It was my pleasure to create large scale visual notes at the 2011 Making Sparks event for the Sprout Fund. The event is designed to stimulate thinking and discussion to prepare people to apply for grants to develop projects “That engage children ages birth to 8 through the creative use of technology and media.” The [...]

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SketchNotes by Jonny Goldstein, envizualize.com I created several pages of SketchNotes during John Thackara‘s talk at Carnegie Lecture Hall in Pittsburgh where he talked about appropriate use of design and technology. What is the BEST way for designers to positively address problems? For example, he discussed how designers can contribute to make a difference in [...]

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I had the great pleasure of doing graphic recording (also known as large scale visual notes) during the Future of Nonprofits: Innovate and Thrive in the Digital Age book event at SXSW Interactive. There is power looking at the whole set of visual notes all together. It is also useful to focus on individual nuggets, [...]

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Visual notes from the panel “I’ve found my free agent, now what?” from the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference. For large size click here. This panel was geared toward nonprofits who are learning how to work with individuals who support their cause but do not work for them. These free agents are different from volunteers in [...]

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Was honored to see my graphic recording featured on the TEDxPhilly homepage with the caption “Jonny Goldstein captures the essence of each speaker through sketching.” The event featured speakers talking about innovative projects springing from the fertile minds of residents of the USA’s 5th most populous metro region. There are also links to videos of [...]

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To view photo gallery, click here. Just came back from a visit to the Science Leadership Academy high school in center city Philadelphia. I was a guest instructor in Marcie T. Hull’s art class where I gave a demonstration of graphic recording (AKA visual notetaking). I also got a tour from SLA Princicipal Chris Lehmann. [...]

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To see a larger size version of slideshow, click here. This a slideshow of some of the large scale visual notes I created onstage at TEDxPhilly last Thursday. I had a fantastic time visualizing presentations, sharing the stage with people like Stephen Powers, Christin O’Keefe Aptkowicz, Stanford Thompson, and an array of other of Philadephia’s [...]

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