The Role of Graphic Art in Modern Scientific Communication
http://www.stc.org/confproceed/1995/PDFs/PG425426.PDF

Peck, Angelika D.
STC Proceedings
1995

Abstract:

The use of graphics in scientific communication increases the level of understanding of the subject matter. Graphic art has helped transform the way we view science and technology. It simplifies complex ideas in a visual way and opens up a new way of seeing the world around us. A graphic representation of a spacecraft in orbit is visually stunning and easier to obtain than a photograph would be. A graphic can also provide us with an understanding of three-dimensional objects. The structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), depicted as a double helix, is an example of the power of graphics in a scientific communication.