PICTURE THE SCENE… Imagine pitching up to your next office party. In a corner of the room, you see a big screen, with a full colour drawing appearing on it. Clustered near the screen is a bunch of your colleagues, …
The trouble with shocking journalism of this type is that it very strongly perpetuates stereotypes. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/the-thorn-birds-author-colleen-mccullough-dies-on-norfolk-island/story-e6frg8n6-1227201243185 The moment someone sees the name, Colleen McCullough, they are drawn to read the piece. Whether these readers are sexist or not, the jokey …
This is a complete how-to guide for starting out in visual facilitation. It’s aimed at youth, but it’s good for everyone. Here’s the link to the PDF: http://www.joonmeedia.ee/graphic_express/14-10-03/graphic_express_11-5_mb_max.pdf. And the website is: https://www.salto-youth.net/rc/euromed/. This amazing resource was shared on Facebook …
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One of the online Visual Facilitation groups I belong to has a thread asking for tips for beginners to the field of sketchnoting. So I prepared a quick tutorial on how to make a caricature without needing hefty art skills. …
Thanks to Styli Charalambous, I was at the excellent ‘The Election Gathering’ 2014, held at Gold Reef City. It was a day filled with political discussion, by the players who will be participating in our coming election. One of the …
At the end of February, I was privileged to attend the Design Indaba Conference 2014 in Cape Town. I was there courtesy of social media agency, CEREBRA, for ABSA. I was located in the satellite venue, where I sat at …
Eight Design Indaba Conference 2014 Talks — Sketchnotes by Roy Blumenthal Read more »
Creativity is not some mysterious, elusive attribute that only the lucky people get. It is a skill that can be learned and developed. A muscle that can and will get stronger with work. One of the most painful statements I hear from discouraged aspiring photographers is “I love photography, but I’m just not creative enough.” It is akin to saying that you have a dream but no faith in your ability to reach it. The statement of “I’m just not creative” denies all of the moments in life that rely on creativity.
GT247 — Infographic for the launch of MobiTrader, originally uploaded by royblumenthal. When GT247 launched their iOS and Android version of the mobile spread-trading app, Mobi Trader, they asked me to create a graphic explaining why it’s a great idea …
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bCHq1OvGR4 Brandy Agerbeck delivers a 16-minute TedX talk about techniques you can use right now to better shape your thinking.
Zuma’s Pear (not to be confused with #ZumaSpear) #NakedButTasteful, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.