For graduate students, undergraduates, and postdoctoral fellows

Fabulous Figures

Your guide to publication-quality figures in no time

  • Learn what considerations about color can instantly make your figures and your paper look professional

  • Understand what to do and what to avoid in making Fabulous Figures

  • Discover how to transform 'OK' figures to great ones with ease

  • Use the included checklist to declutter your figures and convert them into publication-quality images

Struggling to make your figures look "right"?

Some people just have great figures in their papers, in their talks, on their posters - they just seem to know how to make them.

In the meantime, you are struggling with what to show and how to show it, what to do and what to leave out.

And making great figures does NOT depend on the tool you use!

It's the principles that count.

So let me show them to you in this guide.

Hey there!

Hey! I'm Julia Koehler Leman and I'm the nerd who LOVES writing papers and teaching others on how to do the same.

I have almost two decades of experience as a scientist in Computational Biology and software engineering. I have a PhD, done two postdocs, and even turned down faculty positions - but that's a story for another time.

Back in 2006, my first first-author paper took 18 months (and endless revisions). My second? Two weeks, minimal edits, and a Best Paper Award. Since then, I’ve refined the process—my rejection rate is around 3%, and my papers land in high-impact journals.

I love mentoring and teaching grad students, undergrads, and postdocs like you to do the same, as I've done for over 17 years. My passion is to make you successful through scientific communication because most people aren't getting the right support.

Ready to solve your biggest writing struggles? Let’s chat—no strings attached.