Engage your Audience with Live Event Illustration
How Does Live Event Illustration Work?
Basically you invite me along to your event, gathering, coffee morning, briefing, webinar, information sharing shindig and I draw what you say! This can be virtual or in person, live or not live, digital or on paper, BIG or small!
Then I hand over a pleasing summary of the information that is neatly arranged and filled with drawings that you can share and use as you see fit.
Why Hire a Live Illustrator?
To ensure your message is heard!
It will be:
More engaging
More accessible
More memorable
More joyful
More effective!
What Can I Do With the
Visual Notes After the Event?
Share it with the attendees to help them to recall information;
Share it with other stakeholders as visual minutes of the event;
Share it on social media or in a newsletter to spread the word faaar and wide;
Use it to create an interactive quiz or similar;
Take sections of the illustration and incorporate them into reports.
Live illustration is a fantastic way to take the pressure off your attendees. Leave the note taking up to someone else so that they can fully engage in the event.
Here is a traditional live illustration of the podcast ‘The Beauty of Uncertainty’ by The Minimalists.
It was hand drawn in realtime, then colour was added to guide the eye further.
Read on to find out about how traditional analogue compares with digital live illustration.
An example of live digital illustration: ‘Investing in 2025’ Webinar
This is a live graphic recording of the webinar, which incorporates branding colours throughout. Using a combination of hand lettering and visuals in this way leads the eye and provides a much more enjoyable learning experience than reams of writing on paper. Opting for a digital infographic such as this means that you can also have a timelapse recording of the illustration. There’s no mess, it’s almost immediately available after the event and can be easily edited and shared.
An example of traditional live illustration (ink and watercolour):
This is a traditional live graphic recording of a podcast called ‘Grief, Creativity and Refinding your Magic’ by Andy J. Pizza and Rebecca Green. Here I used watercolour paint and a brush pen. This outcome is A3 in size, but traditional graphic recordings can be created in a size that suits you. There is something quite magical about traditional graphic recording work and the final illustration can be displayed however you’d like!
The Advantages of Going Digital for Your Live Illustration:
Having a digital scribe can be less distracting than a scribe who works traditionally.
Digital notes are available almost immediately after the event to be shared with others.
Going digital makes it much easier to stick to your brand guidelines.
Digital illustrations are easily edited. Need me to add something in? No problem! Want some elements of animation? Eeeeasy!
