Have you ever written a list on a flipchart only to discover that, despite best efforts, your writing makes a downward curve? Here are my top tips for lettering: Write your title in advance where possible. Figure out how many letters you can fit across the page before you run out of space. When […]…
Icebreakers are sometimes overlooked as a non essential, flippant or even embarrassing way to kick off a training session. If these thoughts ever pop into my mind I soon recall the one or two training events I ran where I decided not to use an icebreaker, and how disastrous they were. Used correctly, icebreakers are […]…
The first time I saw one of my Dad’s drawings was last September. We were visiting my brother’s house and my niece was gently encouraging (i.e. pestering) him to draw on her blackboard. He drew a tree and a boat. At that moment I realised I had never seen my Dad draw before. It was quite […]…
When I tell people what I do for a living, the common response is, ‘Oh you must be very artistic.’ I certainly don’t consider myself an artist. What makes good graphic facilitation does not necessarily make good art and vice versa. You see, it’s not really about the little drawings, the fancy icons. People (myself […]…
I first learnt about graphic facilitation when I did a course on Person Centred Planning back in 2002. The trainers had enormous pieces of paper on the wall and they were really working those markers. ‘Wow’, I thought, ‘That looks…terrifying!’ I loved art as a child and always kept my drawings small and neat. I […]…
‘Oh, oh, oh it’s a cloud with legs!’ Everyone in the room collapsed with laughter. It was the inaugural graphics open course and I was beginning to remember why I love this work so much. Humour isn’t the only great thing about hand drawn graphics and cartoons. The playful element also plays a key role in […]…