Visuals for a Better World
The Mental Health Commission of Canada asked me to illustrate their new report, “A Mental Health Strategy for Canada: a youth perspective.” National strategies research what’s not working, what’s needed, and sets out strategies for what’s next. Everyone should be able to understand a national strategy, and making it visual is one way to do it. Two … Read more Illustrated Mental Health Strategy- knowledge translation
Client OpenWHO.org for the World Health Organization Project Create easily accessible visuals for open source courses around infectious diseases and epidemics on Open WHO’s Website. Solution The creation of over 200 images for curriculum on infectious diseases and epidemics. Close input from the consulting team ensured infographics contained accurate and easily digestible information. Result More … Read more World Health Organization Curriculum
Client Healthy Schools BC/ DASH BC Project Engage educators and health professionals to improve student outcomes by working together. Solution Infographics demonstrating how healthy students are better learners. Result Images about Comprehensive School Healthy to help the sector connect with each other, improve student outcomes, and create lifelong impact in the community. Read more on my … Read more DASH and Healthy Schools BC
Last year, visual thinking led me a lot of firsts. Which is interesting, because every graphic facilitation event can be the first time for something. I listen with fresh ears. Anything can happen. But the uncertainty doesn’t make me nervous – like a singer onstage, I embrace the zone of being in the moment. No … Read more My year of visual thinking in 10 seconds
You live and breathe your organization’s mission – but how do you help your customers, clients, or members connect with it? Sometimes, we live and breathe our values but they’re the hardest to put into words. It’s a challenge whether you’re an solo entrepreneur or managing a large workforce. For me, that’s where a Journey Map comes … Read more Journey Mapping for Organizations
Well, this month flew by… here’s a recap from my twitter photos! I was graphic recording for strategic planning sessions and open houses this month. Each of these particular gatherings were quite special – they were a way for the organizations to bring key people into the same space for reconnection. I was honoured to … Read more A look back at January projects
The Canadian Association of Labour Media is a training and communications resource for unions across Canada. Each year, unions submit their best work to the CALM awards. I was pleased to be part of the 2013 judging panel focussing on graphics and photography. It was tough to choose between many strong submissions. Here’s a list … Read more Canadian Association of Labour Media Awards Judging
Graphic recording is a visualization process – I draw ‘live’ in front of groups. But I also find it’s a powerful tool for transforming written reports into visuals. It’s a completely different challenge. For example, a team has worked on a project for months. It’s the collective effort of many stakeholders. The report results are … Read more Use visuals to bring reports to life