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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 […]

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 […]

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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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, […]

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 […]

View from the nosebleed seats, with notes in the margins

Waiting for rush tickets in the lobby.
The two sketches above are from Ira Glass’s appearance at the Kimmel Center in Philly, January 24, 2009. Ira Glass is the executive producer and host of This American Life. Who needs a camera?
Glass gave an entertaining and moving seminar […]

William Draton of Ashoka talks about why empathy is the killer app, and why the most important thing we can do to nurture empathy in kids is provide them with time for group play.