I create logos and scientific icons for use in proposals and presentations. The main purpose of the icons is to provide a visual anchor that helps reviewers remember and relate ideas throughout the proposal.
Proposal icons created for the Texas Quantum Institute. Various quantum topics are represented with easily recognizable icons for use in proposals and papers.
Overview figure created for the Texas Quantum Institute. Various quantum topics are represented with easily recognizable icons which are arranged into an overview figure.
Figures created for the proposed Center for Learning by Building Biology.
My PhD research involved nanoscale structures that can’t be seen by the naked eye, so visualization is particularly important for imagining interactions on that scale. The top image was commissioned for a cover art submission and depicts the absorption and emission of light by a single nanoparticle. The photothermal spectroscopy instrument piece was published to accompany my feature article in Langmuir 2017. The wave-like image is a false colored transmission electron micrograph of polymers and nanowires that was awarded 1st place in Rice University’s School of Natural Sciences Image Contest in 2015.
A gold nanoparticle luminesces blue after being excited by a laser.
An original diagram of the photothermal process created as cover art for the scientific journal Langmuir.
Electron microscopy image of nanowires after a visually striking (but failed) attempt at a polymer coating.
As the chair of the Inaugural Visual Communiciation Symposium at Rice University (VCS), I designed the event program, advertisements, and other branded materials. The displayed quotes are excerpts from a post-event survey. All event photographs were taken by Hussain Hijazi.
On the left, an excerpt from the 2019 Rice Visual Communication Symposium (VCS) program displaying the speakers. On the right, the VCS lanyard design.
A group of VCS attendees network and converse during the event. Photograph taken by Hussain Hijaz
A series of pages from the 2019 Rice Visual Communication Symposium (VCS) program.
Karen Cheng gave a talk on the impact of improving Table of Contents figures at Rice’s 2019 Visual Communication Symposium (VCS).
Photograph taken by Hussain Hijaz
Hadley Wickham taught a workshop at Rice’s 2019 Visual Communication Symposium (VCS) about visualizing data in ggplot2 and R.
Photograph taken by Hussain Hijaz
Tweets referencing a sciart coloring page included in Rice’s 2019 Visual Communication Symposium (VCS) program. The original coloring page from the program is included.
A picture of Rice’s 2019 Visual Communication Symposium (VCS) entrance. Coloring pencils and paper were provided to spark creativity.
Photograph taken by Hussain Hijaz
I develop and teach workshops on a range of topics at Rice University and I also redesign slide decks for high-stakes research presentations. I create slides that are both simple and visually appealing to help the audience to remember key takeaways.
A picture of a bright red parrot in a tree highlights the use of bright colors for emphasis.
On the left, an image shows the way that the electrons in metal nanoparticles react to light. On the right, four nanoscience terms are given graphical representation for clearer understanding.
On the left, an x-ray image chameleon in profile represents the ‘bones’ of the slide. On the right, a natural photo of a chameleon in profile represents the completed content within the presentation.
These are screenshots of an interactive learning tool I am developing at Rice University. The tool’s interactivity allows students to browse the content at their leisure and read about topics relevant to their specific design questions. By providing the reasoning behind different revisions, I teach students how to think about their design choices and the implications for communicating their work.
A screenshot of the Table of Contents for a poster design interactive learning tool.
A screenshot of the ‘Before’ example from a poster design interactive learning tool.
A screenshot of the ‘After’ example from a poster design interactive learning tool.
Each section of the learning tool provides detailed comments and revisions.
The reference can include short lessons on specific topics, as in this example discussing the use of color.
I love using short videos, such as the whiteboard animations shown here, as a way to make basic research more engaging. I also create animations to enhance training materials.
Stills from a whiteboard animation created to explain photothermal microscopy.
Stills from a digital animation about supporting multilingual writers at the undergraduate level.
