UW News
Jonathan Cook
May 21, 2019
Help by design: Art assists science at UW Design Help Desk
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Sometimes when science gets stuck, art can come to the rescue. Such is the case, a new study shows, with the UW Design Help Desk, which guides faculty, students and staff in improving the more artistic aspects of presenting research or reports — figures, diagrams, posters and such.