Visual Thinking, Graphic Recording

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This is my company… Austin, TX and my community… …and their location.

I am a visual thinker. What is ‘visual thinking?’ Visual thinking is the use of visualization for learning and communication. The transformation of verbal/auditory, text- based information into a meaningful visual display.

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Some samples of my work…

This is how I work as a graphic recorder.

Some graphic recording samples…

Graphic Recording of Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos SXSW Interactive 2009

Minggl Design Charrette

City of Austin

austinkleon.com

Benefits of Visual Thinking BUILD SUPPORT CONSENSUS ENHANCE PROBLEM DECISION SOLVING MAKING INCREASE COMPREHENSION SAVE HUMAN & INFORMATION TELL A RESOURCES RETENTION COMPELLING &CAPITAL STORY *Adapted from Visual Language: Global Communication for the 21st Century by Robert E. Horn.

austinkleon.com

austinkleon.co

Explaining Managed Care

How to Make a Paper Airplane © Marks and Meaning, p. 211, Dave Gray

Career Paths for Chocolate Lovers © The Back of the Napkin, p. 93, Dan Roam

First, find someone you don’t know and interview them: 1. What’s your name and where did you grow up? 2. Name one thing you enjoy about your present work. 3. How do you feel about drawing?

Group Play 1. Each person take 30 seconds to describe a topic, challenge, or method related to IxD. 2. As a group, choose content to visualize. 3. Have AT LEAST ONE illustrator draw the elements of the topic using basic shapes (or more if you feel comfortable).

All good visual displays start with BASIC shapes. the circle the the rectangle square bullets the triangle the arrow lettering the shadow the stick the line figure

Interaction Design http://www.cs.princeton.edu/courses/archive/fall08/cos436/Verplank/InteractionDesig n.htm

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Visual Thinking, Graphic Recording

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