Welcome to the world of Visual Science Communication!
In my design studio I combine the two disciplines design and science, because I love them both. And that’s what makes my interdisciplinary work as a designer in the world of visual science communication so fascinating. My design communicates science in a completely different way: fresh, original, unconventional but always accurate – whether as an infographic, illustration or animation, in book form or interactive.
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Scientific infographics explain complex relationships much better, faster and more excitingly than pure text – whether in popular science, in a graphical abstract for scientific journals or in scientific posters.
Illustrations and photographs transform information into stories that arouse emotions and are therefore more easily memorised. They are used in science especially as covers or lead images.
Films and animations convey knowledge in a very special way. In combination with music, moving images have an enormous impact and are therefore particularly memorable in science when it comes to conveying a lot of information in as little time as possible.
Editorial design combines text and image into a strong unit to breathe life into the content of books and magazines. Multi-page documents are indispensable, especially when a great deal of information needs to be conveyed in science, for example in research proposals or publications for the general public.
I had the pleasure of designing the layout of a very complex book for Fraunhofer. It is full of success stories of female scientists working in the field of artificial intelligence and simulation for various Fraunhofer Institutes.
Glioblastomas are cancer cells in the brain that behave similarly to nerve cells and can therefore communicate with each other and repair themselves.
I created a cover illustration for the journal Advanced Materials Technologies about the upcycling of the film used in crisp packets to achieve passive cooling of surfaces.
This infographic is about so-called “bioinks” – biological ink that could be used to “print” meat, tissue or even organs using 3D printing.
What happens when someone who thought physics was terrible at school decides to dedicate their dissertation to the subject? This is exactly the experiment I dared to conduct. The result is a book that has turned my life completely upside down…
We are very happy that Ernst Klett Verlag and Daniela Leitner have come together, because it is a rarity to see so much enthusiasm, expertise and innovative strength combined in one person.
Peter Anselment, Ernst Klett Verlag/Grammar school publisher, Program Area Natural Sciences, Editor Physics
Daniela Leitner has impressed me time and time again. She has implemented even the most demanding illustration requests with great commitment, speed and creativity. Only a few people can do that.
Wolfgang Hess, Editorial Director Special Projects at Konradin Media Group, bild der wissenschaft Editor-in-Chief until 2016
We have already worked with Daniela Leitner several times and very successfully. We were particularly impressed by her quick grasp of scientifically complex contexts and the rapid creation and revision of the planned graphics. The cooperation with Daniela Leitner was always very efficient and goal-oriented and we are looking forward to further joint projects.
Stefanie Vogel, University of Bayreuth/Chemie-Cluster Bayern
As an agency that specializes in explanation-intensive topics, we are happy to have found a graphic designer in Daniela Leitner who, like us, understands the complex. She works quickly and very reliably - it's great fun to be creative with her! It is always impressive how she manages to transfer the quintessence of a topic into the impressive world of practical images.
Sympra GmbH (GPRA), agency for public relations
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