Ann Loraine added a comment - 06/Sep/19 11:38 AM I think showing the flow in this way is a super-good way to structure the figures. I would recommend making one additional figure to show the technology stack plus the "behind-the-scenes" flow. Some suggestions to hopefully improve the figures - when you're read to make a next draft: For figure callouts (text added to figures) I recommend using verb phrases in imperative voice to make the figures feel more dynamic. Some potential examples) noun phrase (current) - Access Point verb phrase (suggestion) - Step 1: Go to BioViz.org to access to CyVerse data gateway noun phrase (current) - CyVerse single-login verb phrase (suggested) - Step 2: Log in using CyVerse credentials Maybe you can number each image to make it more obvious that figures are describing a flow? I would use curved arrows to give the figures a more "flow-y" feel...just to highlight that you're talking about a process Also, I would recommend using now using colored arrows because the colors tend to distract a bit from the screen captures, which are way nicer to look at it and more important. I recommend laying out the figures using slide aspect ratios. For figures in a paper, it's fine to use these dimensions I think! And if your paper figures are using the slide dimensions, it will be extra easy to convert them to actual slides, thus giving a huge head start on preparing talks.