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Make your information more visible and events more memorable with graphic notes

Studies have shown that illustrations and graphic representations can help readers retain information better. So why not incorporate these tools into your own practices the next time you’re presenting something important that you want people to remember. Graphic Notetaking (also known as “Graphic Recording” or “Illustrated Notetaking”) is a way to record an event that transcribes the discussion with illustrations and merges graphics and typography into an easy to read document. Perfect for conferences, meetings, zoom calls, speechs or even the toasts at a wedding, graphic notes can turn an ordinary event into a visual feast for the eyes that will make it fun to review and easier to recall.

I’ve done work in the past for organizations like the Southern Movement Assembly, the Highlander Research & Education Center, and the National Harm Reduction Coalition among others with some examples below . When organizations hire me, they get a digital copy of my graphic notes that’s perfect for sharing with their members on their website, newsletter, or social media outlets. I specialize in hand drawn illustrations with assorted typography styles in longer form documents that are well suited for scrolling on phone screens and monitors. If you like, I can reformat the notes into digital slides for multiple image posting on platforms like Instagram or Facebook or even into a printed document to be shared physically. Imagine what it would be like if the participants of your event received a pamphlet sized comic book that captured the key ideas and quotes from the seminar they just attended. There’s a whole range of possibilities available when you incorporate graphic notetaking into your methodology. So get in touch and let’s discuss how I can help make your information more visible and your events more memorable.

“As I’ve developed as a leader, I want to help other people find their voice too. When you help other people find their voice, that’s the most powerful thing you can do.” Pull quote detail by Ebony Guy speaking at the MDC conference on Southern rural leadership. — **“As I’ve developed as a leader, I want to help other people find their voice too. When you help other people find their voice, that’s the most powerful thing you can do.”** Pull quote detail by Ebony Guy speaking at the MDC conference on Southern rural leadership.

The full notes from the MDC conference on Southern rural leadership from October 2020. The notes from this event, which involved multiple speakers and was over 2 hours long, distilled the speakers main points and ideas into an easy to read document … — **The full notes from the MDC conference on Southern rural leadership from October 2020.** The notes from this event, which involved multiple speakers and was over 2 hours long, distilled the speakers main points and ideas into an easy to read document with attention grabbing illustrations. This way participants could review it later to help them recall what was said or it could be used to fill in those who weren’t able to be there at the time of the event.

“We must do our INDIVIDUAL WORK so that we may WORK COLLECTIVELY” Pull quote detail by Tufara Waller Muhammad at the Southern Movement Assembly membership call from May 2020. — **“We must do our INDIVIDUAL WORK so that we may WORK COLLECTIVELY”** Pull quote detail by Tufara Waller Muhammad at the Southern Movement Assembly membership call from May 2020.

The full notes from the SMA membership call from May 2020. Graphic notes organize key ideas from your event and help your audience reimagine and absorb them for greater understanding. In a conversation like this one with different speakers, graphic notes can help illustrate not just the ideas being expressed but the flow of the conversation as well. — **The full notes from the SMA membership call from May 2020.** Graphic notes organize key ideas from your event and help your audience reimagine and absorb them for greater understanding. In a conversation like this one with different speakers, graphic notes can help illustrate not just the ideas being expressed but the flow of the conversation as well.

Graphic notes turned into a book. From a webinar with the National Harm Reduction Coalition & the Trystereo Collective. NHRC requested the digital notes be turned into a physical copy in the form of a book as well. The finished product was a 12 page book with a card stock cover all printed in full color and staple bound. As a bonus I made some black and gold vinyl stickers for both organizations and included them in the final package. — **Graphic notes turned into a book.** From a webinar with the National Harm Reduction Coalition & the Trystereo Collective. NHRC requested the digital notes be turned into a physical copy in the form of a book as well. The finished product was a 12 page book with a card stock cover all printed in full color and staple bound. As a bonus I made some black and gold vinyl stickers for both organizations and included them in the final package.

What are the roles (“buckets”) that need holding? Detail from NHRC: a visual representation of the organization’s many responsibilities that need to kept up with. — **What are the roles (“buckets”) that need holding?** Detail from NHRC: a visual representation of the organization’s many responsibilities that need to kept up with.