Tabletop Whale

June 5, 2017 9:17 AM

At Tabletop Whale, graphic designer and molecular biologist Eleanor Lutz showcases her scientific infographics, illustrations and drawings. Examples include virus trading cards, colorful butterflies of North America, immunology pop art and a user's guide to muscles. Additional content can be found at the Tabletop Whale tumblr.

Infographics

Astronomy
* The Goddesses of Venus: A topographic map
* Here there be robots: A medieval map of Mars
* Planet Earth Control Deck

Biology
* A compendium of abnormal red blood cells
* An animated guide to breathing
* An animated guide to the human body : The muscle edition
* The architecture of the spine
* Heartbeats and heart attacks -- Also: Rough drafts and sketches: EKG Infographic
* Heartbeats and murmurs
* How to build a human: (embryology)
* How to build a human II (embryology)
* How to build a human heart
* Leveling Up: The Basics of Early Childhood Development
* The Path to ATP: A metabolic map showing the chemical reactions that happen inside the human body

Ecology
* Living with fire: Surviving the forest wildfires of California
* Planet Earth Control Deck

Graphic Design
* Making animated GIFs in Python
* Tabletop Whale's guide to making GIFs

Kingdom Animalia
* An animated chart of 42 North American butterflies
* Flight videos deconstructed: wing movements of various flying creatures
* A visual compendium of glowing creatures

Microbiology
* A field guide to dangerous bacteria
* A flowchart of dangerous viruses -- also Rough drafts and sketches: Virus Infographic
* A galaxy of molecules
* Immunology pop art
* Virus trading cards

Pharma
* Mind the pharmaceutical gap, please

Statistics/Data
* Splinecraft: The basic topology of medical statistics

Technology
* Half past orange: A rainbow color clock
* What you need to build your own computer

Interviews / Articles
* Wired: Hypnotic Animations Show Why Trees Depend on Forest Fires
* Paste Magazine: Eleanor Lutz on the Infographic Wizardry of Tabletop Whale
* From the Lab Bench: Science Ablaze - Tabletop Whale Creator Eleanor Lutz Makes Breathtaking Science Visuals

posted by zarq (10 comments total)

Virus trading cards

Anyone wanna swap three common viruses for a rare one?
posted by fairmettle at 9:26 AM on June 5, 2017 [2 favorites]

OMG, I love this!
posted by HakaiMagazine at 10:09 AM on June 5, 2017 [2 favorites]

Phhhhhhabulous!
posted by Jesse the K at 11:27 AM on June 5, 2017 [1 favorite]

This work is amazing. I can't believe I've never seen any of it before, I follow a lot of places where work like this shows up.
posted by Nelson at 11:46 AM on June 5, 2017 [2 favorites]

Nelson, I was genuinely surprised that Lutz' work hadn't been posted to mefi before.
posted by zarq at 1:39 PM on June 5, 2017 [1 favorite]

What an incredible find! Thanks for sharing this wonderful work. Looking forward to diving deep!
posted by danabanana at 2:28 PM on June 5, 2017 [1 favorite]

Gorgeous. Fantastic.
posted by brappi at 3:37 PM on June 5, 2017 [1 favorite]

Thank you. This is what phenomenal "infographics" look like.
posted by sockermom at 5:53 AM on June 6, 2017 [1 favorite]

These are awesome. The detail is amazing. I really like the virus trading cards.
posted by ZypDon54 at 6:04 AM on June 6, 2017 [1 favorite]

These are amazing, thanks for posting them. The virus trading cards, particularly, are beautifully done; I'd love to see a much bigger set.
posted by metaBugs at 2:12 AM on June 7, 2017 [1 favorite]