Infographic: Amazing facts about the brain
Infographic
Amazing facts about the brain
🧠Did you know that our brain makes up 2% of our body weight, but consumes as much as 20% of our energy? Did you know that we have a second brain, located in our gut?
Our information designer Sofia is very passionate about our brain and how it works. She made this insightful brain infographic, giving you an overview of eight amazing facts about the brain!
If you’re looking for your own infographic to share a fascinating story with your audience, we’re here to help! Find out what we can do for you.
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Graphical abstracts are becoming more and more important. Journal publishers such as Elsevier encourage you to create a concise visual summary of the main findings of your research. But where to start? What steps should you follow to create the perfect graphical abstract for your article? What tools can you use?
Behind the maps
In the 30-day Map Challenge, you are challenged to design a new map every day around a certain topic. I participated in November 2020, and wrote this post to share my thought processes, data sources, tools and results!
We are really into visual communication!
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