Introducing Plottie.art: A Library of High-Quality Scientific Plots
Introducing Plottie.art: A Library of High-Quality Scientific Plots
If you've ever struggled to find the perfect visualization for your research or presentation, there's a new tool that can help. Plottie.art is an online library that aggregates more than 100,000 high quality scientific plots extracted from open access literature (plottie.art). The platform is free to explore and is designed to inspire your next figure.
What Plottie Offers
- Extensive plot categories – Browse plots by type, including scatter, bar, line, box, heatmap, Venn, illustrations, networks and even 3D visualizations (plottie.art). Each plot comes from peer reviewed papers and is curated for clarity and quality.
- Curated collections – Plottie organizes figures into curated collections such as Multiple Panel Plots, Flowcharts, Line Plots, Bar Plots with Error Bars, Scatter Plots and more (plottie.art). These collections include guides on best practices and examples from top journals.
- Inspiration and learning – The platform includes blog posts and guides that teach you how to select the right plot for your data and recreate stunning figures from top journals (plottie.art).
Why Use Plottie?
Finding the right plot type is critical for communicating your results effectively. Plottie provides a systematic way to explore how other researchers have visualized similar data, so you can make informed decisions. Whether you're preparing a paper, designing a presentation, or brainstorming new visualization styles, Plottie offers ready made examples and inspiration.
Getting Started
Visit Plottie.art to start exploring. You can browse plots without creating an account, or sign up to collect your favorite figures and create personalized collections. With thousands of plots available across numerous categories, you'll be able to find inspiration for almost any scientific visualization task.
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