Visual Thinkers Toronto Show and Tell
• VisualThink.org, @VisualToronto, #VisualTO
• 7:05 Introductions
• 7:15 Group overview
• 7:20 Presentation: Sacha
• 7:40 Presentation: Alex
• 8:00 Open space
• 9:00 Pub (Sin and Redemption)

Organize, Share, Learn
Sacha Chua (@sachac)
LivingAnAwesomeLife.com
Jan 29, 2013

What I’m curious about:
• How do you organize your work?
• How do you share your work?
• How do you practise continuous
improvement?

I organize my work with Dropbox.
• sketchnotes: PNGs
• sketchnotes-hires: PSDs
• drawing-templates: make your own dot
grids, layers, and so on
• Shared folders for conferences / client work
I usually work at 3000x2250 pixels
yyyymmdd event - talk title - speaker.png

I share my work with
Dropbox, Evernote, Twitter, Wordpress
, Flickr, Slideshare, and more.

I learn more by doing a lot of sketches…
Meetup.com, Eventbrite, …
Books
Webinars
Blog posts
Planning

… by clipping and analyzing other
people’s sketches
SketchnoteArmy + Twitter + Google Search ->
Evernote / OneNote

… by clipping and analyzing other
people’s sketches

… by comparing different people’s
takes on the same talk
Project: SketchnoteIndex.com

… by drawing in other people’s styles

… by analyzing my sketches
word:intersection
word:gift
word:offer
word:launch
word:outsource
word:partner
word:spin_off
word:backpack
word:meeting
word:nomad
word:quarter
word:coin
word:action
word:experiment
word:idea

… by building my visual vocabulary

… by reviewing the changes in my
sketching style…

… by experimenting with tools and
processes
• Lenovo X220 tablet PC
• Autodesk Sketchbook Pro: Layers, saved brushes
• ArtRage Studio Pro
• ClipMate (good for text and images)
• Evernote + If This Then That (IFTTT)
• Wordpress, NextGen Gallery
• Tweetdeck, Tweet4me
• Send To shortcuts

… by experimenting with delegation to
virtual assistants
• Fill in album details
• Convert sketchnotes to text
• Transcribe talks so that I can put together a
PDF or work off the text
• Schedule meetings (particularly for sales)
• Follow up on conversations
• Provide feedback on whether something
makes sense

What I’m curious about:
• How do you organize your work?
• How do you share your work?
• How do you practise continuous improvement?
Sacha Chua (@sachac)
LivingAnAwesomeLife.com – personal blog
SketchnoteIndex.com – new!
Experivis.com - company