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. That’s what makes my interdisciplinary work as a designer so fascinating. My design conveys science in a completely new way: fresh, original, unconventional but always accurate.
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Scientific infographics explain complex relationships much better, faster and more excitingly than pure text – whether in popular science, in a “graphic abstract” for scientific journals or in scientific posters.
Illustrations and photographs transform scientific information into stories that arouse emotions and are therefore more easily remembered.
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.
In the second infographic on the topic “scientific drilling” I illustrated how we can use drill cores to gain insights into the climate of the past. So-called proxies, geophysical properties and the deep biosphere are analyzed for this purpose.
Glioblastomas are cancer cells in the brain that behave similarly to nerve cells and can therefore communicate with each other and repair themselves.
This infographic is about so-called “bioinks” – biological ink that could be used to “print” meat, tissue or even organs using 3D printing.
I designed this very special photo book about the biologist Erwin Hapke. For 35 years, he lived as a recluse in his parents’ house, completely cut off from the outside world, folding figures out of paper and metal.
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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