University of Connecticut |
Scientific Illustrator
Location: Torrey Life Sciences, Room 168 Phone: 860-486-4152 Fax: 860-486-3943 Email: Virge.Kask@UConn.edu "Scholars are trained to analyze words. But primates are visual animals,
and the key to concepts and their history often lies in iconography.
Scientific illustrations are not frills or summaries; they are foci
for modes of thought." As Scientific Illustrator, I work with scientists to develop comprehensive graphics to clarify and augment text for publications and presentations. This requires a firm knowledge of form and design and broad knowledge of plant and animal taxonomy to support research, scholarly publishing and teaching activities in academic departments. Unlike a camera, a good drawing can bring out a function or enhance a particular view. In the case of organisms, it is the illustrator's job to unscramble, unbend, and visually reconstruct in a life-like, clear manner. A picture truly enriches a thousand words. The scientists here, as with researchers at other major research universities, require sophisticated, high quality and technically advanced graphics to represent and communicate their research. This office supports faculty publication needs of the biology departments, satellite groups and, on occasion, other related University groups:
Scientific Illustration Office Services:
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The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources