Scientific Design Workshops 

Data Visualization Workshop

CUSTOM WORKSHOPS

Learn how to make impressive visuals for high impact journals using the latest graphing and scientific design tools. Training typically covers graph formatting best practices, how to ethically edit scientific images, and design techniques for scientific illustrations. 

Data visualization workshop example

Graphic Design for Research Applications (Affinity or Adobe Illustrator)

ONE OR TWO-DAY WORKSHOPS  *Customized to meet career development goals

Engaging workshops that are perfect for graduate school career development programs. Provides critical data visualization and design skills by teaching participants how to use Affinity or Adobe Illustrator to make professional scientific figures and illustrations.

Example figure for scientific paper in Adobe Illustrator

Scientific Figure Design Workshop

ONE HOUR WORKSHOP     *Customized to meet your conference goals

A one hour workshop that is great for research and biotech conferences. Provide your attendees with an engaging course on how to tell their scientific story for scientific publications and presentations using best practices in graphic design.

Data visualization workshop syllabus

Proud to have led in-person and online workshops for:

Custom Workshop Pricing and Request Forms


Workshops for Groups & Conferences


Online Zoom Workshop Rates

  • 1 hour workshop: $600 USD
  • 2 hour workshop: $800 USD
  • 3 hour workshop: $1,000 USD
  • 4 hour half-day workshop: $1,200 USD


*In-person daily workshop rates are the same as listed above with travel costs included as a separate fee.

Contact Us

Karen Thiebes course instructor photo

Workshop Instructor

Dr. Karen Thiebes is a professional scientific illustrator and has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience. She has led scientific design courses for over 10 years and enjoys teaching participants how to quickly transform data into effective designs using Affinity, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, PowerPoint, and Excel. She is also an Affinity Education Leader who supports improving the accessibility to design software and training for everyone.