You’ve probably seen them in , those horribly designed evidence pyramids. We think they deserved an update! So instead of using random designs from Google images, get our pyramid to save your audience from bad design headaches.

We have nightmares from these ugly pyramids!

Download your Levels of Evidence Pyramid

Feel free to use this pyramid in your academic presentations. For commercial projects, please send us an email first to get the copyright.

New design of the Levels of Evidence pyramid
Dutch version of the Levels of Evidence pyramid

About the Author: Liesbeth Smit

Liesbeth combines her knowledge of science communication, technology and design to explain difficult topics to a wide audience. You can use her practical tips immediately in your (poster) presentations to create a bigger impact. She developed dozens of websites, infographics and animated videos, and regularly gives workshops about design at The Online Scientist.

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Become a pro science communicator with our workshops!


IMPACT with science communication

Do you want to have a positive effect on the world? We'll make you think about your goal, audience, and message and ensure you know what it takes to create impact! Also available as a keynote lecture.

Basics of Science Communication

By understanding your audience and aligning your message to their needs, you can really get your point across. In this workshop you’ll create a short pitch or article to practice just that.

Poster design & graphical abstracts

Create beautiful and effective infographics, posters and graphical abstracts. You will learn the best practices in design to make sure your work gets noticed and is easier to understand.

Science and the media

Do you want to be more confident around journalists or the media? Or do you want to take advantage of the opportunities that social media offer for scientists? We'll get you started!