Kara Perilli
Kara Perilli
Kara is the Digital Media Intern at the Franklin Institute for the spring of 2019. As an intern, she works primarily on website editing and digital content creation, in addition to an assortment of other work within the department.
She holds a B.A. in Scientific Illustration from Arcadia University, and is pursuing a career in this field. Her goal is to promote science education and share information with a wide range of audiences through museum work and scientific illustration.
Find her on instagram @karaperilli or check out her website karaperilli.myportfolio.com.
Recent Blogs by Author
Making a Scientific Illustration
The process of creating scientific artwork differs depending on the project, the subject matter, and the media used, but the first step always begins with an idea and lots of research into the science of the subject. What truly makes the piece is the information behind it, and the scientific illustrator has the unique position of translating the scientific concept into a visually appealing presentation and artwork.
Why We Need Scientific Illustration
If you haven’t read the first blog post, “Scientific Illustration: What is it?” go check it out to learn more!
Now that you know what scientific illustration is, you might wonder why it is so important. We have cameras that can instantly take photographs, so why do we need illustration?
Scientific Illustration: What Is It?
Where Science and Art Become One
Art plays a significant role in the development of science and how information and discoveries are shared. Most people consider science and art to be on opposite sides of the spectrum, but at the conjunction of art and science is the lesser-known field of scientific illustration. Even if you have never heard of scientific illustration before, you have likely seen it in many places. Think about the science textbooks you used in school, the images and models in a museum exhibit you visited, or maybe even that poster a