title: The power of the 'pretty picture'.
abstract: Images used in science communication do not always show the subject matter in the best or most informative way. Felice Frankel describes the role of the beautiful image as a successful and compelling wat to communicate complex ideas.
authors.affiliation: School of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA. felicef@mit.edu
authors.forename: Felice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Frankel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002080:Butterflies / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003142:Communication; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D012586:Science / Q000379:methods*; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000648:ultrastructure