Some people do not believe that art and science go hand in hand. I consider people that spend their lives devoted to science a kind of artist, the kind that are revealing natural art to the masses by the research and the discoveries they make. It is easy to see this if you spend a few minutes looking through a National Geographic or Seed Magazine. What you will see are colorful, interesting designs and patterns. Designers, however, do not create these designs and patterns; these designs are created by nature.
While scientists and researches themselves are making beautiful discoveries all the time, the marketing and graphic design in the science industry is often lackluster. This blog is dedicated to the companies, designers, and agencies that see the value in good design and are not afraid to work outside the norm and be daring in their marketing materials. As a graphic designer that often works within the science industry, I know that being unique in your marketing materials is often intimidating to companies, but time and time again I see bright colors, interesting layouts, and intricate patterns pay off in the long run. Creating a consistent brand image that portrays your company, product, or organization as daring and professional often times speaks louder than the best marketing copy. My first blog post is dedicated to proving to you that science is art and art can be science.
Here are 5 great places to look for science images that look like art or art images that are portraying science:
 

1. Princeton University’s Art of Science Competition - This is an exhibition/competition that Princeton holds every year to explore the interplay between science and art. There are some truly incredible imagery in the online gallery. There are some truly beautiful photography and intricate illustrations. Do yourself a favor, and browse through 2008’s gallery.

2. Seed Magazine - If you like science and art, you probably know about Seed. Seed magazine has sent the benchmark for what science and art can do when their worlds come together.

3. Livescience Image Gallery - The livescience image gallery is a science gallery focusing primarily on nature photographs.

4. National Geographic Best of Gallery - National Geographic creates a gallery of the best science images of each year and these are worth looking through. The 2008 gallery is composed of detailed illustrations of the human body, microscopic images of the suckers found on the tentacles of squids, an illustration composed of micrographs of natural objects, and much more.

5. Sciencefaction - Sciencefaction.com is basically a stock photography site that offers images from photographers, artists, and institutions working in the fields of science and technology.