Diagrams and Schematics for open access biology textbook
I collaborated with biology teachers, Divya Uma, Jayanti Mukherjee, Kaustubh Rau, Sriram, and Sravanti Uppaluri at Azim Premji University to make an e-text book. I contributed illustrations on various chapters in this open source online ‘textbook’ called iThinkBio. For this book, I chose to work in a style that felt friendly through the use of broad brushes to make illustrations. The idea was that the students should not feel the rigidity that they experienced in other science textbook diagrams.
A conversation with Divya Uma from the team is a part of an NPTEL course created by the team.
One of the authors of the book writes about its features here
Testimonials
While conceiving iThink Biology we were keen to create a high production quality site, with appealing illustrations that would invite an interaction with the content. Ipsa illustrated the book while collaborating with five different authors each with their own unique ideas. Her understanding of the subject, and her own reflections on our vision for an accessible textbook for the Indian student, allowed her to create a unifying style while also bringing to life our diverse imaginations. I'm particularly fond of the banner image which brings out the diversity of topics in biology, and how it can be studied.
Sravanti Uppaluri
Faculty, Azim Premji University
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