I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural TEDxBloomington event in Indiana on May 14, 2011. It was a fantastic experience and one I was so happy to sketchnote! This was my second local TEDx event, and I learned a …

When a person grabs a bound book of blank pages and begins to fill them, the resulting visual journals display fascinating stories, both deeply personal and oddly fulfilling. The unique storytelling device of multiple pages can allow the sketcher to …

Lynda Barry’s new book Picture This: The Near-sighted Monkey Book takes her invention, the graphic memoir, into uncharted territory. She brings back Marlys and Arna, characters from her previous book, What It Is, and introduces the Near-Sighted Monkey, a cigarette-smoking alter ego …

Like many designers, Pentagram’s Daniel Weil uses sketching to visualize, generate and refine his ideas. Weil has, by his estimation, more than 375 sketchbooks, going all the way back to 1978. In a new short film directed by Nicolas Heller, …

Jason Polan started Every Person in New York in March of 2008. He draws very quickly, in two minutes or less, in all sorts of public locations and tries not to be noticed. He plans on working on the project until it …

With his webinar just an hour away (not too late to register) I thought it’d be fun to share this video that Karl posted about a year ago where he breaks down how to draw an eye (with a broken …

Just a reminder that Karl Gude’s next VizThinkU workshop is tomorrow, January 26 at 11am EST. Those of you who joined us for his first session will find this a great continuation of the ideas he presented then – for those who didn’t, don’t sweat it. The previous workshop isn’t a requirement and you besides, you can always just catch the recording in the VizThinkU library. Click through for details…

Some of you may have already seen this new workshop when you visisted the brand new VizThink.com but just in case you missed it I want to formally announce Karl Gude’s next VizThinkU workshop coming up on Tuesday, January 26. Those of you who joined us for his first session will find this a great continuation of the ideas he presented then – for those who didn’t, don’t sweat it. The previous workshop isn’t a requirement and you besides, you can always just catch the recording in the VizThinkU lilbrary.

For those on our mailing list: watch your email for the announcement along with a discount code to save $10 when you register.

Following the success of “Drawing & Design”, Karl Gude is back for part 2: “What Should I Visualize?”

Visualizing content in the form of maps, charts, diagrams and a variety of other ways can help people understand complex information. Graphics done well communicate data quickly and precisely. A well-executed diagram gives a much more powerful and memorable experience than a mere verbal description.

During this approximately one hour-long workshop Karl introduces you to some formulas for spotting opportunities where visuals can be effectively used.

A collection of visual thinking links found on the web in the past few days by our editors & vizthink community contributers. Have a link suggestion? Tweet it or add it to delicious and be sure to tag it with …