(kids) science wearables+

These science and engineering educational T-shirts and information graphics, designed for the educational non-profits Iridescent and KidWind, have been created for the purpose of inspiring (many inner-city) kids into (much needed) careers in science and technology.

The topics have been: electricity, the MRI process, Reynold’s number & animal locomotion, wind energy, children-made science projects, technovation (computer programming + business). The Reynold’s number & animal locomotion poster was a semifinalist in the 2009 National Science Foundation (NSF) International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge.

The designs are highly conceptual and represent the ideas in a holistic and thorough manner. This requires in-depth research and self-education on the individual subjects, so as to figure out how to best depict the core concepts in a simple and easily comprehensible manner. Some projects have involved critique from science mentors. An exhibit describing the process involved in designing educational science art was held in NYC in 2010.

These products are available for purchase in the shop or on Etsy.

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Photo of Iridescent staff/team by Iridescent.
Electricity T-shirt science and engineering mentors: Dr. John McArthur & Mike Simpson.
MRI T-shirt science and engineering mentors: Dr. Harry (Houchun) Hu & Sinchai Tsao.
Reynold’s number and animal locomotion T-shirt science and engineering mentors: Kevin Miklasz & Dr. John McArthur.
Reynold’s number and animal locomotion poster science and engineering mentors: Kevin Miklasz & Dr. John McArthur.
Wind energy research from Danish Wind Industry Association.