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
Science is for everyone, kids included: Sketchnotes of a TEDTalk
This TEDTalk confirms the fact that even non-professionals can do legitimate science. In this case, those non-professionals were school children, and the work that they did was published in a peer-reviewed journal. The sketchnotes above capture some of their story. I encourage you to watch the TEDTalk, then revisit these sketchnotes to help you remember… Continue Reading
Taking On Patti Dobrowolski’s Challenge: Drawing My Future
After watching Patti Dobrowolski‘s TEDx talk titled Draw Your Future, I decided to give her suggestion a try. I sketched out what for me at that moment was the life that I wanted to achieve for myself: As you can see from the sketch, I was (and still am) looking for balance in my life… Continue Reading
Sarah Kay: On Spoken Word Poetry
If you have never heard of spoken word poetry, then Sarah Kay is a good place to start. She has given two Ted Talks, and you can find countless videos of her performances on YouTube (here is one of my favorites). The graphic above was inspired mostly by one of the Ted Talks that she… Continue Reading
Kathryn Schulz: Making Peace With Regret
We all deal with regret, but how we deal with it varies greatly. I recently watched Kathryn Schulz’s TedTalk in which she describes the traditionally accepted stages of regret, and proposes one last stage that she thinks needs to be added: making peace with your regret. Go watch the TedTalk, then come back and look… Continue Reading
