We’ve created plenty of journal-spec figures before. This is our usual workflow.
We’ve also created technical figures for early stage biotech companies. If you need us to sign a confidentiality agreement or NDA then let us know.
We’ve also contracted for major medical communications agencies to redraw technical figures under tight turnarounds.
First, we will ask you to send a rough mock up or sketch for us to work from. It can be a pencil sketch, a PowerPoint slide or whichever format you feel comfortable with, we are able to work with many different methods.
Once we create a first draft, we will send it to you for review. We expect there might be some minor errors. Usually clients will add comments to PDFs in Acrobat, others prefer the traditional approach of red pen on print-outs.
Our team will then research the journal requirements for the size and format of the figure to ensure it meets the specifications.
We’ll continue this process of revision until you are completely happy with the final result including colour schemes.
We'll provide the artwork to you in any desired format.
Here at Vivid Biology, we understand the science underpinning technical figures. We’re also adept at creating great designs that intuitively guide readers through a process. We can transform as simple pencil sketch into a publication-ready figure that’s easy to edit if further details come to light.
We can redraw data plots and figures to journal guidelines, either from original data or tracing vector files from images. We can also take previously published figures that you’ve got permission to reproduce, and redraw them as publication-ready vector files. Work with Biotech, Communications, Publishing, Universities and Researchers to create engaging science visuals and sophisticated technical diagrams.
If you need a graphical abstract or table of contents figure to go with a manuscript, we can take a pencil sketch or powerpoint mock-up and create a crisp, uniformly styled schematic that will help you stand out.