Production, Circulation, and Drainage
Cerebrospinal Fluid:
This two-page textbook spread is the result of a collaborative effort of three students in the Biomedical Communications neuroanatomy course. For this group project, a pre-determined style guide and colour palette were followed, and a studio environment workflow was emulated, with each team member taking charge of a different stage of execution. My role was the conceptualization and design of the illustrations and layout and the composition of text. Illustrations were then vectorized by Kim and rendered by Felix. The goal of this spread is to communicate key anatomical and physiological aspects of cerebrospinal fluid at molecular, tissue, and system scales.
Clients: Prof. Dave Mazierski, Prof. Shelley Wall
Audience: undergraduate students
Format: print (textbook)
Medium: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
J. DEVORAK VISUALS
Biomedical illustration & design
© Julia Devorak 2021
This 60-minute interactive learning module was created for the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine undergraduate medical program and allied health programs, in collaboration with the Continuing Professional Development unit at UBC. The goal of the module is to prepare students to safely learn and participate in clinical placements during the COVID-19 pandemic. The module's contents focus on infection prevention and control via personal protective equipment (PPE) and are accompanied by a post-module knowledge evaluation. Completion of the module and knowledge assessment are mandatory for all UBC students entering clinical placements during COVID-19. This project was completed and module launched within a 5-week timeframe.
My role in this project was to design and develop the e-module - including content, visualizations, and UI - as well as the post-module knowledge assessment. Visualizations were created in collaboration with Vivian Chen (UBC CPD).
Client: UBC Faculty of Medicine
Subject matter expert: Nick Steel, Health and Safety Advisor
Audience: undergraduate medical students entering clerkship;
allied health trainees entering clinical rotations
Format: web
Medium: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Process work
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