mark belan | science illustrator + info designer

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer

@markabelan

Telling science stories with the power of visuals✨ Graphics Editor @QuantaMagazine prev: @visualcap @rednucleusHQ Founder @artscistudios | 🇨🇦🇭🇷🇪🇺

NYC, USA Katılım Haziran 2013

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·4 Nis

I'm launching a newsletter through Substack. I'd love if you could subscribe and stay in touch with updates from my studio, new work, and tips and resources on visual science communication. artscistudios.substack.com

artsci studios@ArtsciStudios

We're launching a Substack Newsletter! Subscribe to us at artscistudios.substack.com for updates from our studio, as well as news and trends in visual science communication. Look forward to connecting with you.

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·20 Nis

Me since the advent of video format as the mainstream 😔

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I hate, hate, hate being forced to watch a video to learn something when I could read at 10x the speed. Videos are for cattle. "Hey guys, today we'll be talking about X -- X is a fascinating topic, and a lot of you have been requesting I talk about X, so..." - Shut up, Shut up!

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·16 Nis

A playful graphic contrasting the cGAS–cGAMP pathway in multicellular versus bacterial systems. It shows how complex organisms have retained this ancient, primitive machinery, repurposing it to drive different immune outcomes. Full story: quantamagazine.org/the-ancient-we…

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·23 Şub

Did you know that infinity comes in different "sizes"? "Bigger" and "smaller" descriptions of infinity exist! Seems paradoxical, right? How can an endless concept ever have a defined size? I helped visualize a story describing this. Check it out here! quantamagazine.org/how-can-infini…

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·11 Şub

A new graphic illustrating a 'hydraulic jump' in flowing electrons, from today's story at Quanta: quantamagazine.org/physicists-mak… #physics #particlephysics #electrons #science #electronflow #condensedmatterphysics

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Quanta Magazine@QuantaMagazine·26 Oca

A 150-year old topology puzzle has been solved thanks to a few very overheated laptops, an origami rhino, and a seemingly unrelated corner of geometry. quantamagazine.org/two-twisty-sha…

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·22 Oca

I made this bat flap around for today's story on neurons that help guide our day-to-day navigations. Working in web animation is a new exploration since joining Quanta, and this is a nice example of how motion can tell a simple science story. Read more: quantamagazine.org/how-animals-bu…

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·21 Oca

is anyone in my network a super Webflow creator? Like...really comfortable/proficient? I have a project I need support on, quick turn around (of course - paid!)

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·20 Oca

Today in Quanta we report on a unique puzzle in topology. I had a lot fun making a full graphics suite for this story, choosing the palette, mood, and even graphical representation of some of these tricky mathematical concepts. Check it out here! quantamagazine.org/two-twisty-sha…

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·20 Oca

"Science research is mostly invisible to the public" The answer is always within the problem. Make it visible! Visuals, folks!

Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson

Science research is mostly invisible to the public. To many it's obscure & irrelevant. And returns on science investments carry longer horizons than quarterly or annual reports Yet it's the engine room of tech-innovation. Cut funds for science & you ultimately stall your economy

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·13 Kas

Follow me at 🦋: bsky.app/profile/markab…

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·11 Kas

@zander_supafast this isn't really about the color of danger buttons as it is about organizing branding colors...

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Zander Whitehurst@zander_supafast·11 Kas

Stop using red for danger buttons

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·10 Kas

I co-wrote a visual explainer with Joe Howlett on the quantum mechanics of greenhouse gases. It includes graphics/animations showing why molecules like CO₂ are such powerful drivers of planetary warming. It was super fun! Check it out here: quantamagazine.org/the-quantum-me…

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·10 Kas

In Sept, Quanta Magazine published a special issue on the science of climate change. We spent a lot of time curating 9 climate stories that span technology, microbiology, math, and more. I made these 9 planetary models that reflect each story. Check it: quantamagazine.org/how-we-came-to…

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·23 Eki

@dowellndoubtnot @nodoubt @gwenstefani not my thing, I prefer ND when they are full blast + raucous.

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Welcome to the Tragic Kingdom (fan account)@dowellndoubtnot·22 Eki

Are we hoping for a @nodoubt acoustic set at The Sphere? I totally am! Personally i'd love Running and One More Summer...@gwenstefani's tone sounds so gorgeous on them acoustic. Which songs would you wanna hear acoustic??

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·10 Eyl

@victorleshyk @EcossNau @NAU So beautiful 😍

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Victor O. Leshyk@victorleshyk·10 Eyl

My #sciart for research out of @EcossNau @NAU: a tiny symbiont inside diatoms is evolving into an organelle that pulls nitrogen from the air - and is now found to be a huge input for the food chain that feeds young salmon before they head out to sea pnas.org/doi/abs/10.107…

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·2 Eyl

@TazBogaCHCH is back, nature is healing!

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·20 Haz

This has been the most challenging year in the best way possible ☀️

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·16 Haz

@embl Congratulations

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EMBL@embl·16 Haz

Congratulations, Edith Heard, former EMBL Director General! She was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List in the UK 👏 #kingshonours embl.org/news/awards-ho…

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·7 Haz

@SynBio1 'land snorkeling' lol

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Jake Wintermute 🧬/acc@SynBio1·6 Haz

When another scientist gives you a tour of their lab they're always like "here's the regular equipment I know you've seen it a million times so boring" but I genuinely love land snorkeling through other people's labs and noticing tiny details about how they organize things

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·7 Haz

For the artistic part, I exported these 3D animations and, using Spline.Design, created toon shaders that mimicked Quanta's 2D vector style. ✅ I could then set parameters that mimic the look and appeal of reading these animations as flat graphics on our website!

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·7 Haz

I needed to show an arrow moving across various surfaces: the position, direction, and perspective of this arrow changes - a lot. 1st I modeled these things in C4D + animated the motion of the arrow across the surface. This was the 'science': accurate motion + geometry ✅

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mark belan | science illustrator + info designer@markabelan·7 Haz

Check out this new story at Quanta about quantum geometry - new research about the hidden shapes that underlie the quantum behaviors of a crystal. I had so much fun producing graphics for this cool story with @shalmawegs and @nattyover. quantamagazine.org/first-map-made…

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