视觉对比贯穿于有效信息图设计的方方面面,例如比例(大与小)、渲染(写实与示意)、空间(开放与密集区域)以及色彩/色调(色相、饱和度和色调水平的选择)。例如,我们遵循这一核心主题,为我们的生理学/医学诺贝尔奖信息图制作了核心视觉元素:一个引人注目的 RISC 复合物 3D 渲染图。以下是我们的制作过程:
渲染与呈现:我们使用 BioRender 的 PDB 插件工具生成了 Ago 蛋白的 3D 渲染图。随后,我们利用 BioRender 的动态线条工具,精确绘制了与 Ago 蛋白结合的 microRNA-mRNA 对,从而构建出 RISC 复合物。
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