I started creating visual notes when I attended DIS 2023 in Pittsburgh, USA. Coming in from Melbourne, Australia, I was quite jetlagged. I knew I needed to keep myself occupied during presentations to prevent myself from dozing off. My solution was to create visual notes in my sketchbook. An added bonus was that I created my very own keepsakes of the presentation with visual reminders.

All visual notes are completed during the presentation. This means I can delight presenters with visualisations of their work right after they finish their presentation.

Visual notes created during Salon After D'Arc at State Library Victoria in September 2026. The notes summarise Professor Yen Ying Lim's presentation about how memory works and how we could delay Alzheimer's disease.

Visual notes created during Salon After D'Arc at State Library Victoria in September 2026. The notes summarise Professor Yen Ying Lim's presentation about how memory works and how we could delay Alzheimer's disease.

Visual notes created during Salon After D'Arc at State Library Victoria in September 2026. The notes summarise Erin Adams' presentation and multisensory experience that explored the intimate connections between smell and memories. This experience inc

Visual notes created during Salon After D'Arc at State Library Victoria in September 2026. The notes summarise Erin Adams' presentation and multisensory experience that explored the intimate connections between smell and memories. This experience included guided book sniffing!

Visual notes created during Salon After D'Arc at State Library Victoria in September 2026. The notes summarise an interview with Jamila Rizvi, who shared her experience with long-term memory loss which stems from an acquired brain injury.

Visual notes created during Salon After D'Arc at State Library Victoria in September 2026. The notes summarise an interview with Jamila Rizvi, who shared her experience with long-term memory loss which stems from an acquired brain injury.

Visual notes of the first opening keynote of Dr Drew Berry at IEEE VIS 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. The creation of these notes was live streamed.

Visual notes of the first opening keynote of Dr Drew Berry at IEEE VIS 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. The creation of these notes was live streamed.

An overview of the visual notes I created for IEEE VIS 2023, who invited me to create visual notes of a series of presentations.

An overview of the visual notes I created for IEEE VIS 2023, who invited me to create visual notes of a series of presentations.

Visual notes of the second opening keynote by Professor Anders Ynnerman at IEEE VIS 2023 in Melbourne, Australia.

Visual notes of the second opening keynote by Professor Anders Ynnerman at IEEE VIS 2023 in Melbourne, Australia.

A collection of visual notes highlighting IEEE VIS 2023 "Best Paper" award recipients.

A collection of visual notes highlighting IEEE VIS 2023 "Best Paper" award recipients.

A collection of visual notes highlighting IEEE VIS 2023 "Best Paper" award recipients.

A collection of visual notes highlighting IEEE VIS 2023 "Best Paper" award recipients.

Visual notes of the capstone delivered by Professor Matt Duckham at IEEE VIS 2023 in Melbourne Australia. This one was my favourite one to draw because of the opportunity to draw different maps.

Visual notes of the capstone delivered by Professor Matt Duckham at IEEE VIS 2023 in Melbourne Australia. This one was my favourite one to draw because of the opportunity to draw different maps.