Got some pleasant news a few days ago when I learned my large scale visual notes were being used as a magazine cover illustration.
The backstory:
My friends at ImageThink asked me to represent them by providing Graphic Recording at the March 2010 Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum in Philadelphia.
People at this event shared ideas for finding […]
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Magazine Cover—Jonny Style
July 8th, 2010 · No Comments
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Keeping it Visual at the 140 Characters Conference, NYC
April 16th, 2010 · No Comments
I am delighted that I will be taking visual notes at the 2010 140 Characters Conference, as I did last year. Only this year, on the first day, I will be creating the notes on an iPad that award winning digital agency R/GA is sponsoring me with.
Since the conference is about the business […]
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Using a cardboard tube as a didgeridoo at the cardboard tube fighting league
September 4th, 2009 · No Comments
Philly.com did this nice video feature about the Cardboard Tube Fighting League. I was pleasantly surprised that they opened it with footage of me using one of the tubes as a didgeridoo. It’s a fun watch, to see masses battling with cardboard tubes in front of the Philly Art Museum. Good times.
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VizThink Philly 4: A Visual Approach to Public Speaking. Sept 14, 2009.
September 1st, 2009 · No Comments
At this month’s VizThink, veteran public speaker, Jonny Goldstein (that’s me), will show you how to use visual thinking to create and deliver a powerful presentation. Afterward, we will head somewhere nearby for some food and drink.
YOU MUST RSVP BEFORE FRIDAY, NOON, SEPT 11, in order to attend the Monday, Sept 14, event. Otherwise you […]
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Upcoming Jonny Appearances: Refresh Philly (June 1, Visual Notetaking) and Pecha Kucha Philly (June 13, Snake-o-Phobia)
May 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment
If you would like to learn about visual notetaking or feel like being entertained by a presentation I’m giving about my fear of snakes, June is the month for you.
June 1: Refresh Philly Hands-On.
I will be leading a mini-workshop on visual notetaking in Philly at the Comcast Center as part of the Refresh Philly Hands-On […]
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RSVP for VizThink Philly 2: Get Framed at the Storyboard-O-Rama
May 15th, 2009 · No Comments
RSVP here for VizThink Philly 2
Topic: Get Framed….at the Storyboard-O-Rama
VizThinker Julia Pellicciaro will do a quick storyboarding demo, and then we’ll make our own and share them with each other.
Storyboards are poweful tools for planning and pitching projects. They are can also stand alone as potent communication devices.
Afterwards if you care for drinks and pierogies, […]
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A great way to learn fast and deeply: scan a blog from beginning to end.
February 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Recently, I decided to combine my interests in teaching, media making, writing, and drawing to create a business where I make explanatory videos. Luckily for me, Le Lefever, of Common Craft, has documented his process of making explanatory videos in detail on the Common Craft blog.
Here’s the video that started it all for Common […]
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Visual Notes from the Rethinking the Library Junto Event
February 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments
(click to see larger image)
Notes from the Rethinking the Library event at P’unk Avenue in Philly.
The place was packed with passionate people, who sent their ideas flying around the room about the unique institution of the American Library.
Panelists included:
Jim Pecora
Maria Falgoust
Sarah Murphy
Moderator:
Nate Hill
Some threads:
The importance of diverse space within libraries (for quiet reading, […]
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Sleeping on the Train? You may be my next art model!
February 5th, 2009 · 3 Comments
I love sitting across from someone who nods off on the train. They make perfect models for a quick sketch. This is part of my ongoing series of sketches of people who are using mass transit. So next time you nod off on the train, you may be my next muse.
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Teaching Visual Organization and Information Design Class at Parsons
January 29th, 2009 · No Comments
When my friend Ariel Churi asked me to substitute for him for the first meeting of the Visual Organization and Visual Design class at Parsons School of Design, I jumped at the chance.
We created a bunch of mind maps to get them started on their first task: to create a project which communicates information […]
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