Updates: IR Illustrated German translation & Future Work
Thanks to Robert Herzog, a German translation of the IR interpretation guide is now available. The PDF is available here. —– The to-do list in the upcoming weeks doesn’t involve any other instructional chemistry spreads (sorry). I’ve a paper that I should really spend time on; there’s several history infographics that I started a few days ago; 3 pages on olfaction; the Pictorial Thesis; the S America trip; history of lipids. And a narrative comic. And a...
Read MorePictorial Guide to Thin Layer Chromatography, feat. Lego
A comic explaining how thin-layer chromatography works, using a whimsical analogy featuring Lego on a lego-beach.
Read MoreInterpreting Proton NMR – Overview
A bird’s eye view of 1H NMR spectra interpretation in comic form. We first dissect it into the three major components implicit in every peak, and then systematically approach each component to show the connection between spectral information and molecular parameters.
Read MoreUpdate: IR Illustrated (Portuguese) & Pivot Switch Draft
I made two updates to existing pages today. (Both of which I’ve been sitting on for months… mea culpa!) The first is a Brazilian Portuguese translation of the IR Illustrated spread by Vitor Ribeiro from Fortaleza: Click on the image for a larger display, or follow this link for the PDF version. On the other note, magis Eric Jones had graciously granted permission for the Pivot Switch manuscript to see the light, and I’ve hosted an early draft here. The Pivot Switch is a...
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Jon is a chemist who also makes illustrations, plays the flute, swims, and has one too many curiosities. He was born and raised in Hong Kong before studying in Italy and Canada. Jon now teaches at the United World College in Hong Kong. 