Our KielSCN-Projects
Through our KielSCN projects, we test various visual science communication products. At the same time, the projects are closely interwoven with our research. For example, there are design products such as our Visual Essay (VE), which we have developed specifically to answer our research questions. The design process is characterized by close coordination between content, design and research.
Design for Research
How can we find new ways to communicate the severity and urgency of a crisis, in this case the antibiotics crisis? We have addressed this question and, in close collaboration between design and research, developed a Visual Essay (VE) on the topic. With the help of VE, we want to find out in two initial studies how visual and verbal fear appeals support us in communicating scientific content and how participation affects trust in visual science communication.
Customization through Interactive Design
KielSCN designer Björn Döge has developed an interactive visualization for a Spektrum-Online article. It shows the prevalence of depression in Europe. Prevalence refers to the total number of cases of the disease in the population under consideration at a point in time or during a certain period of time. Users of the graph can filter the data set according to their individual interests. For example, there are filter options according to age, gender or country. The background graphic displayed also changes depending on the filter. These personalized insights help to explore the topic of depression in greater depth.

Pop-Up Science!
How can the topic of antibiotic resistance be communicated in unusual places? This was the question we asked Master’s students from the Interactive Media and Spatial Strategies departments at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design. They then developed various concepts in the Pop-Up Science! semester project in the summer semester of 2022. One project idea particularly impressed both the expert jury and the public: Multiresi. It’s a brand that combines knowledge from research into antibiotic resistance with various products.
Participation in the Design Process
In an article for Spektrum der Wissenschaft, our Senior PI Hinrich Schulenburg describes why research must take evolutionary processes into account in order to tackle the antibiotics crisis sustainably. For the online version of this article, KielSCN designer Björn Döge has developed various interactive visualizations that illustrate the research results. Readers can also actively participate in the design process and thus help to improve these infographics with their perspective.