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VizThinkU

VizThink University, or VizThinkU for short, is VizThink’s new, online-based education program designed to offer you access to knowledge from leading visual thinkers in a series of courses. Courses will take place every few weeks and feature two to three speakers on a specific topic or area of interest. You can attend our courses live or access them at a later date at your convenience, our entire course library will remian available online. Check back often as we’ll be adding new courses or programs as they’re confirmed and ready for registration.

Upcoming Workshops

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We’re always announcing new workshops, so check back often. Currently the following workshops are scheduled:

• The Sketchbook Project: A Visual Concert Tour

  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 ex...

• SketchCamp: San Francisco May 28, 2011

  Inaugural un-conference focused on using sketching techniques for UX design

• [Event] Storm the Games: Bringing on the Doodle Revolution with Sunni Brown

  “Place a pencil and pad near the telephone of any human of more than primeval intelligence and the bet is ten to one that he’ll doodle during his next telephone call.” So said Steven Arundel, author of Everybody’s Pixillated, in 1937 and not...

• Online Event! Design & Politics: A Conversation with Scott Thomas

  Here at VizThink, we were inspired by the role that visual design and expression played in the last presidential election campaign in the United States. Not only was design a very key component of the Obama strategy, but it was also evident in the DI...

• "What Should I Visualize?" with Karl Gude

  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.

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VizThinkU Recordings

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All of our live VizThinkU workshops are recorded and made available on our site following the session. The following sessions are the most recently released:

• [Webinar] Design & Politics: A Conversation With Scott Thomas (free)
• "What Should I Visualize?" with Karl Gude
• Visual Thinking for Writers with Austin Kleon
• “Drawing & Design” with Karl Gude
• Idea Mapping 101 with Jamie Nast

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