The Center for Graphic Facilitation

Text is So Twentieth Century.

You heard it here first. I've just returned from the 10th Annual International Visual Practitioners Conference. I'm completely exhausted and quite excited (once I get some rest). Watch this space.

So, You Want to be a Graphic Recorder?

by Christina L. Merkley, MA
http://makemark.com/   

A few times a month, I get a call or an email from  someone who is very interested in the Graphic  Recording/ Graphic Facilitation field;  usually someone who wants to  know how I got into the field and who is seeking any advice to help them do the same.      

This article is written as a response for those kinds of  inquiries. For people who are primarily interested in  being full-time, self-employed Graphic Recorders or  Facilitators.   I’ve taken the general questions that  people ask me and have written my responses.      

Obviously my answers are only one person’s point of view. So, I invite you to continue to ask  questions and gather data as you explore this unique work.   

Graphic Jam

Barney Cunningham sends us this graphic exercise, called THE GRAPHIC JAM.

PHOTO: A jam in progress at a Helen Sanderson and Associates Path and Map Course

Just like a group of musicians getting together to play music, the graphic jam does exactly the same for graphic recorders.

The whole idea is to get like-minded, creative people together to create graphics; to add to each others graphics; to contribute unique colours and personal imagery; and to expand big picture metaphors.

Read on to learn how.

CNet's Visual User Interface

Long a chronicler of innovation and news in the technology world, CNet now has a mindmap-like user interface to demonstrate how articles are linked together conceptually.

VIEW: screenshot | live version

Halloween Iconography

From Leah Silverman:

Heavy Metal Madness: Of Evil Witches and Dancing Pickles
by Gene Gable
creativepro.com contributing editor

Halloween imagery has been an inspiration for artists throughout the centuries. In this installment, Gene Gable looks at a variety of spooky art and wonders why certain icons live on, while others die with an era.

http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/23498.html?cprose=daily

Beyond Bullet Points

At Kevin Kelly's Cool Tools, there is a great review of Cliff Atkinson's book, Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft PowerPoint to Create Presentations that Inform, Motivate, and Inspire.

Check out the more at Beyond Bullets Blog .

It is especially noteworthy in that the review is by noteworthy public speaker and acclaimed author, Howard Rheingold, who's 2002 book Smart Mobs has influenced the evolution of business and technology.

10th Annual Visual Practioners Conference

"Evolving Together: Visual Literacy and Learning in the 21st Century."

2005 Visual Practitioners Conference
October 21-23, 2005
2:00 pm on Friday, October 19th - 12 noon on Sunday, October 21st
Granlibakken Conference Center Lodge
Lake Tahoe, California

For more info or to register, click here.