Communicate your research to diverse audiences through expert design, illustration, and data visualization
Do you have raw text and data in a Word doc that needs to be shared with policy makers, industry leaders, the media, or other key audiences?
I can transform your important findings into a polished report or presentation that you can be proud to promote to your audiences.
Hi! I’m Cordelia Norris, a designer and illustrator with a lifelong love of science and nature. I believe that science isn’t finished until it’s communicated.
As a visual science communicator, I specialize in making climate science accessible and memorable so communities across the US can prepare for what’s next.
And as an experienced project manager, I can manage part or all the design and publication process, freeing up your time and reducing your mental load.
Do you need to distill complex concepts for non-technical audiences?
BRINGING YOUR WORK TO LIFE THROUGH:
✓ Custom reports, white papers, and long-form publications in print and online
✓ Original illustrations of processes, ecologies, flora, fauna, and systems
✓ Smart data visualization, including infographics, icons, charts, and graphs
✓ Engaging presentations and displays for in-person events and conferences
✓ 508-compliant publications that follow best practices for accessibility
HELPING YOU ACHIEVE YOUR KEY GOALS:
- Increasing climate literacy
- Communicating your findings to non-technical audiences and policy makers
- Helping communities prepare for extreme weather events and a changing climate
- Fostering citizen science initiatives or other forms of community involvement
Helping you meet the current challenges in the sciences
Knowing that many in the scientific community are facing significant challenges right now, from budget cuts to loss of staff and increased layers of approval, I’m working to make high-quality design and training easier and more accessible.
If you have a report that needs to be published, or presentation that needs to be polished, I’ll be happy to review it with you and give you my recommendations for free.
If it’s a good fit, we can explore working together, either through:
- Do it yourself options (with support)
- A done for you option, or
- A done for you option, with 508 compliance
DO IT YOURSELF (WITH SUPPORT)
After our initial call to learn about your project, your goals, and audiences, I’ll provide a custom InDesign template for your report.
Your template will be unique to you, with all of the design elements, like paragraph styles and color palettes, already in place, helping to eliminate guesswork.
We’ll hop on a video call to set you up for success. I’ll walk you through my design process, honed over years of publication design, and answer any questions. You can also email me with any questions that crop up along the way.
Once the report’s ready, I’ll review the file and address any outstanding design issues. We can also meet up to go over it together.
Deliverables:
- Initial consult
- A custom InDesign template
- Training in designing for publications
- Report review and file grooming to address any design issues
- A final meeting to review together
- A production-ready PDF for print or online publication
Starts at $1450
DONE FOR YOU
I design your report or publication for you, working from your raw text file, images, and data to create a custom-designed, production ready report.
I’ll manage the entire design process, so you’ll just need to wrangle stakeholders and provide feedback.
Includes a range of visuals to bring your report to life:
- Data visualization, such as charts and graphs
- Illustrations and infographics
- Photo editing and photo research
Starts at $3,950
DONE FOR YOU, PLUS 508 COMPLIANCE
This option includes all of the above elements, plus the creation of a 508-compliant PDF to ensure that your work’s universally accessible and meets federal guidelines for online access.
Starts at $5,950
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