tiny hands
Personal weblog of Julie Man, MSc Biomedical Communications.
Contains blurbs about science, comics, design, web, life, fashion, illustration, school, communication, etc...
I like to look at WIP and old, unused concepts. Many of them are good ideas, but did not fit the rest of the puzzle. As mentioned before, my current work is patient education, so lots of drawings of people. When it comes to doing the biomedical illustrations I generally take a more “reduced” or “simplified” approach. Removing unnecessary details, removing visual noise, and keeping the focus on what’s important.
Patient’s emotional reaction and sensitivity to these highly personal and scary topics (cancer) is always something to keep in mind. Often times, people only look up medical information when they’re feeling threatened, worried, confused, or stressed. This is also why I personally feel that patient education work can be more challenging than doing work for higher education. This unpredictable “emotional” or “knee jerk” factor, combined with highly variable socioeconomic and educational backgrounds of people viewing the content.
A class where Prof. Dave Mazierski taught photography, and I stared at him from the sidelines. No regrets putting this up now since his body is on TV!!
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My current project is a lovely collaboration between Biomedical Communications and Cooler Solutions Inc. Therachoice is an educational tool designed to help individuals understand different cancer therapy choices and their associated risks.
The project has a strong focus on visual risk communication. We live in a world full of uncertainties, however, most of us have an aversion towards the idea of not knowing what will happen next.
My main role is to design transparent data visualization, and also provide the wireframe, content, and illustrations in an appropriate and sensitive manner.
Susan from Cooler Solutions Inc. wrote up a great primer about therachoice on their blog. Please check it out!
Some paper prototype and miscellaneous designs for work.
“oh this is a great idea…!!
*sketch*
… wait.. this is a terrible idea.”
I had this mutual experience with one of the excellent designers I’m working with. I still think it’s good to put cheesy ideas down on paper, because then you can always revisit it or improve on it if you need to.
The Paper Browser has printable templates for paper prototype web projects!
In other news, I’ll be at Canzine this weekend, selling self-published comics and zines! I also signed up to participate in AMI’s Sequential Art ♥ers INSANE #2 comic project… looking forward to getting my assignment!
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Sketches about prostate cancer. I suppose they’re considered [NSFW] because of the content (though it’s all very objective).
I should look into how gravity affects the shape of the bladder…
(Photoshop)
Excited for BMC gala tomorrow :)
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Sketches about cancer, melanoma, breast cancer
(Photoshop)
I was interviewed (along with my partners in crime) for IMS Magazine issue 3 over the summer, please check it out! Also helped design the magazine~
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