Graphic recording at conferences: a guide to the options
This is a question I get a lot: should we go digital or stick with traditional paper and pens for graphic recording at an event? How does it work if the graphic recorder is connected remotely? Let’s have a look at the options. The media Analogue Yes, paper and pens still work, even in the […]
Visual documentation: pinning down a vision
Or, you could have an illustrator there to create visual documentation that will make the key points stick! That’s what Växjö council did. They asked me to attend a series of dialogues with the local community and create large scale visual summaries. This is the sort of work I love. Public spaces and community-building are […]
Remember 2025?
Doesn’t Christmas and New Year’s Eve seem like a long time ago? All that build-up and then an explosion of wrapping paper and toys. All those big meals and seasonal treats. All those decorations to hung on the tree and the veranda, placed on the kitchen table and the windowsills. And now it is over […]
Colour and our ability to remember information
From my desk in my office on the second floor I have the most amazing view of a huge maple tree. It must be 30 metres high, and it is covered in intense yellow leaves. The maroon leaves of the beech tree beside it create a beautiful contrast. A few snowball bushes at ground level […]
Vattenrådens Dag 2025
(English at the top, Swedish further down) One of the things I love about graphic recording is diving into a topic or a part of society that is new to me. This time it was water. OK, everyone knows what water is, but the specific issues that are being prioritised in Sweden right now, and […]
Hand-drawn visual assets: decorations for my website
I don’t know why it took me so long to figure out that, as an illustrator, I could make my own hand-drawn visual assets to use on my website and in other marketing products. I was looking at Katie Chappall’s website and thinking how fun and engaging it was, when something clicked: I offer hand-drawn […]
Live visual notes, graphic recording, sketch-noting, live illustration…
About two years ago I first heard the phrase “live illustration”. I was listening to a podcast by The Good Ship Illustration and one of the hosts mentioned that it was her specialty. She went on to describe it as drawing visual notes live at events to capture key messages and moments. Sounded very interesting… […]
Eye-catching hand-drawn icons
I was delighted when my client chose hand-drawn icons instead of smooth vector images. I’ve done those for her before, but I find them very boring compared to the sketchy work I am doing now. Not only boring, but harder! I would always try so hard to infuse a little bit of personality into them […]
The power of a great annual report: supporting your branding and telling your stories
An annual report is an amazing document. Well, it CAN be an amazing document. It’s an opportunity to re-visit your organisation’s achievements and celebrate everyone who made those achievements possible. A good annual report pinpoints and documents crucial learnings and paints an inspiring picture of the future. A good annual report tells a story that […]
The sea, the city and us: illustration
People tend to think my work is done with watercolours, but this is actually painted with coloured inks. The divers were painted on a separate piece of paper and placed on to the background. This technique lets me play around with the placement of different objects. It also inspired me to throw together this little […]