Science Visuals Coworking Sessions
A new meeting point for everyone working in science visuals. Discuss and network with peers, while working on your projects!
Date and time
Location
Online
About this event
The Science Visuals Coworking Sessions exist for people working in all fields of scientific visualization to come together in one place. Our goal is to create a positive, safe and engaging environment for our community to connect and share their achievements, challenges and professional values. We aim to empower all science visualization professionals to create value for their projects, businesses and society.
We hope that by taking part in these sessions you can enjoy moments of discussion and benefit from the contributions of participants, all while working on your own projects.
Session Outline
1. Short round of introductions.
2. 1 hour of focused work on a task of your choice.
3. Discussion about the topic of the session.
4. Written debriefs of the work performed during the session (where you can get feedback after the session).
This is a free online coworking event taking place on Discord. Sessions will happen once a month and are all independent from each other. We recommend you follow us on LinkedIn to keep an eye out for the next events.
Our ninth session on May 29th will have the topic sketching. Please bring any task you want to develop that relates to this part of your science visualization process.
We will send you detailed instructions on how to join after registering.
Thank you for stopping by and we look forward to meeting you!
Meet the Organizers
Joana Carvalho
Joana is a Portuguese scientific illustrator and communications designer. Her training in Biology was the starting point for her passion for using visuals to tell science stories. She has worked at international organisations and currently works as a freelancer, collaborating with clients from all over the world.
Marco Garbelli
Marco is an Italian researcher and scientific illustrator. He discovered science visuals as a path to merge his two big passions, art and science. With his PhD in Molecular Life Sciences and a love for drawing, he is working hard to build a successful freelance career in scientific visual communication.
Maria Oliveira
Maria is a Freelance Scientific Illustrator and Designer with an MSc. in Biochemistry. Growing up surrounded by nature in the Portuguese mountains, she was always passionate about observing the world around her. These passions led her to science, where she learned how to research and accurately integrate information, and to visual communication, from photography to graphic design and illustration. Now, she integrates both fields to effectively communicate science and information with the final goal of stimulating engaging discussions and attracting innovation.
Cassandra Tyson
Cassandra is a scientific illustrator and 3D sculptor. She merges artistry and scientific accuracy to craft visuals that bridge the gap between complex research and accessible understanding. Her work showcases projects ranging from procedural surgery to data visualization. With a commitment to precision and a deep appreciation for the nuances of the scientific field, Tyson Medical Studios continues to make a positive impact by translating complex ideas into captivating visuals that resonate with audiences worldwide. Marked by successful partnerships with international organizations, she looks forward to the continued privilege of contributing her visual expertise to scientific advancement.
Rita Félix
Rita is a Portuguese, former neuroscience researcher turned scientific illustrator and designer. While working on her PhD thesis, among fish, microscopes and data, she realized what made her truly happy: designing the figures of her research; with her thesis defended, she took a course in drawing techniques and learned graphical design. Today she is a science illustrator and combines scientific thinking with the freehand.
Frequently asked questions
The Science Visuals Coworking Sessions are a coworking event where people working in all fields of scientific visualization come together in one place. These sessions are aimed to create a collective space for visual scicommers to work on their own projects while connecting with other professionals.
Please bear in mind that these sessions are not courses or workshops and are not aimed at teaching skills. For this reason, these sessions are not recorded and can not be accessed later on. They are a platform for visual science communicators to get together and discuss their work.
Once a month.
We start with a short round of introductions, followed by 1 hour of focused work on a task of your choice (related to the session’s topic). We finalize the session with a discussion of the topic. Written debriefs of the work performed during the session are available to get peer feedback.
No, the networking editions are different! We start with a short round of introductions, followed by a networking event. There isn't a coworking session and you do not need to bring a task to work on.
Anyone working in science visuals, no matter the level of expertise. All participants are expected to have a task to work on during our coworking events, regardless of their level of experience. If you have a task related to the topic that you can share with the rest of the audience, please join us!
We have a limited number of spots.For this reason,unnotified absence or last-minute-cancellations drastically impact our session.To avoid recurrent no shows, our policy is that participants registering and not showing up to the session for three times,will automatically be banned from future events.
Every month the topic of the Science Visuals Coworking Sessions change, from sketching and conceptualizing to portfolio curation and management. This month topic is sketching! Stay tuned for next month's topic!