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Visualize your Science

Animate your Science
Present your Science

Logos and guidelines

All the tools you need to visualize your science

Here you will find:

  • Posters and graphical abstracts
  • Bitmap editing tools
  • Color palette tools
  • Image banks
  • Generated graphics
  • Vector illustration software
  • Data visualization tools
  • Design tools
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Poster Wall

A collection of posters from previous students to inspire and educate. 
Gain insight into each entry's graphical elements by clicking on the poster.

Graphical Abstracts

See the graphical abstracts created by previous students during the course,
and get ideas for your own designs.
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University logos and graphic guidelines

Here you can find the logo and visual identity guidelines for universities attended by our students. If your university is not listed here, you can likely locate the logos and guidelines on the internal pages of your university's website.
Aalborg University
Aalto University
Aarhus University
University of Amsterdam
University of Copenhagen
Technical University
of Denmark
University of Groningen
University of Gothenburg
University of Gävle
University of Göttingen
University of Helsinki
Karolinska Institute
Kiel University
Royal Institute
of Technology
Linköping University
Linnæus University
Lund University
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Oslo University
University of Oxford
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
University of
South-Eastern Norway
University of
Southern Denmark
University of
Stavanger
Stockholm University
University of Twente
Umeå University
Uppsala University
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
University of Washington
Örebro University
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Vector illustration software

Adobe Illustrator
Part of the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription service
Affinity Designer
Pay-once professional grade illustration software
Inkscape
Illustration freeware available for cross-platform usage
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Tools for bitmap creation and editing

Adobe Photoshop
Part of the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription service
Affinity Photo
Pay-once professional grade bitmap editing software
FocoClipping
Online backgrond removal from images. Free trial
Gimp
Open source, freeware bitmap editor
IrfanView
Freeware fastviewer. Free for non-commersial use
Paint.net
Freeware bit mapeditor
RemoveBG
Free background removal tool
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Image banks (photos and icons)

Adobe Stock
Adobe's image bank with commercial licence. Syncs with Creative Cloud
freestock
CC0 photos collection and image bank
iStockphoto
Image bank by Getty images, commercial licences
Pexels
Image bank with royalty and attribution free images
Picjumbo
CC0 photos for use
Picography
CC0 stock photos for use anywhere
Pixabay
CC0 images, illustrations, vector graphics and videos
The Noun Project
Icon and clip art bank with varying licences. Check before use
seeklogo
Search engine for logotypes in vector format
Shutterstock
Mostly commercial licence images and vector graphics
Unsplash
CC0 images for any kind of use
Drag to resize

Data visualization

Chartopedia
Wiki to help you find the best chart to represent your data, by AnyChart.com
Google Sheets
Google's version of spreadsheet analysis and chart creation. Free
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft's spreadsheet and chart tool. Available for a subscription fee
RAWGraphs
Online tool for creating visually appealing diagrams and charts
Drag to resize

Color palettes

Adobe COLOR CC
Adobe Creative Cloud's online tool for palette creation and selection of your colors
Colorbrewer 2.0
Mapmakers color palette tool for data that are discrete or continuous
Coblis - Color blindness sim
Simulation of various color deficiencies.
Colordot by Hailpixel
Interactive online palette creation. Also available as a iOS app
Color Explorer
Online palette creation and analysis tool.
Khroma
Online tool that uses AI to create color palettes based on your preferences
Paletton
Palette creation tool online. Powerful and full of features
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Tools for generating graphics

Avataaars Generator
Online tool to create custom avatars
Calendar Icons Generator
Online tool to generate calendar icons in bulk
QRCode.show
QR code generator
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Design tools

Wordmark
Online tool that helps you choose fonts 
Contrast Ratio
Checks for appropriate color combinations
Contrast by C. Geary
Helps you pick appropriate color combinations
Tools to bring dimension to your research

Here you will find:

  • General resources
  • YouTube Blender tutorials
  • Textures, HDRIs and add-ons
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YouTube

On our YT channel you'll find tutorials created specifically with our students in mind. As an AyS alum, you will be able to request tutorials to add to our tutorial catalogue.

Blender hotkey poster

Upgrade your productivity with hotkeys in Blender. Can't remember 100+ different hotkeys? That's okay, we created this poster to help you out.
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General resources

Blender.org
Main site where you can download latest version etc.
BlenderNation
News site about Blender
ConciergeRender
Affordable render farm. Get $5 credits in sign-up bonus
fSpy
Open source application that helps match camera settings
Steam
Video game distribution platform. Blender will auto-update if installed via Steam
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YouTube Blender tutorials

Blender

Blender Guru

CG Boost

CG Cookie

CG Geek

Default Cube

Ducky 3D

IanHubert

Gleb Alexandrov

Grant Abbitt

Polygon Runway

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Textures, HDRIs and add-ons

Blend Swap
Download models,shadings etc. for free
Blender Market
Buy blender assets, addons, models, shades, etc.
Poly Haven
Download HDRI maps, high quality textures and models for free
Blender-addons.org
Download addons to extend your Blender
IES Lights Pack
Pack of 32 easy-to-use IES textures by LeoMoon Studios
IES Library
Massive IES texture collection from specific manufacturers
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A presentation of useful tools

