General tools
There are a variety of science illustration and image tools available for a range of costs and disciplines. Simplified Science offers a breakdown of some of the more popular tools.
- Adobe Creative CloudAll Princeton students, faculty, staff, and most affiliates have free access to more than 20 leading industry-standard Adobe Creative Cloud applications, including Acrobat, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Illustrator.
- CanvaFreemium online graphic design tool. Also available for mobile devices.
- FigmaFreemium online design tool. Includes Jamboard functionality.
- InkscapeInkscape is a Free and open source vector graphics editor for GNU/Linux, Windows and macOS. It offers a rich set of features and is widely used for both artistic and technical illustrations such as cartoons, clip art, logos, typography, diagramming and flowcharting.
- Mind the GraphScientific figures, graphical abstracts, and infographics. Free version allows up to 4 scientific illustrations
- Simplified ScienceProvides instruction and design templates.
Tools for Biology
- National Institute of General Medical Science Image and Video GalleryThis is a searchable collection of scientific photos, illustrations, and videos. The images and videos in this gallery are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial ShareAlike 3.0. This license lets you remix, tweak, and build upon this work non-commercially, as long as you credit and license your new creations under identical terms.
- BiorenderPre-made icons for visualizations and graphics in the life sciences. Free account does not allow icon use in journal publications.
Tools for Chemistry
- Reaxys, Cambridge Structural Database, KnowItAllU Spectra https://libguides.princeton.edu/chemistry
- PyMOL https://libguides.princeton.edu/friendly.php?s=resource/restricted/71190711