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Design and Presentation Resources

Colours

Viz Palette: https://projects.susielu.com/viz-palette 

Coolors: https://coolors.co/ 

Colour Schemes: https://personal.sron.nl/~pault/ 

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Icons

Flat Icon: https://www.flaticon.com/  

The Noun Project: https://thenounproject.com/ 

Icons8: https://icons8.com/ 

Story Set: https://storyset.com/   

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Stock Photos

Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/ 

Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/ 

Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/ 

Canva: https://www.canva.com/ 

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Storytelling in Science 

Storytelling with Data: https://www.storytellingwithdata.com/blog/2020/5/21/the-structures-of-story 

The Power of Story and Science: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijC2g6FBdXI 

 

Writing Tools 

Perry Marshall: https://www.perrymarshall.com/grade/ 

Hemingway App: https://hemingwayapp.com/ 

WordHippo: https://www.wordhippo.com/ 

ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/ 

 

PowerPoint Skills 

PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts: https://www.goskills.com/Microsoft-Office/Resources/PowerPoint-shortcuts 

PowerPoint Blog (Echo Rivera): https://www.echorivera.com/blog 

Online courses: https://www.classcentral.com/report/best-microsoft-powerpoint-courses/

 

Background Remover

Remove.bg: https://www.remove.bg/ 

 

Accessible Design 

Institute for Human-Centred Design: ​​https://www.humancentereddesign.org/ 

Accessible Website Design: https://www.make-it-accessible.com/ 

 

Inclusive SciComm

ACS Inclusivity Style Guide: https://www.acs.org/about/diversity/inclusivity-style-guide/general-guidelines.html#involve-diverse-people-in-the-creative-process 

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Overcoming Presentation Anxiety

15 Ways to Calm Your Nerves Before a Big Presentation (Blog post): https://www.inc.com/larry-kim/15-power-up-tips-to-make-you-a-better-presenter.html

How To Not Be Nervous for a Presentation - 19 Tips That Work (Blog post): https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/how-to-not-be-nervous-for-a-presentation

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