The Evolving Role of Science Visuals in Geoscience: From Simple Illustrations to Storytelling Tools
Fabio Crameri, Lucía Pérez‐Díaz · Tektonika · 2024
How do you make geoscience figures visible (and relevant) today? In the ongoing battle to make sense of mountains of data, and despite the availability of powerful visualisation tools, many scientists struggle to uphold basic science quality standards like accuracy, accessibility, and reproducibility. In this piece, we discuss the fundamental role of graphics in our pursuit to understand the planet and how, as scientists, colour and pencil experience really matter.