I'm good at starting things: @sketchgrp @graphicgearAU @vizconfau @graphicrecsaus @cweatherburn formerly @uxmastery. I also like to draw ✍🏻
Melbourne, Australia
Joined March 2007
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Did you know that the @firstpeoplesvic is to begin treaty negotiations with the State Government?@7ampodcast's @MrDTJames interviewed @ngarra_murray (Co-Chair of @firstpeoplesvic) about what having a treaty means. We turned our takeaways from this conversation into a sketchnote.
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Vaping laws are changing in Australia. We've prepared this sketchnote on the world-leading vaping legislation that recently passed in June 2024. Source: @VicHealth article “What the Australian Government is doing about vaping” (14 December 2023). vichealth.vic.gov.au/our-hea…
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It’s been over 3 years since the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health system published its recommendations.
We love this summary of the 6 Key Actions that Mental Health Victoria urged the government to take and turned them into a sketch to bring them to life!
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"Own the whiteboard, get the funding."
For big conversations, words are inefficient. Visuals can provide that understanding.
In July we're teaching a two-day visual facilitation workshop in Melbourne. See you there?
events.humanitix.com/visual-…
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Are you:
* tired of boring meetings?
* wishing you could take better notes?
* looking for ways to think, communicate, and collaborate better?
* looking to use up your EOFY learning budget?
Come to this visual thinking workshop, in Melbourne, July 18-19:
events.humanitix.com/visual-…
I was worried that lots of people are confused about what they're going to be voting for in the Voice To Parliament referendum, so I made an (unofficial) infographic to explain. Hopefully it helps!
#auspol #infographic #VoiceToParliament
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It’s almost beyond belief that the Reserve Bank has done NO ANALYSIS as to what effect filling up (especially wealthy) people’s wallets with Stage 3 Tax Cut money will have on inflation. Maybe they just don’t want to know? #auspol
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There are actually six lenses through which graphic recording can be viewed. Understanding them can help you make a better decision about how to engage a graphic recorder for your event.
sketchgroup.com.au/graphic-r…
#graphicrecording #sketchnoting #graphicfacilitation
Must be a slow news day if a fluff piece on disgraced right-wing wannabe politicians is the choice for featured home page article. Seriously @theage?
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Here's a behind-the-scenes look at what went into making the new Sketch Group website, by @mattymcg
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#uxdesign #branding #illustration #webdesign
Last week @SketchGrp turned 10 years old. I used this milestone to reflect on what I've learned from 10 years of running a creative business.
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#business #creative #selfemployment
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Last year, a coworker randomly asked me to hand-deliver an antique violin across the country. I said yes, because why not. I had no idea what I was getting into, and now I need your help. A 🧵
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Today, on International Trans Day Of Visibility - and every single day - we stand with the trans community.
We see you.
#TDOV2023
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It all started with a little animation that @mattymcg created back in 2012.
youtube.com/watch?v=Ovj4hFxk…
And that video just hit a huge milestone today: 1M views!
We've come a long way since then, but we'll never forget where we came from.
#tbt #sketchvideo #handdrawn
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Look what just landed: 18 new colours of Neuland's BigOne Art!
To celebrate, we're giving you 18% off the price of single markers and 5-colour sets for the rest of March.
Get yours at graphicgear.com.au/markers/p…
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Yet another Saturday @smh with not one article or mention of the #Robotdebt scandal & the role of front bencher Stuart Robert in misleading the Aust’n people (as said by Commissioner Holmes).
Except on the letters page.
The readers of this masthead want more coverage please!