On March 23rd, 2013 I had the pleasure of attending TEDxConcordiaUPortland as the “Observational Illustrator” for the day. My goal was to capture as much of the day’s events as possible in sketchnote form. The talks, the action breaks, the feel of the day. Here’s a compilation of what I sketched (you can click on… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Doug Neill
The Story Behind the TEDxConcordiaUPortland Time-Lapse Videos
The moment before each TEDxConcordiaUPortland speaker walked on stage was both exciting and nerve-wracking for me. Though I knew that the focus would be on the ideas that each speaker was about to share, I couldn’t help but think about how everyone would react to the short videos that played on those two GIANT screens… Continue Reading
Gearing Up For TEDxConcordiaUPortland 2013
Tomorrow I’ll be attending TEDxConcordiaUPortland with my sketchbook in hand to capture as many ideas as I can. Simply put, I’m pumped. As a warm-up of sorts, I decided to sketch a few talks from last year’s conference by speakers that are involved in this year’s conference as well. So here are sketchnotes of Mark… Continue Reading
Sketchnotes of Good Life Project Interview with Jonah Berger
This morning I listened to Jonathan Fields’ interview with Jonah Berger as part of the Good Life Project. In the interview Berger talks about a framework for making ideas contagious that he has developed based on loads of research. For more on his ideas, check on his new book Contagious: Why Things Catch On. Here… Continue Reading
Living Up To My Domain Name And Twitter Handle
It took me a little over a year, but I finally feel that I’ve lived up to my domain name and twitter handle. This whole blog started as a hobby, something that I could pursue in my free time, something to encourage me to develop creative skills, something to get me writing and drawing on… Continue Reading
Sketchnotes of Brain Pickings’ Maria Popova on Design Matters with Debbie Millman
The daily interestingness that spills out of Maria Popova’s website Brain Pickings is astounding. Three articles a day, well-researched, cogently-written, and beautifully-designed. Candy for the brain. In March of 2012 Popova sat down with Debbie Millman for an interview on the radio show Design Matters. They talked about how Popova got into the work of… Continue Reading
Time-Lapse Capture of Graphic Recording Session Featuring Krista Tippett and Brené Brown
I only recently learned about some cheap time-lapse apps available on the iPhone. I downloaded one for $0.99, and put it to work capturing this graphic recording session in which I listened to Krista Tippett’s interview with Brené Brown as they talked about vulnerability on the ever-engaging radio show On Being: Here’s a picture of… Continue Reading
Sketchnotes of On Being Interview with Natalie Batalha
I have enjoyed every single On Being radio show that I’ve listnened to, but their recent interview with guest Natalie Batalha might have been my favorite thus far. Batalha is an astronomer who studies exoplanets and writes poetry on the side – not a bad combination. My particular interest in this interview stems from my… Continue Reading
Sketchnotes of Portland’s Digital Dialogues: The Brigade and Spotify On Tour
This past Wednesday I attended an awesome Digital Dialogues event put on by AIGA Portland. The invited speakers were from The Brigade design studio, who built the entire digital platform for Spotify On Tour – a crow-controlled boombox on wheels that’s been traveling the country for over a year now. A challenging project to undertake… Continue Reading
