Thread by @drM_sudha

📌Visual abstract (VA), seems to be a rising star🌟 in this new #meded & #FOAM era
Many journals are adopting VA
Cool clubs like #NSMC, #NephJC uses VA
How about we discuss creating a VA, shall we!?
#Nephtwitter #medtwitter #podkopiluwak #tweetorial

📌How confident are you in creating a #visualabstract?

📌Don’t worry... if you have a PowerPoint program and interest in making one, you CAN make one.
LET YOUR IMAGINATION FLY!!!
Btw, I am option b

📌Here are the steps for creating a VA for an article:
⚡️Concept
⚡️Design
⚡️Review and refine
Let’s talk about each in detail...

📌First, the💥CONCEPT💥
This includes-
⚡️Content🌟
⚡️Knowing your audience
⚡️Guidelines

📌Now, moving on to the 💥DESIGN💥:

Most of us use PPT, @drflashheart is pro at Inkscape

You can find icons at-
@BioRender, @iconfinder, @mindthegraph
thenounproject.com

📌VA Primer first introduced by @AndrewMIbrahim in 2016 and another example of a VA primer by @CJASN

📌Now the most important step- 💥REVIEW & REFINE💥:
⚡️VAs should be reviewed by people with experience in creating them
⚡️having a few who are oblivious to your study, assess your VA - this tests its clarity and simplicity.

📌Now that you have created a wonderful VA, don’t forget to SAVE your VA as a high-resolution image

💥Common mistakes in making a VA💥:
#Imadeeverysingleoneofthem
⚡️Being too vague
⚡️Excessive/ Flippant images
⚡️Too much/ not enough color
⚡️Too much text/ Not enough white space
⚡️specific skin tone for human subjects, ambiguous/controversial icons/images, & religious symbols

📌Here’s do and don'ts table from seminars in nephrology @KidneyBea_n and EverlyRamos
seminarsinnephrology.org/article/S0270-…

📌Here’s examples of bad and a good VA

📌Let me show you how I made mine...👩‍🎨🎨🖌️🖼️

📌Now that I’ve taught you (I think) all I know about VAs, how confident are you in creating a VA?

#Dontforgettoshare

📌Thank you @SinghNisha9777 for asking the question that resulted in this #tweetorial
Dedicated to all wonderful VA creators who taught and will continue to teach me.
Happy Creating Folks… until next time