Graphical templates – Accessible Science Graphics Collection

Selam Moonlet Formation

Simulated formation of Dinkinesh’s moon Selam, identified as the first confirmed “contact binary” moon.

Animated model of the formation of the asteroid Dinkinesh’s moon Selam. Dinkinesh’s tiny moon was likely built from multiple low-speed collisions between small moonlets, making it the first confirmed “contact binary” moon. The current understanding is that Selam formed not from two, but at least four separate bodies. This simulation shows the Moonlet merger forming the characteristic ridge on the inner lobe of Selam (Selam A), which matches the observations obtained from NASA’s Lucy mission.

Creator: Sabina Raducan
This version: 16.12.2025
License: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Specific citation: This graphic by Sabina Raducan (ISSI Bern) is available via the open-access s-ink.org repository.
Related reference: Raducan et al., (2025) Multiple moonlet mergers as the origin of the Dinkinesh-Selam system. Nature Communications. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-66484-3.

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Figure accuracy and accessibility guideline

A template of guidelines to creating accurate, accessible, and inclusive science figures to be directed at authors of scientific publishers.

A template of guidelines for creating accurate, accessible, and inclusive science figures to be directed at authors of scientific journals and conference organisers. The guideline aims to reduce the widespread use and reuse of unscientific colour maps, such as rainbow-types like ‘jet‘ and instead promote science-proof alternative colour maps, such as ‘batlow‘. The template was first developed for the diamond open-access journal Tektonika and refined by its community.

Creator: Fabio Crameri
This version: 13.02.2024
License: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Specific citation: This figure guideline by Grace E. Shephard, Fabio Crameri, and the Tektonika team is available via the open-access s-ink.org repository.
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Scientific colour use reminders

A set of text template statements to effectively remind peers to improve inaccurate and/or inaccessible figures.

A set of text template statements to effectively remind peers, for example during peer-review, to improve inaccurate and/or inaccessible figures. The statements aim to reduce the widespread use and reuse of unscientific colour maps, such as rainbow-types like ‘jet‘, and instead promote science-proof alternative colour maps, such as ‘batlow‘.

Creator: Fabio Crameri
This version: 14.02.2024
License: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Specific citation: These templates by Grace E. Shephard, Fabio Crameri, and the Tektonika team is available via the open-access s-ink.org repository.
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‘Betterposter’ poster template

Templates for the ‘Betterposter’ poster design by Mike Morrison to effectively create effective scientific posters.

Templates for the Betterposter poster design by Mike Morrison to effectively create effective scientific posters.

Creator: Fabio Crameri
This version: 04.10.2021
License: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Specific citation: The ‘betterposter’ poster design template by Fabio Crameri based on Mike Morrison’s initiative (https://osf.io/ef53g/) is available from the s-Ink.org collection.
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