Exercises in iPad visual note taking | Flickr – Photo Sharing!

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  Anonymous May 17, 2011 at 7:12 pm

  One of my challenges as someone just beginning to do graphic recording is how to plan for the space on a blank canvas. This is an issue for me on paper, but for some reason it is doubly challenging on the ipad. (I wonder why!) What strategies, beyond templates for facilitation, do you have for planning how to use your space when you don’t know much about the content?

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  Anonymous May 19, 2011 at 10:33 pm

  I’ve been asked this a lot, and I don’t have a very satisfying answer. I think that it’s a combination of practice and of deciding what to record and what to leave out (something I still struggle with). The practice part comes into play because I now know that a single iPad screen is enough for 45 minutes to an hour of a prepared talk or presentation, or a little longer (maybe 90 minutes) of a meeting. This will, of course, vary depending on your style of recording. For instance, Lori’s image (the one in this blog post) may have been the highlights of a shorter session; I tend to write a lot smaller and draw fewer of those big, beautiful iconic images.The other part, deciding what to record and how to represent it, will also vary from person to person and from situation to situation. When I’m recording for myself rather than for a client, I feel freer to pick and choose what I want to record, and I tend to note down words and imagery that are particularly striking to me personally. For clients, though, I feel more compelled to present a balanced recording. In meeting situations, I try to record something every time someone makes a point, which can result in very crowded screens :-)Don’t be afraid to expand to a second screen if you need to, though. One nice thing about recording on the iPad compared to on paper is that it’s really quick and easy to "hang" a blank sheet if you’ve filled up the first one.

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  Anonymous May 20, 2011 at 12:04 am

  Thanks for the answer, Rachel!?? I hadn't really thought about "hanging another page" on my ipad…but that sure makes a lot of sense.?? The other things you mention are indeed other areas of struggle and are definitely related to the space issue.?? It seems like a lot of the skills comes from being playful and continually graphicking 😉 to find the sweet spot.

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