Large sheets of paper are stuck to the wall or boards. This provides a blank canvas for any event, meeting, seminar, workshop etc. Chunky felt tip pens and vibrant pastels are used to capture the content of the discussion, presentation, or debate.

The key words and images portray the content whilst the use of arrows provides movement and direction of travel to the record. Colour theory and shape are used to capture the emotion and energy of the session.

The skill of graphic recording should not be underestimated. It is complex as you are doing several things at once.

All of this is happening at the same time, in a similar way to simultaneous translation, there is a constant flow of information coming in which needs to lodge in the brain for a slight delay, before it is ‘interpreted’ onto paper.