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Date Tuesday, April 16th 2024
Venue QCAD South Bank
Workshop

Visual Sense-Making With Sketchnotes

Libbi Reed 
Half-Day Afternoon Workshop
Time: 2:30–5:30 pm | 14:30–17:30 Brisbane local time
Length: 3 hours
Cost: $50

Location: QCAD South Bank Campus
Check-in 15 minutes before start time
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The workshop aims to introduce participants to the concept of visual sense-making through the creative practice of sketch-noting and expressive lettering, providing participants with a comprehensive toolkit for creative expression and effective communication. By exploring the intersection of visual thinking and personal expression, participants will develop the skills to effectively synthesise complex information and ideas into visually engaging and memorable sketchnotes full of visual storytelling and expressive lettering.

Workshop objectives

  • Introduce the fundamentals of sketchnoting and hand-lettering as powerful tools for visual communication and creative expression.
  • Encourage participants to explore the integration of sketchnotes and hand-lettering to create visually appealing and impactful compositions.
  • Foster a supportive and collaborative environment that promotes individual expression, experimentation, and skill development.
  • Provide practical techniques and tips for combining sketchnotes and hand-lettering to enhance visual storytelling and personal narratives.

Workshop structure

  • Introduction to Sketch-noting and Hand-Lettering
  • Hands on Practice Session
  • Integrating Sketchnotes and Hand-Lettering
  • Cognitive Impact of Visual Sense-Making
  • Group Collaboration Activity
  • Sharing and Feedback Session

This workshop endeavours to equip participants with a comprehensive skill set that combines the art of sketchnoting and hand-lettering, facilitating effective visual communication and self-expression. By fostering a collaborative and supportive environment, the workshop aims to inspire participants to harness the transformative power of visual sense-making and hand-lettering, ultimately cultivating a culture of creativity and expressive visual storytelling.

Attendees should bring:

  • Bring your favourite drawing tools such as pencils, pens, or markers.
  • If you like drawing on the iPad, bring it as well
  • Phone (to check spelling and take pics)
Speaker

Libbi Reed

Libbi is a designer, lettering artist and illustrator who loves helping people visualise their thoughts, transforming their meaningful insights and experiences into creative and engaging sketchnotes. She teaches design, drawing, sketchnoting and typography in the Queensland College of Art design program.

Libbi uses sketchnotes to unpack and make sense of her thoughts, understand complex things, and help her remember what she’s learned. Sketchnotes tap into multiple learning modalities that use more brain power to synthesise and creatively explore an idea differently.

Libbi’s doctoral research focused on sensemaking, which involves making meaning out of information and experiences, and she discovered that sketchnoting is an effective tool for this purpose.

Since teaching sketchnotes at Griffith University, Libbi is excited to move the sketchnote process into personal sensemaking. Using a sensemaking framework with sketchnoting has been invaluable in reaching her goals. At the beginning of 2021, she completed a Doctor of Visual Arts, sketchnoting her way to completion.