RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Creating Aesthetically Pleasing SBGN Visualisations for Presentation and Exploration
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 2023.12.23.573191
DO 10.1101/2023.12.23.573191
A1 Czauderna, Tobias
A1 Schreiber, Falk
YR 2023
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2023/12/23/2023.12.23.573191.abstract
AB Visualisations are widely used to present, assess, and convey data and understanding in systems biology and other fields, and graphical representations of data and information should be precise, visually engaging, informative, and aesthetically pleasing. The Systems Biology Graphical Notation (SBGN) is a standard for visual representations of processes and networks in systems biology in the form of SBGN maps. It defines graphical elements and connection rules for knowledge representation in the form of maps. Whereas the form of the map elements is defined, those map elements have to be placed in a proper way in order to obtain useful and aesthetically pleasing visualisations. Here, we present layout considerations and guidelines for SBGN maps, as well as workflows for SBGN-ED as a tool for crafting visually pleasing SBGN visualisations for presentation and exploration.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.