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Gill Brown
PhD Research Student & Graphical Science Illustrator
Gill graduated from University of Hull with a bachelors degree in Geology. After a career of 15 years as a Geologist, she is now persuing her PhD at London College of Communication and works as a freelance medical illustrator.
Her practice utilizes the fundamental design process of reductive drawing in order to create scientific conceptual figures that are easier to comprehend than ones that are comparatively old and outdated.
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PhD Thesis
‘Visual Elements & Visual Paradigms: Re–thinking scientific conceptual figures through graphic design’
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Gill decided to switch career paths and pursue medical illustration after realizing
the need for better visual representations
of scientific visual communication in the medical industry. It is not easy to find designers with a scientific background,
able to comprehend complex scientific concepts and make illustrative amendments in juxtaposition with medical advancements.
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Medical conceptual figures use specialized visual languages that have developed over decades and follow certain conventions. This put Gill in
a unique position who is not only familiar with
the medical conventions, but more importantly can comprehend these complex figures. This led to the development of her practice–led PhD thesis – Visual Elements and Visual Paradigms: Re–thinking scientific conceptual figures through graphic design.
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