An Introduction to Graphic Recording

Belfast16th November 2010

Agenda• Intros• What is graphic harvesting?• Warm Up• Technique Part A• Materials- try out those markers!• Technique Part B• LUNCH• Drawing Exercise• Process• Practice• Closing and Feedback

What is Graphic Recording?

• Capturing the meaning of key conversations in a visual way.

Simply:• Graphic recording involves capturing on

large-sized paper- in words, images and color- people’s ideas and expressions as they are being spoken in the moment. (World Café)

Photo: Christina Merkley, Make Your Mark graphic facilitator

…and Graphic Facilitation?

• Facilitating AND recording at the same time- using your graphic recording to make the process visible.

Photo: Christina Merkley, www.makemark.com

Examples

• How IDEA and IDEA members are using Graphic Recording/ Harvesting

Cultivate World Café- Global Communities: Learning from the Global South, May 2010.

Cultivate World Café- Global Communities: Learning from the Global South, May 2010.

Cultivate World Café- Global Communities: Learning from the Global South, May 2010.

Africa Centre Conference, Images and Messages from the Global South: A Human Rights Issue.

July 2010

Africa Centre Conference, Images and Messages from the Global South: A Human Rights Issue.

July 2010

IDEA Annual Conference: Radical Common Sense, Education for Change.

June 2010

Mayfield Community Arts Centre, Globalfest Seminar July 2010

Mayfield Community Arts Centre, Globalfest Seminar July 2010

Globalfest Graphic Recording

• www.youthperspectives-youthvisions.com

• Youth Perspectives Documentation

• Youth Visions Documentation

Warm Ups!

Word Association

What would you like to describe

visually?

Space

Shapes, Connectors

LetteringLETTERINGLetterin

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LetteringLettering

Visual conventions

Symbols, Icons, Metaphors

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Colour

Use ColourColour a Lot

Process

BREATHE!LIS

TENPrepare

Record

Organise

Clarify

Feedback

Practice 1!

http://www.ted.com/talks/gever_tulley_s_tinkering_school_in_action.html

Practice 2!

http://www.ted.com/talks/gever_tulley_on_5_dangerous_things_for_kids.html

Next Steps…• Where and when can you practice?• Ning- to keep in touch• Online resources:• World Cafe Europe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=u6XAPnuFjJc• The Centre for Graphic Facilitation• http://graphicfacilitation.blogs.com/• http://www.makemark.com/graphic_recording/services/• http://www.modellearning.com/• http://www.r-e-m.co.uk/logo/?

comp=twp&html=teaching_resources.html• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efCiPNjEC0I

Thank YouDon’t forget to give us some

feedback…