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This is my company…

…and their location.

Austin, TX

and my community…

What is ‘visual thinking?’

The transformation of verbal/auditory, text-based information into a meaningful visual display.

I am a visual thinker.

Visual thinking is the use of visualization for learning and communication.

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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, ZapposSXSW Interactive 2009

Minggl Design Charrette

City of Austin

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Benefits of Visual Thinking

*Adapted from Visual Language: Global Communication for the 21st Century by Robert E. Horn.

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INCREASECOMPREHENSION& INFORMATION

RETENTION

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TELL ACOMPELLING

STORY

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Explaining Managed Care

© Marks and Meaning, p. 211, Dave Gray

How to Make a Paper Airplane

Career Paths for Chocolate Lovers

© The Back of the Napkin, p. 93, Dan Roam

How to Make Toast

© Marks and Meaning, p. 61, Dave Gray

Causes of Traffic Accidents

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How to Decide if you need a Panflute

© toothpastefordinner.com

Just show me a freaking picture.Quit hosing me down.

© dave gray

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).

the circle thesquare the

rectangle

thetriangle

the arrow

bullets

the stick figure

lettering

the linethe shadow

All good visual displays start with BASIC shapes.

Interaction Design

http://www.cs.princeton.edu/courses/archive/fall08/cos436/Verplank/InteractionDesign.htm