General Resources

Some more online figure making resources.

  • Biorender

    If you need to make a figure to describe the biology behind your work or a potential mechanism, Biorender is a great resource - much easier than messing about in powerpoint for hours! You’ll need a license to use the figures in publications or download figures in the highest quality, so this worth mentioning to your supervisor or manager.

  • Draw.io

    For making flowcharts to describe your pipelines.

  • Timetree

    For creating phylogenetic trees, complete with geologic timescales, oxygen levels, and lots more!

  • Ten Simple Rules for Better Figures

  • matplotlib cheatsheet

    A cheatsheet for data visulation in python.

  • vizent

    A python library for bivariate glyphs.

  • Bioicons

    A free library of open source icons for scientific illustrations.