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Building a Creative Career in Small, Silly Steps

I never expected social media challenges to become career milestones. Here's how silly internet trends made my journey to science illustrator feel real.

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Rotavirus, which causes a significant number of childhood deaths worldwide. Each tiny sphere represents an atom within its structure. These atomic models can help uncover molecular mechanisms of infection, offering insights for the prevention and treatment of the disease #sciart #blender

I started a substack to share long format stories about my work at the intersection of science and visual storytelling. If you want to follow along the journey, please subscribe! #sciart #scicomm #blender3D open.substack.com/pub/leonoram...

Meet me at the intersection of science, art & design.

A scientific illustrator's winding road from the lab bench to visual storytelling

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I started a substack to share long format stories about my work at the intersection of science and visual storytelling. If you want to follow along the journey, please subscribe! #sciart #scicomm #blender3D open.substack.com/pub/leonoram...

Meet me at the intersection of science, art & design.

A scientific illustrator's winding road from the lab bench to visual storytelling

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Part of your complete breakfast... if you use your phlegmbrane right. (As usual, click the image for a lore dump in the alt text.) #alienlandscape #specevo #aliens #xenobiology

Art vs Artist 2025. Took a break, moved across the world, and officially launched my science visualisation studio. Foundation year. The plan from 5 years ago is still on—just took the scenic route. 2026 is gonna be fun!

#sciart community, apparently I don’t know how to use this platform 🤣

Leonora Martínez-Núñez@leonoramartinez.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Art vs Artist 2025. Took a break, moved across the world, and officially launched my science visualisation studio. Foundation year. The plan from 5 years ago is still on—just took the scenic route. 2026 is gonna be fun!

Art vs Artist 2025. Took a break, moved across the world, and officially launched my science visualisation studio. Foundation year. The plan from 5 years ago is still on—just took the scenic route. 2026 is gonna be fun!

Triptofanito made Biology Fun. A classic Mexican science book by physician Julio Frenk follows an amino acid's adventure through the human body. Written while Frenk was a medical student, it makes biology accessible and exciting for kids #sciart #scicomm

All #CellBio2025 attendees! Here’s our phenomenal lineup for our session on #SciArt & #SciComm: @ahnaskop.bsky.social, @jiwasa.bsky.social, @mag2art.bsky.social, @nat-prunet.bsky.social, and Julia Licholai. Please come by and spread the word! Huge thanks to @ascbiology.bsky.social and co-organizers!

I've got a couple of spots left in my giveaway for a complete visual redesign + strategic audit. Publication-ready. Investor-ready. Impact-ready. Worth $2,000. Completely free. Apply here --> buff.ly/8GGXh4s Because your science is too important to go unnoticed. Winner announced on 12/2

Turn Your Science Into Visual Impact! Grab a spot in the giveaway: a high-impact visual redesign, ready for publication or investor standards. Apply --> buff.ly/QJ9dOqp Like this visual that supported the Kelch lab's work all the way to the JBC cover and into several science news outlets #sciart

Turn Your Science Into Visual Impact! Grab a spot in the giveaway: a high-impact visual redesign, ready for publication or investor standards. Apply --> buff.ly/QJ9dOqp Like this visual that supported the Kelch lab's work all the way to the JBC cover and into several science news outlets #sciart

Don’t miss out on this giveaway #sciart #scicomm

Leonora Martínez-Núñez@leonoramartinez.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Turn your Science into Visual Impact! I'm doing a little giveaway for Black Friday. Winner gets: -A high-impact visual redesign (publication or investor standards) -A strategic audit of your visual assets: highlighting gaps, opportunities, and wins. sign up --> forms.gle/6zxe3Pa7qotZ...

Turn your Science into Visual Impact! I'm doing a little giveaway for Black Friday. Winner gets: -A high-impact visual redesign (publication or investor standards) -A strategic audit of your visual assets: highlighting gaps, opportunities, and wins. sign up --> forms.gle/6zxe3Pa7qotZ...

Turn your Science into Visual Impact! I'm doing a little giveaway for Black Friday. Winner gets: -A high-impact visual redesign (publication or investor standards) -A strategic audit of your visual assets: highlighting gaps, opportunities, and wins. sign up --> forms.gle/6zxe3Pa7qotZ...

Hi all! I'm hiring for a #scicomm research postdoc to join our Scicomm LIFT team! Short story is: 2 years guaranteed funding, open to remote or hybrid work, $61k+hearty benefits (see UW's 401k match in particular)! Please share with folks who might be interested! 1/

Last week, the Dodonova lab published a fascinating paper on chromatin structures in Asgard archaea, microbes thought to be the closest relatives of complex life. Asgard histones can wrap DNA into a “closed” form shared across archaea, and an “open” form similar to eukaryotic cells #sciart #blender

I used the word Colonizers on a post and it tanked faster than a lead balloon. I guess Lord LinkedIn didn’t like the loaded language I used 😅😂

I celebrated Día de Muertos in Australia. That was a surreal experience, so far from home but so close at the same time. Mexico is a maximalist country; we love colour, contrasts, boldness. I think that seeps into my work a lot.

Check out some of my illustrations featuring DNA that is, actually, structurally accurate. Whilst color is absent at the nanoscale, I choose it to highlight the form and function. These illustrations are grounded in structural data. #blender3d #sciart #DNA #scicomm

Portrait of a ribonuclease inhibitor, a protein built from repeating units called leucine-rich repeats. It prevents ribonucleases from breaking down RNA, acting like a molecular shield that protects the cell’s RNA so processes like protein synthesis can continue normally #molecularnodes #sciart

Portrait of a ribonuclease inhibitor, a protein built from repeating units called leucine-rich repeats. It prevents ribonucleases from breaking down RNA, acting like a molecular shield that protects the cell’s RNA so processes like protein synthesis can continue normally #molecularnodes #sciart

Is it really #NationalMushroomDay ? I can't believe it 😲 My first scientific love is the wolrd of #fungi so I'm bringing some #hongos from previous work to your feed. This is my #vizbi 2022 poster. #sciart

Is it really #NationalMushroomDay ? I can't believe it 😲 My first scientific love is the wolrd of #fungi so I'm bringing some #hongos from previous work to your feed. This is my #vizbi 2022 poster. #sciart

Hola #PortfolioDay !! I'm Leonora, a scientific illustrator & designer with a strong background in microbiology and biochemistry, translating complex science into radiant and memorable visuals. I'm open to freelance work! www.leonoramartinez.com #sciart

Hola #PortfolioDay !! I'm Leonora, a scientific illustrator & designer with a strong background in microbiology and biochemistry, translating complex science into radiant and memorable visuals. I'm open to freelance work! www.leonoramartinez.com #sciart

Love the white clay version 🤍 #sciart #blender3d

Leonora Martínez-Núñez@leonoramartinez.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Plasmodium falciparum in its merozoite phase: tiny parasites gearing up to invade red blood cells. Each one is only about 1-2 micrometers long, roughly the size of a fraction of a red blood cell. A critical moment for malaria research. #sciart #blender3d #3dillustration