Research notebook illustration

Generated with the built-in image generation tool for the homepage research map. The original has an alpha channel; the site uses a 720 px WebP derivative to keep it lightweight.

Asset: images/research-notebook/lab-notebook.webp

The illustration is decorative. The paper-specific concept sketches are separately authored, accessible SVG diagrams in _includes/research-sketch.svg, based on the existing publication descriptions; they are not paper figures or experimental results.

Generation prompt

Use case: illustration-story. Asset type: transparent decorative illustration for an academic personal website, displayed at about 240 pixels wide inside a research map. Primary request: an elegant, charming chemistry research journal still life, hand-drawn in colored pencil and delicate watercolor. Subject: a small open cream-paper laboratory notebook, a mint-green Erlenmeyer flask with a tiny amount of pale pink liquid, a lavender pen resting diagonally, a small coral binder clip, and a little pastel ball-and-stick molecular model beside the notebook. On the notebook pages only sparse abstract dots, short handwriting-like strokes, a little check mark, and simple connected circles; absolutely no readable words or letters and no chemical formula claims. Composition: single cohesive centered arrangement viewed from slightly above, balanced low landscape silhouette, generous fully transparent space around all edges, all objects completely visible. Palette: muted macaron mint, dusty blush pink, butter yellow, peach, lavender with warm gray pencil outlines. Materials: subtle watercolor washes, paper grain, imperfect hand-drawn lines, understated sticker-like warmth. Mood: thoughtful and playful scientist’s notebook, mature editorial illustration. Constraints: true transparent background, no rectangular backdrop, no robot, no person, no phoenix, no neon, no photorealism, no 3D rendering, no text, no labels, no watermark, no heavy shadow.