Kalliopi Monoyios

Increasingly, there is a trend in academic circles to train scientists and educators to be better science communicators (Thorp, 2021). Organizations like the Alan Alda Center for Science Communication and conferences like ComSciCon do an admirable job of training thousands of scientists each year in this endeavor. Typically, these programs focus on written communication, but conversations about visual communication do occasionally seep into their curricula.

Feb 18 Feb 18 #ArtistsGiveBack Explained The #ArtistsGiveBack hashtag is designed to help artists and arts non-profits through a strenuous and uncertain 2021 by giving them an opportunity to generate online sales and donations. Anyone can participate on any platform - here’s how it works: Post work for sale (any number of works at any price) in your feed or through your online store with the hashtag #ArtistsGiveBack and this text: “This original artwork is part of the #ArtistsGiveBack pledge.

This happens more often than you'd think: You tell someone you are an illustrator. They ask you a few questions and then get to what's really on their mind: "So, do you do all your work on the computer or do you draw everything by hand?" When you respond that you do some (or all) of your work digitally, they drop a disappointed "hmm..." and the conversation generally fizzles. Like it isn't "real" illustration unless it's done with a pen and paper.