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Make your documents stand out!

Graphic design, graphic recording and illustration for visual communication that is

  • memorable
  • effective
  • accessible and
  • fun!
I am very happy with the result! You helped my message to really make an impact with the participants of my webinar, much more than just text or audio. Thank you!
Graphic recording mindfullness
Maj AndrenFounder, Mindful Work Sweden
A creative and inspiring summary of my lecture on women in war. Impressively, it was all done live!
Hand-drawn graphic recording on topic women and war. The text is in Swedish.
Anna LarsdotterAuthor, specialised in history
The result was fantastic. Megan captured the essence of my workshop with key phrases and attractive graphics, and the illustration helped participants to remember my workshop. I will definitely work with Megan again.
Graphic recording of webinar showing hand-drawn sketches and writing on topic back care.
Gabriella BäckstrandFounder, Värkfri
Thank you for a really good summary. It looks great and your illustrations captured the feel and the content of our panel discussion!
Tack för en mycket fin sammanfattning. Tjusigt och din fina grafiska illustration fångar känsla samt budskap!
Graphic recording from Ystad Summit on topic of democracy. In Swedish.
Patrik OksanenJournalist and author
I want to book. Take me to contact details immediately!
Illustration showing colourful bunting
Photo of Megan van der Ley doing graphic recording at a conference.
Photo of Megan van der Ley, graphic recorder in Sweden, doing digital graphic recording at a conference.
Photo of Megan van der Ley doing digital graphic recording at a conference in Sweden.

Live visual summaries

 

 

An exciting way to make get your audience interested and make sure they understand and remember what you say.

Graphic recording (also known as sketch-notes and live illustration) makes the content of a speech or meeting visual. 

It is an easy way to make a conference or workshop:

  • more accessible
  • more memorable
  • more interactive, and 
  • much more fun!

 

I work in English and Swedish at online events world-wide, and in-person events in Skåne, Sweden.

SWEDISH: Jag jobbar på som mötesritare på både svenska och engelska. Internet evenemang världen om, och på-plats evenemang i södra Sverige.

Find out how it works

Is graphic recording the same as...?

  • Visual notes
  • Sketch-noting
  • Live illustration
  • Event illustration
  • Live scribing
  • Visual documentation

Yes! Whatever you call it, it is an surefire way to enhance your event!

Är graphic recording samma sak som...?

  • Visuella anteckningar
  • Visuell dokumentation
  • Graphic scribing
  • Mötesritning
  • Konferensritning
  • Visuelisering

Ja! 

Hand drawn banner with the words "english and swedish"
Screenshot of good review describing graphic recorder Megan van der Ley.

Spotlight: Vattenrådens dag 2025

The Authority for Water (Vattenmyndigheten) in the Västerhav district held it’s annual conference in October 2025. I was there, digital pen in hand, to capture key messages and feedback from group discussions. 

Graphic recording av en föreläsning på Vattenrådensdag.
vatten eningdal
A hand drawn illustration showing issues related to water management in council areas.
vatten lygnern
vatten oversvamning
vatten restaurering
"By lunchtime I could hardly remember what the morning presentations had been about. When the moderator recapped by showing your illustrations, it all came back to me."
participant
Vattenrådens Dag 2025

Illustrations

Live event illustration is an exciting part of what I do, but I also create hand-drawn illustrations for books and corporate documents. Click here to see what I make:

Graphic design

Graphic design – combining words and images for fantastic clarity and appealing documents – is what you need to transform your documents into something people actually want to read. Click here to see my graphic design work and what I can do for you.
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