click on links below to see library materials from SearchWorks on these topics:

Art and science
Business presentations > graphic methods
Photographic chemistry
Photography > scientific applications
Poster presentations
Scientific illustration
Visual communication in science

Posters

Designing science presentations : a visual guide to figures, papers, slides, posters, and more / Matt Carter.
1st ed. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2013.
Chemistry & ChemEng Library (Swain) » Stacks » Q223 .C325 2013
Preparing scientific illustrations : a guide to better posters, presentations, and publications
Preparing scientific illustrations : a guide to better posters, presentations, and publications / Mary Helen Briscoe.
2nd ed. New York : Springer, c1996.
Biology Library (Falconer) » Stacks » Q222 .B75 1996
Scientists Guide to Poster Presentations
Scientist's guide to poster presentations / Peter J. Gosling.
New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Pub., c1999.
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » Q179.94 .G67 1999

Poster presentations

Poster printing service at Stanford's Lathrop Library
There is a Poster Printing Service at the Tech Desk on the 1st floor of Lathrop Library.
  • cost is $50 / poster
  • Stanford users can pay with their StanfordCardPlan or a credit card
  • the service is not available to visitors
Creating effective poster presentations
"An effective poster will help you engage colleagues in conversation and get your main point(s) across to as many people as possible. An effective poster is focused on a single message, lets graphs and images tell the story; uses text sparingly, and keeps the sequence well-ordered and obvious." By George Hess, Kathryn Tosney, and Leon Liegel, North Carolina State University.
Designing conference posters
"Gratuitous advice on how to prepare posters for scientific meetings, research conferences, and similar gatherings of nerds who want to share their stuff on really big pieces of paper. With apologies, this page is really long and long-winded, but will give you the basics on how to make your poster and how to present it without embarrassing yourself. Feedback always appreciated via Comments at the bottom. Happy posterizing!" By Colin Purrington.
PosterPresentations.com
This site includes professionally designed, fully customizable free PowerPoint research poster templates.
Poster Presentations - Designing Effective Posters
Library guide containing a wealth of resources about creating posters.  Compiled by Fred Stoss, University at Buffalo Libraries.

Edward Tufte books

Books by Edward Tufte

Beautiful evidence
Beautiful evidence / Edward R. Tufte.
Cheshire, Conn. : Graphics Press, c2006.
Green Library » HAS-DIGIT (Lane Room) (non-circulating) » P93.5 .T84 2006
The cognitive style of PowerPoint
The cognitive style of PowerPoint : pitching out corrupts within / Edward R. Tufte.
2nd ed. Cheshire, Conn. : Graphics Press, 2006.
Green Library » HAS-DIGIT (Lane Room) (non-circulating) » P93.5 .T838 2006
Envisioning information
Envisioning information / Edward R. Tufte.
Cheshire, Conn. : Graphics Press, c1990.
Green Library » Stacks » P93.5 .T83 1990
The visual display of quantitative information
The visual display of quantitative information / Edward R. Tufte.
2nd ed. Cheshire, Conn. : Graphics Press, c2001.
Green Library » HAS-DIGIT (Lane Room) (non-circulating) » QA276.3 .T83 2001
Visual explanations
Visual explanations : images and quantities, evidence and narrative / Edward R. Tufte.
Cheshire, Conn. : Graphics Press, c1997.
Green Library » HAS-DIGIT (Lane Room) (non-circulating) » BF241 .T83 1997

Pictorial works

An illustrated guide to relativity
An illustrated guide to relativity / Tatsu Takeuchi.
[English ed.]. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Engineering Library (Terman) » Stacks » QC173.55 .T35 2010
Bridge builders
Bridge builders / Martin Pearce and Richard Jobson.
Chichester : Wiley-Academy, 2002.
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » TG300 .P43 2002 F
Documenting science
Documenting science / Berenice Abbott ; edited by Ron Kurtz ; with essays by Julia Van Haaften and John Durant.
1st ed. Göttingen : Steidl, 2012.
Chemistry & ChemEng Library (Swain) » Stacks » TR647 .A23 2012 F
The elements
The elements : a visual exploration of every known atom in the universe / Theodore Gray ; photographs by Theodore Gray and Nick Mann.
New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers : Distributed by Workman Pub. Co., c2009.
Chemistry & ChemEng Library (Swain) » Stacks » QD466 .G73 2009
Emerald architecture
Emerald architecture : case studies in green building / GreenSource, the magazine of sustainable design.
New York : McGraw-Hill, c2008.
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » TH880 .E47 2008
Fantasy of flow
Fantasy of flow : the world of fluid flow captured in photographs / The Visualization Society of Japan.
Tokyo : Ohmsha ; Amsterdam : IOS Press, c1993.
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » TA357 .F36 1993
No small matter
No small matter : science on the nanoscale / Felice C. Frankel, George M. Whitesides.
Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009.
Chemistry & ChemEng Library (Swain) » Stacks » T174.7 .F72 2009
On the surface of things
On the surface of things : images of the extraordinary in science / Felice Frankel and George M. Whitesides.
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c1997.
Chemistry & ChemEng Library (Swain) » Stacks » QC173.4 .S94 F73 1997
Photography and science
Photography and science / Kelley Wilder.
London : Reaktion Books, 2009.
Art & Architecture Library » Stacks » TR200 .W55 2009
Stopping time : the photographs of Harold Edgerton
Stopping time : the photographs of Harold Edgerton / foreword by Harold Edgerton ; text by Estelle Jussim ; edited by Gus Kayafas.
New York, NY : H.N. Abrams, 1987.
Art & Architecture Library » Stacks » TR593 .E34 1987
Visual symmetry
Visual symmetry / Magdolna Hargittai, István Hargittai.
Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2009.
Chemistry & ChemEng Library (Swain) » Stacks » Q172.5 .S95 H375 2009

Photography > Scientific applications

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  1. Revelations : experiments in photography

    edited by Ben Burbridge. 2015

  2. Forschung im Fokus : Wissenschaftsfotografien aus dem Bildarchiv der ETH-Bibliothek=Science in sight : scientific photographs from the Image Archive, ETH-Bibliothek

    Monika Burri ; [Übersetzung Englisch=translation English Charlotte Eckler].. 2013

  3. Maxwell, Sutton and the birth of color photography : a binocular study

    Jordi Cat.. 2013