As an employee of WGBH I created this 3d rendering for a poster promoting an episode of the PBS science series NOVA entitled Cracking the Code of Life. The scene was then rerendered for use in a bookmark and as a general use promotional image. 3D modeling software is quite well suited for projects like this because a 3D scene can be repurposed for a variety of print materials by changing the camera vantage point or rearranging objects in 3D space to make a new composition without lots of additional work. This 3d scene has been used for dozens of printed pieces over the last few years. Many more scientific visualizations can be seen in the <a href="http://www.fastmodel.com/v/scientific/" title="Scientific Illustration">Scientific Illustration</a> album of the fastmodel portfolio.