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SXSW Interactive Part 3: Visual Note Taking

Posted on: Mar. 19, 2010  |  By: Lisa Holmes  |  Category: Graphic Design
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Sessions attended: “Pen and Paper Tools to Get from Research to Design”, “Visual Note Taking”
Twitter hashtags: #penpapertools #visualnotetaking #viznotes

At SXSW Interactive, all of the keynote addresses were “recorded” by artists to document the discussion in real-time. The conference also offered several sessions on visual note taking to help people learn how to solve problems and communicate through simple drawings. According to wikipedia, “visual thinking is the common phenomenon of thinking through visual processing using the part of the brain that is emotional and creative to organize information in an intuitive and simultaneous way.”

In the “Pen and Paper Tools” session, I learned why visual notes are used:

  • people respond more and have better memory retention with visuals
  • the tools used are easy and accessible (pens, pencils, markers, paper)
  • working together to create visual notes activates a different style of working
  • visual notes are used as a tool for groups to help work together towards solutions

SXSW INTERACTIVE KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

Valerie Casey's keynote address by Sunni Brown (sunnibrown.com)

Valerie Casey's keynote address by Varick Rosete (varickrosete.com)

Danah Boyd's keynote by Heather Willem (imagethink.net)

Daniel Ek's keynote by Janine Underhill (idea-360.com)

PRESENTATIONS ON SLIDESHARE

More info on visual thinking and visual note taking:

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