Favourite Visual Facilitation Books

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If you’re a graphic recorder, graphic facilitator, a sketchnoter or just curious about the world of visual practice – here’s a list of favourite books that have helped Drawing Change graphic recorders on their creative journeys. There’s some foundational visual practice books and not-so-usual ones that have personally inspired us to think with our pens.

visual practice graphic recording books best

Graphic Recording / Graphic Facilitation

An image of the book, The World of Visual Facilitation. Unlock your power to connect people & ideas. In hard copy and e-book

50 authors from truly all around the world – The World of Visual Facilitation is now available! I have two chapters in this hefty, full colour book.

drawn together through visual practice book sam bradd

Drawn Together Through Visual Practice – an anthology of 27 voices from the field of visual practice. Edited by Brandy Agerbeck, Kelvy Bird, Sam Bradd and Jennifer Shepherd

An image of the book, The Graphic Facilitator's Guide by Brandy Agerbeck
An image of the cover of The Idea Shapers. The Power of Putting your thinking into your own hands, by Brandy Agerbeck

Graphic facilitator Brandy Agerbeck, whose gift at explaining things clearly and concisely, shines in this book about visual practice called “The Idea Shapers”. Brandy’s first book, the classic Graphic Facilitator’s Guide, was one of the first books that turned me into a graphic facilitator.

An image of the book cover, Generative Scribing: a social art of the 21st century, by Kelvy Bird.

Kelvy Bird’s way of scribing, Generative Scribing, and her books are gifts to the field. This book describes “key concepts that inform and cultivate a scribe’s inner capacities of being, joining, perceiving, knowing, and drawing.”

An image of book cover, The Doodle Revolution - Unlock the Power To Think Differently, by Sunni Brown

The Doodle Revolution – Unlock the Power To Think Differently – Sunni Brown. More than drawing, Sunni facilitates multi-sensory facilitation experiences.

Sketchnoting

Image of the book cover, The Art of Visual Notetaking from Emily Mills

The Art of Visual Notetaking is a new offering from Emily Mills – if you’re interested in sketchnoting, this is a great place to start.

An image of the cover of The Sketchnote Handbooks, The illustrated Guide to visual note taking, by Mike Rohde, the illustrator of Rework

The Sketchnote Handbook: the illustrated guide to visual note taking – by Mike Rhode

An image of book cover, Draw to Win, a crash course on how to lead, sell, and innovate with your visual mind, by Dan Roam

Dan’s written five bestselling books on business-visualization, including Draw To Win and Back of the Napkin.

image of the book cover, draw stronger book by kriota williams

Draw Stronger by Kriota Willberg is a great illustrated book about doing exercises for drawing artists, so you can keep drawing for a long time.

Facilitation

An image of the cover of, From the front of the room. Notes on facilitation for experienced practitioners, by Dan Newman

The Front of The Room: a book on facilitation by experienced facilitators – by Dan Newman, who often works with scribes/ graphic recorders / knowledge workers in an integrated way

image of the book cover by Brian Tarallo Surviving the Horror of Online Meetings: How to Facilitate Good Virtual Meetings & Manage Meeting Monsters

Better online meetings! Graphic facilitator Brian Tarallo’s book Surviving the Horror of Online Meetings: How to Facilitate Good Virtual Meetings & Manage Meeting Monster

An image of the book cover, Emergent Strategy, by adrienne maree brown’

I think I’ve bought 8 copies of adrienne maree brown’s book Emergent Strategy to give away so far. It’s about complexity, radical self-love, and community in your facilitation, with a sprinkling of science fiction/futurism.

Design, lettering and data viz

image of the book cover, lettering journey by graphic facilitation / graphic recording letterer Heather Martinez

Lettering resources and book by one of the best lettering teachers in the graphic facilitation / graphic recording / calligraphy fields – Heather Martinez

An image of the book cover, Extra Bold, a feminist, inclusive, anti-racist, nonbinary, field guide for graphic designers, by ELLEN LUPTON, FARAH KAFEI, JENNIFER TOBIAS, JOSH A. HALSTEAD, KALEENA SALES, LESLIE XIA, VALENTINA VERGARA

Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers 

An image of book cover, Resonate: present visual stories that transform audiences, by Nancy Duarte

Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences Paperback – Nancy Duarte

An image of book cover, Design a better business: new tools, skills, and mindset for strategy and innovation, with Lisa Kay Solomon, Justin Lokitz, and Patrick Van Der Pijl

Design a Better Business: New Tools, Skills, and Mindset for Strategy and Innovation – with Lisa Kay Solomon, Justin Lokitz, and Patrick Van Der Pijl