The Easel Empire: Roy Blumenthal — Visual Facilitation

During the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, the African Investigative Journalism Conference was held online. I was the sketchnoter on hand to make visual interpretations of selected talks through...

https://royblumenthal.com/wordpress/sketchnotes-and-intro-images-for-every-talk-during-the-african-investigative-journalism-conference-2020/

We’re all a tad anxious about how the world will look when the pandemic is over. With many of us confined to our homes, our daily structure has been messed with. Maybe we’re floundering a bit...

https://royblumenthal.com/wordpress/how-to-turn-lockdown-into-your-own-goal-setting-result-attaining-powerhouse/

Thanks so much to Nhlanhla Mahlangu for his moving talk/chant/dance this morning. He delivered a homage to his grandmother, who forced him to believe in himself. My key takeaway from this morning...

https://royblumenthal.com/wordpress/my-sketchnote-creativemornings-2019-november-nhlanhlamahlangu-cmlost-jhb_cm-welovenicework-10and5-wework/

I always prepare for any event by spending time understanding the topic, looking at graphic elements, and working out what needs to be drawn before the event itself kicks off. When I do a Creativ...

https://royblumenthal.com/wordpress/prepping-for-creativemornings-heres-my-caricature-of-nhlanhla-mahlangu-along-with-the-reference-pic-2/

The main takeout for me from Brent’s talk today is this… "We rise by lifting each other." This is the sketchnote I made live during his talk. If you feel the need to have your event transform...

https://royblumenthal.com/wordpress/my-sketchnote-of-creativemornings-2019-october-brentlindeque-cmflow-sketchnotes-jhb_cm/

Here’s my preparation for this Friday’s #CreativeMornings event: 2019 October — @BrentLindeque — #Flow #cmFlow #jhb_cm @WeLoveNiceWork @10and5 @WeWork #sketchnotes I’ll be in the WeWork...

https://royblumenthal.com/wordpress/heres-my-preparation-for-this-fridays-creativemornings-event-2019-october-brentlindeque-flow-cmflow-jhb_cm-welovenicework-10and5-wework-sketchnotes/

Bradley Kirshenbaum, the creator behind the Love Jozi brand of gorgeousness, talked about his muse at this month’s Creative Morinings. His muse is… You guessed it… Joburg itself. His experi...

https://royblumenthal.com/wordpress/creativemornings-2019-september-bradleykirshenbaum-cmmuse-sketchnotes-welovenicework-wework-lovejozi-2/

Here’s the second half of the program… I’m at the back of the TEDxJohannesburg auditorium at Vodacom World today, making live pictures of the speakers. As always, I’m available for sketch...

https://royblumenthal.com/wordpress/tedxjohannesburg-greentransitions-sketchnotes-session-2-08-justin-friedman/

Here’s the second half of the program… I’m at the back of the TEDxJohannesburg auditorium at Vodacom World today, making live pictures of the speakers. As always, I’m available for sketch...

https://royblumenthal.com/wordpress/tedxjohannesburg-greentransitions-sketchnotes-session-2-01-bob-scholes/

Here’s the second half of the program… I’m at the back of the TEDxJohannesburg auditorium at Vodacom World today, making live pictures of the speakers. As always, I’m available for sketch...

https://royblumenthal.com/wordpress/tedxjohannesburg-greentransitions-sketchnotes-session-2-02-jesper-tornbjerg/