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
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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 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
Sketchnotes of Biomimicry Oregon’s Genius of Place Workshop on Stormwater Systems
Yesterday I completed my first ‘official’ graphic recording gig, and it was a success! The Portland-based group Biomimicry Oregon put on a Genius of Place workshop that focused on the state of urban stormwater systems and how we can use nature as a model to improve the form and function of those systems. The 50… Continue Reading
Sketchnotes from the Final Rural-Urban Connections Seminar – Farming 2.0: Modern Innovation for Sustainability
Portland State University hosted the sixth and final Rural-Urban Connections seminar last Wednesday at the PSU Native American Student and Community Center. The sketchnotes above and below record some of the issues that came up during the panel discussion (click on the images to view larger versions). Panel participants Cory Carman (Carman Ranch), Alison Hensey… Continue Reading
Olaf Breuning Previews Home 3 at Fifth Ave Cinemas
Olaf Breuning discussed his past work and previewed his new film last week to a packed audience at 5th Ave Cinemas on the campus of Portland State University. The sketchnotes above capture some of what came up during his talk. A recurring theme throughout the night was how the medium in which you work significantly… Continue Reading
Sir Michael Berry Makes Light of Mathematics at Portland State University
In the middle of last week, well-known mathematician and physicist Michael Berry paid a visit to Portland State University. On Wednesday he gave a public lecture titled Making Light of Mathematics in which he discussed the intersection of physics and mathematics in the study of waves. The sketchnotes above record some of the phenomena that… Continue Reading
Sketchnotes from Portland State University’s Rural-Urban Connections Seminar on Conservation
After listening to an engaging talk about entrepreneurship at Portland State University’s School of Business Administration, I hopped over to the Native American Student and Community Center for a seminar on rural-urban connections. The topic of last night’s talk: conservation. Melanie Parker of Northwest Connections and Nils Christofferson of Wallowa Resources discussed their experiences working… Continue Reading
