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Visual Facilitation

Scribing takes various forms, depending on the needs of the client, which can be anything from simply recording the main points of a meeting to synthesizing visual iconography on the spot and working with individuals to help them visualize solutions to problems.

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Graphic recording (also known as scribing and sketchnoting) is, essentially, the practice of translating real-time conversations, presentations and corporate workshops into a memorable visual form.

There are various different approaches, styles and formats, depending on the requirements of the client. These range from simply visually recording the main, salient points of a meeting to synthesizing visual iconography on the spot and working with individuals to help them visualize solutions to problems.

Graphic Recording requires great focus in busy environments and an excellence of various communications skills, which include listening, editing and of course the ability to think and draw fast. Sometimes, there is also an element of performance if a client desires drawings to take place onstage or during a presentation (also known as a livescribe).

Methods used range from traditional (pens and flipcharts) to digital (creating art on a tablet and projecting it onscreen simultaneously or uploading to a website). Sometimes there is post-production studio work before delivery of final outputs, depending on the complexity of the imagery produced.

I have collaborated with many clients over the years, including EY, The Federal Reserve Bank (and their client partner, NASA), ESPN, KPMG, Amazon Web Services, HPE, Ubisoft, IBM, Coca-Cola, WOBI, General Electric, Herschend Family Entertainment, The Fast Company, Accenture, TEDTeen Talks, Pfizer, Novartis, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and many other pharmaceutical companies, ad agencies, design bureaus and event management organizations.

Since the Covid crisis, I have done many graphic recordings via remote sessions from my home studio, via web conferencing services such as Zoom or WebEx.

Here's a link to a downloadable PDF portfolio with more examples of my visual facilitation work.

If you would like to ask about rates and availability, please use the form on the CONTACT page (link above).

 

Portfolio

The following is a short portfolio showing some of my more recent work for various clients. Sensitive information has been removed!