Collages 2

This image shows a collage of vector graphics and a photograph. The technique of annotating pictures with diagrams adds qualitative understanding more effectively than words alone.

Collages

Giving multiple perspectives of the same setup in operation makes for an impactful figure. Some processes are difficult to explain in words. A photograph collage can demonstrate difficult concepts in a compact space.

Patent Figures 2

Line weights, realistic renditions of system components and careful labelling are used here to provide the most information possible, without leading to a crowded figure. Again, the requirements of patent applications mandate a black and white image.

Patent Figures

When images must be presented in black and white, for patent applications for example, the same use of perspective is still valuable. Alternative techniques are needed to replace color information, such as patterns.

Perspectives

Vector graphics are a versatile tool for combining schematics and experimental methods by showing chemical techniques in perspective. In this image, a plasma beam is impinged onto a graphene film, which is shown schematically. Color provides additional chemical information.

Graphene Diagram

Schematic drawings are used when color isn’t allowed or to create a modern look. Bonds can be shaped to add extra effect or to provide additional isomeric information.

Chemical Reaction

Combining molecular modelling with vector graphics produces visually expressive diagrams for surface chemical reactions. In this image, a surface incorporation reaction is explained through the spontaneous de-excitation of a metastable species.