modrawswithink:

Study of a bunch of grapes

claramferreira:

“Vegetation on roadside verges comprise a unique environment, shaping the diversity surrounding them. They are characterized by grassland of first succession, resistant to disturbance and stress conditions, caused by traffic, pollution, changing soil conditions and frequent mowing. Roadside plants can constitute edge-habitats, creating heterogeneity in the landscape and serving as a shelter to many species, enhancing biodiversity in these human shaped structures. Some groups of species are not only attracted to these habitats for refuge and food density but also for their suitability in connecting habitats, that allow dispersal movements. With this attraction, the mortality rate from collisions becomes higher as well, creating a threat to many endangered species. It’s important to correctly manage roadsides, to allow the establishment of plant and animal species, while creating structures that permit animals to cross safely and diminish collisions with larger animals, securing safe conditions for drivers.”

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I did this illustration for a work about Road-side Ecology, for a class in my Master degree. One day I’ll post the less professional version, that I used for the oral presentation.

If you happen to have stumbled upon this while researching about road ecology or graphics about it, and are interested in using this picture in your work/article, feel free to contact me! I have no problem in providing a higher resolution, with or without caption boxes, even for commercial works. The only thing I ask for is mention of who did the work, that is, me. :)

bpod-mrc:

Cargo Nets

Like intestines in our bodies, cells have a network of pipes and tubes through which stuff is continuously passing, and from which small sausage-like entities can pinch off. These sausage-like vesicles carry molecules between factory-like compartments and to the cell’s surface. The oily skin, or membrane, and proteins surrounding the vesicles are important for maintaining their shape. Until recently little was known about the coat proteins because it is difficult to examine their structure. Pictured is a 3D computer model of a flash-frozen vesicle from a series of snapshots taken with a scanning electron microscope. False colours make the structures clearer and show for the first time the coat proteins (green, red and blue) form a net around the membrane (yellow). The model suggests the formation of coat proteins can adapt to cargoes of different sizes.

Written by Julie Webb

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• John Briggs, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany
• Felix Wieland, Heidelberg University, Germany
• Reprinted with permission from AAAS.
• Published in Science 336:1451 (2012)

mudwerks:

(via Lux-Lesebogen - 50 Watts)

Lux-Lesebogen was a miniature bi-weekly magazine for young people published in Germany between 1946 and 1964. The forgotten illustrator and graphic designer Karlheinz Dobsky designed the covers for almost all 410 issues. He also contributed texts and illustrations for the encyclopedic series.

Flagellum Evolution by Nigel Hawtin on Flickr.

Feathered Reptile by Nigel Hawtin on Flickr.

joewardillustration:

Beberian Doodles, 2012

Craig Thompson’s Carnet de Voyage is incredible (just knowing he did that, and more, plus actual work and research, not forgetting public portraits, then spending EIGHT YEARS developing it into Habibi), makes me want to work my socks off. Running into familiar artists, they contribute doodles and portraits to their friend. Here is a piece by Charles Beberian, inspiring me to try and be looser with my meticulous work. His sketch succeeds in the pressure of the liveliness of this cafe environment, whereas mine doesn’t due to the safety of a photographic book. Lesson? Find living creatures.

Fiddly bug paintings will be posted tomorrow…..

(Copyright belongs to Craig Thompson/Charles Beberian for the page extract. I own my doodles.)