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Fabio Crameri @fabiocrameri.ch · Jul 15

I wrote a piece for @egu.eu about academic evaluation and how the resulting incentives for academics are destructive.

I think it can be done better. 🕸️

But only if you want it, too. 🫶

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#Academia #AcademicEvaluation #ScienceMetrics #ProAc

Surviving the Ranking Madness: A Geoscientist’s Guide to Keeping Your Academic Soul Intact

The Academic Identity Crisis Ever googled yourself to check if your h-index went up? Compared your publication statistics to a peer? Published in a paywall journal while cursing the system? – Same. We...

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s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Jul 8

Planets show their public-domain dance,
from the Sun to the Kuiper’s icy expanse.

Even the Oort Cloud’s a sketch away,
feel free to remix, reprint, or simply display!

🔭 The #SolarSystem:
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Outer Solar System - s-Ink · accessible science graphics

Illustration of the outer Solar System, including the Sun, rocky planets, asteroid belt, gas planets, Kuiper Belt, and the Oort Cloud.

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s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Jun 10

Over 5,000 worlds we’ve seen beyond our sky,
Some could host life, some just float by! 🌍🪐
Gas giants, lava lands, icy charms,
The universe is full of alien farms! 👽✨

#Exoplanets!

s-ink.org/known-exopla... 🔭

Exoplanets

The collection of known Exoplanets represented based on their date of detection and their relative size to scale.

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s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Jun 10

Over 5,000 worlds we’ve seen beyond our sky,
Some could host life, some just float by! 🌍🪐
Gas giants, lava lands, icy charms,
The universe is full of alien farms! 👽✨

#Exoplanets!

s-ink.org/known-exopla... 🔭

Exoplanets

The collection of known Exoplanets represented based on their date of detection and their relative size to scale.

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s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Jan 17

A #map unfolds, where #data intertwines,
#Earth's stories told through vibrant, clear designs.
#Accessible, #intuitive, and #true,
A world revealed in every shaded hue.

s-ink.org/plate-tecton...

Plate tectonic map

Visually accessible and scientifically accurate global map of key plate tectonics characteristics on the Earth.

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s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Jan 21

Sprichst du Deutsch?! …🇩🇪🇦🇹🇨🇭

🇲🇽🇨🇴🇪🇸🇦🇷… Hablas español?

The scientific graphic design guideline is now also available in #German and #Spanish !

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Graphic design guideline

Supporting guideline for designing a science figure that has a clear purpose from Crameri and Perez-Diaz (2025).

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s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Jan 17

A #map unfolds, where #data intertwines,
#Earth's stories told through vibrant, clear designs.
#Accessible, #intuitive, and #true,
A world revealed in every shaded hue.

s-ink.org/plate-tecton...

Plate tectonic map

Visually accessible and scientifically accurate global map of key plate tectonics characteristics on the Earth.

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Dr. Lucia Perez-Diaz @drlperezdiaz.bsky.social · Jan 16

Do you make scientific figures? Then check out this handy little guide that @fabiocrameri.ch and I have put together for our editorial piece in the newest volume of @wearetektonika.bsky.social

✏️ The figure is available from @s-ink.org - download it, share it, use it!

Graphic design guideline

Supporting guideline for designing a science figure that has a clear purpose from Crameri and Perez-Diaz (2025).

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Tektonika DOAJ @wearetektonika.bsky.social · Jan 13

🆕 #Tektonika Volume 2 Issue 2 is now complete and online !

A great editorial by @fabiocrameri.ch and @drlperezdiaz.bsky.social "The Evolving Role of Science Visuals in Geoscience: From Simple Illustrations to Storytelling Tools", and 9 papers on various subjects. ⚒️

tektonika.online/index.php/ho...

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s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Jan 13

The tectonic map of the #Earth and the graphic guideline shown in the Editorial are available from s-ink.org. 🐡 #EarthSciences #OpenAccess #PureLove

A scientific-art graphics collection

Making science-proof, eye-catching graphics readily available for free. Created by scientists and artists together.

