Being part of the Mendeley team, I knew that a redesign was underway but had not had the opportunity to see the finished “product”.

The logo has changed slightly, it’s jumped out of the square and now is a more horizontal logo, giving more visibility to the name.

The new version has a nice section called How it works that shows some of the key features in Mendeley and basically how to use them.

Although I’m obviously biased, I must say I like the new look. What do you think about the redesign?

Mendeley gets a face lift

Based upon the DNA Network logo I created about 2 years ago, here are 4 color variations of the same wallpaper for anyone to use on their iPhone or iPod Touch.

I’ve updated the science logo and icons page but here’s the direct download link just in case.

DNA themed iPhone & iPod Touch wallpapers

Over the last 12 months so much has happened that I’m still dumbfound at the amount of people I’ve made contact with, the number of doors that have opened and the progress I’ve made academically…

2007 was the year of the DNA Network, a community of Biotech, Genetics, DNA and Health related blogs founded by Hsien-Hsien Lei from Eye on DNA and myself. It’s been growing at a healthy pace (40 blogs so far!) and the members joining us have contributed with fantastic content and knowledge in their areas of expertise.

Working as a part-time freelancer, I got involved in a bunch of great projects with some very interesting and talented people (some are now members of the DNA Network!) and produced a few logos, some small websites and helped out wherever I could.

Two examples of science related logos produced this year that received quite some feedback where the DNA Network and the Gene Genie logos (see below).

Academically I achieved close to all of the milestones I had set to hit. I completed a truck load of classes and got the oh-so-complex biological industry group project handed in on time.

The end of this year was specially different since I moved out my apartment near campus and came back home (700km away!). I’m just a couple exams and a 6 month internship away from concluding my degree (finally!)

Obviously there was much more to this year. A lot of emailing, chatting, Skyping, networking in general and above all, learning from it all.

Some of the events that took place this year opened doors to many new and fantastic things that will certainly take place in 2008.
I can only wish that everything goes as well as last year and that all those that I’ve made contact with achieve everything they aspire for.

2007 was great but I can bet that 2008 is gonna be a beauty!

2007 – There she goes…

Update:
Here’s a small button everyone can put on their sidebar.

What do you think, you like it?

Gene Genie gets a logo!

I’m still getting used to the tools and tricks. This is what I managed to create on my first try, a simple Petri Dish.

It took me about 10 times as long as it would to make in CorelDraw since I was trying to find out how and where things worked.

What do you think? You like?

Petri dish on Illustrator

Here are the first couple of icon/images that I’m planning to make. Some Erlenmeyer flask icons.

And here are the graduated cylinder icons.

And finally a microbe of some sorts.

Please let me know what you think of these first icons and feel free to suggest the next ones in the set.

Note: The watermark is just so the bad guys don’t come and steal my colorful creations. ;)

Lab & Science icons