In his new book, James Gleick writes that, “We have information fatigue, anxiety, and glut.” One could say the same things about content and data – we are bombarded daily by the two, with barely a reprieve at home. We are expected to comprehend ever larger amounts of content and data while our brains stay the same size. Overload is a real possibility for some.

Thankfully, science and health communicators have embraced visual storytelling as a way to convey ideas (even complex ones) quickly and cleanly to a variety of audiences. The development of visual assets such as i…