{"id":269,"date":"2014-06-02T10:08:48","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T17:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digitalfacilitation.net\/?p=269"},"modified":"2014-05-30T16:11:46","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T23:11:46","slug":"two-resources-for-building-your-visual-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalfacilitation.net\/?p=269","title":{"rendered":"Two resources for building your visual vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalfacilitation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/learning-happens.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-270\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalfacilitation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/learning-happens-300x68.jpg\" alt=\"excerpt from visual notes\" width=\"300\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalfacilitation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/learning-happens-300x68.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitalfacilitation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/learning-happens-640x146.jpg 640w, https:\/\/digitalfacilitation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/learning-happens.jpg 1445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>When I&#8217;m doing graphic facilitation or recording, people often come up and ask me how I came up with those icons while they were talking. Naturally, I tell them that I didn&#8217;t! Like most\u00a0graphic recorders, I don&#8217;t invent many new icons on the fly. I practice them in between sessions, pulling ideas from all kinds of sources, both digital and print. And I snag ideas from other graphic recorders whenever I can. That way, when I get up to the wall, I already have a visual vocabulary to use.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re new to the whole visual vocabulary idea, you&#8217;re in luck: May was Visual Vocabulary Month on Verbal to Visual, Doug Neill&#8217;s blog. He covered why you do it, how to organize it, how to get started, and how to make it a regular practice. Take a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.verbaltovisual.com\/solidifying-your-visual-vocabulary\/\">the wrap-up post<\/a> that describes it all.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re new to the whole concept that we&#8217;re all\u00a0able to draw, you&#8217;ll want to head over to Jeannel King&#8217;s series of <a href=\"http:\/\/jeannelking.com\/?s=good+enough+drawing+tutorial\">Good Enough Drawing Tutorials<\/a>. Jeannel creates\u00a0these nifty little quick tutorials that show you how, with a few simple lines, to draw anything from birthday cakes to bats. Take a look at\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/jeannelking.com\/resources\/\">Resources<\/a> section of her site while you&#8217;re there.<\/p>\n<p>Then get out there and add something new to your visual vocabulary this week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I&#8217;m doing graphic facilitation or recording, people often come up and ask me how I came up with those icons while they were talking. Naturally, I tell them that I didn&#8217;t! 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