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s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Dec 16

Hi Mike, that’s great to hear. Obviously, we like your work too! 🫶

We mostly aim for Geoscience content right now (mainly to establish a clear direction and increase our chances to find dedicated funding), but are open for somewhat general content from other disciplines too.

s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Dec 15

Glad to hear. Thanks for the shoutout and sharing your poster!
We hope you had a good #AGU Meeting.

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s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Dec 13

In terms of effective poster design…
😯 📊

Natasha Latouf @nertushka.bsky.social · Dec 12

It me!!! Come find me to learn more about BARBIE :)

Dr. Dan / The Spectral Band @thespectralband.bsky.social · Dec 12

Holy shit #agu24

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Dr. Lucia Perez-Diaz @drlperezdiaz.bsky.social · Dec 12

I wrote a short piece for @geolsoc.bsky.social Geoscientist Magazine 🌋 🌍 ✏️

Learn how to draw audiences into your science through illustration > geoscientist.online/sections/une...

Draw them in - GEOSCIENTIST

They say a picture speaks louder than a thousand words, and it might… but what if it is speaking in a foreign language? When communicating geoscience through graphics, are we favouring our own needs t...

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s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Dec 4

🫶
Sounds like something that could have been created at your place!

s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Dec 4

Beneath the waves, where secrets sleep,
#Geomagnetic whispers their patterns keep.
Through spreading crust, #Earth's story's told,
#Art and #science shared, a treasure bold.

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🐡 📊 #earth-science

Magnetic Seafloor Anomalies

Global map of magnetic anomalies imprinted onto the seafloor of the Earth in form of characteristic stripes and other patterns.

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s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Dec 4

In verdant fields, where #knowledge grows,
Each #crop 's design its wisdom shows.
Shared in graphics, clear and free,
Seeds of progress for all to see.
💚

Julia Schroeder @juliaschroeder.bsky.social · Dec 4

I am a soil ecologist 🦠🧬🖤
But design is also one of my passions!

Here is my collection of crops and cover crops 🌱
s-ink.org/crops-and-co...

The collection is available under CC BY_NC_SA 4.0 licence via @s-ink.org

Crops and cover crops

A schematic collection of common crops and cover crops by Schroeder (2022).

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s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Dec 2

#Pangea, the jigsaw #Earth so grand,
Once fit together, all hand in hand!
Now we puzzle the pieces with tectonic flair,
Rebuilding a world that's no longer there…

s-ink.org/pangea
#earth-science 📊

Pangea

Reconstruction of the supercontinent Pangea (or Pangaea) that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.

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s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Nov 27

While #Earth's crust is shifting during continental #rifting,
doesn’t #sharing this animation makes the #science uplifting?! 🤩

The amazing model animation by Sascha Brune and Derek Neuharth has been updated with clear annotations for easier understanding:
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Continental rift evolution (animation)

Continental rift evolution—from inception to breakup—accounting for surface processes and tectonic deformation.

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s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Nov 26

What says more than one accurate & accessible #science #graphic?

– Multiple ones!

s-ink.org/series
#SciArt #DataViz 📊

s-ink Series

The more the merrier: entire series of accurate and accessible graphics for science projects and initiatives.

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Fabio Crameri @fabiocrameri.ch · Oct 9

New on s-ink.org:
Big clumps of our Solar System.
All radii to scale.

Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth & Moon
Mars
Jupiter & Ganymede & Callisto & Io & Europa
Saturn & Titan & Rhea
Uranus & Titania
Neptune & Triton
Pluto & Charon
Eris
Naumea
Makemake
Gonggong

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Planetary body sizes

Artistic compilation of the sun, planets, dwarf planets, and the largest moons of our solar system. All planetary radii are to scale.

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s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Nov 20

Would be great if you could add us too! We mainly post about science graphics and related background information. — Thanks!

s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Nov 18

Ok, nice! Thanks for the info.

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s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Nov 18

This is a great feed? Thank you!

Would our account fit in there too? — We share open science graphics including illustrations and artistic impressions.

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s-ink Science Graphics @s-ink.org · Nov 18

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Thank you, Mae!

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