Here you will find:

  • Image banks
  • Generated graphics
  • Vector illustration software
  • Data visualization tools
  • Design tools
  • Bitmap editing tools
  • Color palette tools
Drag to resize

University logos and graphic guidelines

Here you can find the logo and visual identity guidelines for universities attended by our students. If your university is not listed here, you can likely locate the logos and guidelines on the internal pages of your university's website.
Aalborg University
Aalto University
Aarhus University
University of Amsterdam
University of Copenhagen
Technical University
of Denmark
University of Groningen
University of Gothenburg
University of Gävle
University of Göttingen
University of Helsinki
Karolinska Institute
Kiel University
Royal Institute
of Technology
Linköping University
Linnæus University
Lund University
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Oslo University
University of Oxford
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
University of
South-Eastern Norway
University of
Southern Denmark
University of
Stavanger
Stockholm University
University of Twente
Umeå University
Uppsala University
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
University of Washington
Örebro University
Drag to resize

Vector illustration software

Adobe Illustrator
Part of the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription service
Affinity Designer
Pay-once professional grade illustration software
Inkscape
Illustration freeware available for cross-platform usage
Drag to resize

Tools for bitmap creation and editing

Adobe Photoshop
Part of the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription service
Affinity Photo
Pay-once professional grade bit map editing software
FocoClipping
Online backgrond removal from images. Free trial
Gimp
Open source, freeware bit map editor
IrfanView
Freeware fastviewer. Free for non-commersial use
Paint.net
Freeware bit map editor
RemoveBG
Free background removal tool
Drag to resize

Image banks

ABSFreePic.com
Image bank with pictures for use without attribution
Adobe Stock
Adobe's image bank with commercial licence. Syncs with Creative Cloud
freestock.org
CC0 photos collection and image bank
iStockphoto
Image bank by Getty images, commercial licences
Pexels
Image bank with royalty and attribution free images
Picjumbo
CC0 photos for use
Picography
CC0 stock photos for use anywhere
Pixabay
CC0 images, illustrations, vector graphics and videos
The Noun Project
Icon and clip art bank with varying licences. Check before use
seeklogo
Search engine for logotypes in vector format
Shutterstock
Mostly commercial licence images and vector graphics
Unsplash
CC0 images for any kind of use
Drag to resize

Data visualization

Chartopedia
Wiki to help you find the best chart to represent your data, by AnyChart.com
Google Sheets
Google's version of spreadsheet analysis and chart creation. Free
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft's spreadsheet and chart tool. Available for a subscription fee
RAWGraphs
Online tool for creating visually appealing diagrams and charts
Drag to resize

Color palettes

Adobe COLOR CC
Adobe Creative Cloud's online tool for palette creation and selection of your colors
Colorbrewer 2.0
Mapmakers color palette tool for data that are discrete or continuous
Coblis - Color blidness sim
Simulation of various color deficiencies.
Colordot by Hailpixel
Interactive online palette creation made easy. Also available as a iOS app
Color Explorer
Online palette creation and analysis tool.
Khroma
Online tool that uses AI to create color palettes based on your preferences
Paletton
Palette creation tool online. Powerful and full of features
Drag to resize

Tools for generating graphics

Avataaars Generator
Online tool to create custom avatars
Calendar Icons Generator
Online tool to generate calendar icons in bulk
PLACEHOLDER IMAGE GENERATOR
Quickly make placeholders
Drag to resize

Design tools

Wordmark
Online tool that helps you choose fonts 
Contrast Ratio
Checks for appropriate color combinations
Contrast by C. Geary
Helps you pick appropriate color combinations
Drag to resize

University logos and graphic guidelines

Here you can find the logos and visual identity guidelines for universities attended by our students. If your university is not listed here, you can likely locate the logos and guidelines on the internal pages of your university's website. (Or let us know the link and we will add it to the list!)
Aalborg University
Logo
Guidelines
Aalto University
Logo
Guidelines
Aarhus University
Logo
Guidelines
University of Amsterdam
Logo
University of Copenhagen
Logo
Guidelines
Technical University
of Denmark
Logo
Guidelines
University of Groningen
Logo
Guidelines
University of Gothenburg
Logo
Guidelines
University of Gävle
Logo
Guidelines
University of Göttingen
Logo
Guidelines
University of Helsinki
Logo
Karolinska Institute
Logo
Guidelines
Kiel University
Logo
Guidelines
Royal Institute
of Technology
Logo
Guidelines
Linköping University
Logo
Linnæus University
Guidelines
Lund University
Logo
Guidelines
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Logo
Guidelines
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Logo
Guidelines
Oslo University
Logo
Guidelines
University of Oxford

Guidelines
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Logo
Guidelines
University of
South-Eastern Norway
Logo
Guidelines
University of
Southern Denmark
Logo
Guidelines
University of
Stavanger
Logo
Stockholm University
Logo
Guidelines
University of Twente
Logo
Guidelines
Umeå University
Logo
Guidelines
Uppsala University
Logo
Guidelines
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Logo
Guidelines
University of Washington
Logo
Guidelines
Örebro University
Logo