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Become a Scientific Graphic Designer

Equip yourself with the necessary skills to land your first job as a scientific illustrator — or take your career to the next level by adding in-demand design skills. You’ll learn how to create professional scientific illustrations and data visualizations using the most common software tools. By completing the courses, you’ll be able to design figures for grants, presentations, and publications.

Pro members gain in-depth training through the online course portal with access to hundreds of easy-to-use templates. Sign up to receive unlimited access to all of the free courses as well as the advanced courses and templates listed below for only $59 USD.

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Scientific illustration and data visualization course examples

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What do I get with Simplified Science Pro?

Scientific Illustration and Data Visualization Skills

Go from zero to full design skills

Convenient comprehensive courses provide you with the step-by-step training to excel as a scientific illustrator. Less stress on finding the right tutorials, so you can focus on building skills.

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Improve grant & publication rates

Improving the data visualizations and illustrations in your publications and grants has a positive impact on acceptance rates and audience understanding.

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Expand your career options

The job market for researchers and graphic designers is competitive. Increasing your data visualization and scientific illustration skills is a great way to help you stand out from the crowd.

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Download useful templates

Get access to hundreds of templates that allow you to quickly make professional designs, regardless of your skill level. The plan includes a download library with over 400 illustrations and Excel graphing template files.



Templates have a value of over $90 and include the popular Biological Diagram and Laboratory Tool templates.

Scientific Design Training and Tools

Expand your design skills and career opportunities with comprehensive online courses
Sign Up to Access All Courses & Templates for $59

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Adobe Illustrator online course for scientists and researchers

Introduction to Adobe Illustrator for Scientists

A comprehensive Adobe Illustrator course with everything you need to know to create scientific publications, presentations, and posters.

  • 22 lessons
  • 6 hours of training video
  • Includes scientific figure and color palette templates


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Advanced data visualizations online course examples

Adobe Illustrator for Advanced Data Visualizations

Learn how to transform Excel, SVG, and PDF output from different types of graphing software into professional data visualizations.

  • 7 lessons
  • 2.5 hours of training video
  • Includes Excel graph and table templates


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Biological diagram illustration online course example

Biological Diagram Templates and Tutorials

Download over 270 customizable designs with in-depth trainings on how to use the templates to create impressive illustrations and figures.

  • 10 lessons
  • 3+ hours of training video
  • Includes over 270 customizable vector images and template designs for Adobe Illustrator and PowerPoint

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Affinity Designer online course for scientific illustrations and data visualizations

Affinity Designer for Scientists Overview

Affinity Designer is the best affordable alternative to Adobe Illustrator. Watch these tutorials to learn all of the basics for using Affinity's illustration and data visualization tools.

  • 4 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of training video
  • Includes scientific figure and color palette templates (value of $2 in template store)

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Scientific Animation Course

Learn how to make 2D animations in PowerPoint and Adobe Illustrator + After Effects. This course includes how to create a storyboard, digital drawing tutorials, and step-by-step scientific animation techniques.

  • 5 lessons
  • 2+ hours of training video
  • Download storyboard worksheet

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Artificial intelligence images and drawings online course for scientists

Artificial Intelligence Images & Drawings

Participants learn how to use cutting-edge AI tools for creating precise and professional scientific illustrations, bridging the gap between AI art generators and rigorous scientific communication standards.

  • 5 lessons
  • 1.2 hours of training video
  • Download AI tool cheat sheets
Download library for scientific image templates, graph examples, and illustrations.

All of the template files and training guides in one place! Click on the link above to download over 400 templates that will accelerate your scientific designs. Includes the popular Laboratory Tools and Biological Diagram templates, as well as templates for graphs, tables, and grants.

New online courses for 2024

Upcoming Pro Courses for 2025!

  • 3D Illustrations for Scientific Articles (May 2025)
  • PhD Thesis Templates & Tutorials (Nov 2025)


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Course Instructor

Dr. Karen Thiebes is a professional scientific illustrator and has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience. She has led scientific design courses for over 8 years and enjoys teaching participants how to quickly transform data into effective designs using Adobe Illustrator, PowerPoint, Affinity Designer, and Excel.

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