![]() The researchers and designers were paired based on the artists’ interests among the scientific topics, and the designers were compensated for their contributions. All of the scientists and graphic designers approached were enthusiastic about experimenting with this cross-disciplinary collaboration. Some had research backgrounds while others had no science training. The five participating artists were chosen for their track records as producers of attractive and interesting visual online media, either as graphic design professionals or as talented hobbyists. ![]() The work of the eight participating scientists focused on complex, societally relevant subjects within biology, food, and agriculture, including pollinators and threats to biodiversity, modern plant breeding, agricultural development and land use change, phenomics and other new agricultural technologies, agricultural sustainability, and the origins and domestication processes of food plants. ![]() Recently, we tested the efficacy of scientist–graphic artist collaborations by pairing six research laboratories involved in different aspects of biological and agricultural sciences with graphic designers and media content creators.
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