Visual Thinkers Toronto Show and Tell

• VisualThink.org, @VisualToronto, #VisualTO• 7:05 Introductions• 7:15 Group overview• 7:20 Presentation: Sacha• 7:40 Presentation: Alex• 8:00 Open space• 9:00 Pub (Sin and Redemption)

Organize, Share, Learn

Sacha Chua (@sachac)LivingAnAwesomeLife.com

Jan 29, 2013

What I’m curious about:

• How do you organize your work?• How do you share your work?• How do you practise continuous

improvement?

I organize my work with Dropbox.

• sketchnotes: PNGs• sketchnotes-hires: PSDs• drawing-templates: make your own dot grids,

layers, and so on• Shared folders for conferences / client workI usually work at 3000x2250 pixelsyyyymmdd event - talk title - speaker.png

I share my work with Dropbox, Evernote, Twitter, Wordpress, Flickr, Slideshare, and more.

I learn more by doing a lot of sketches…

Meetup.com, Eventbrite, …BooksWebinarsBlog postsPlanning

… by clipping and analyzing other people’s sketches

SketchnoteArmy + Twitter + Google Search -> Evernote / OneNote

… by clipping and analyzing other people’s sketches

… by comparing different people’s takes on the same talk

Project: SketchnoteIndex.com

… by drawing in other people’s styles

… by analyzing my sketchesword:intersection word:gift word:offer word:launch word:outsource word:partner word:spin_off word:backpack word:meeting word:nomad word:quarter word:coin word:action word:experiment word:idea word:plan word:cobweb word:fish word:fishing word:hat word:different

… by building my visual vocabulary

… by reviewing the changes in my sketching style…

… by experimenting with tools and processes

• Lenovo X220 tablet PC• Autodesk Sketchbook Pro: Layers, saved brushes• ArtRage Studio Pro• ClipMate (good for text and images)• Evernote + If This Then That (IFTTT)• Wordpress, NextGen Gallery• Tweetdeck, Tweet4me• Send To shortcuts

… by experimenting with delegation to virtual assistants

• Fill in album details• Convert sketchnotes to text• Transcribe talks so that I can put together a

PDF or work off the text• Schedule meetings (particularly for sales)• Follow up on conversations• Provide feedback on whether something

makes sense

What I’m curious about:

• How do you organize your work?• How do you share your work?• How do you practise continuous improvement?

Sacha Chua (@sachac)LivingAnAwesomeLife.com – personal blogSketchnoteIndex.com – new!Experivis.com - company