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James' Blog

Line of Thought...
Insights, stories, and strategies from a pioneer visual thinker and graphic recorder.
June 6, 2025
The Kite Who Wanted to Be Free

Once, there was a kite who loved to fly.
Each day, it soared high above fields and rooftops, dipping and dancing in the wind. Children below marvelled at the bright colours, its grace and joy...

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May 16, 2025
Mary Poppins' Carpet Bag

In the 1964 movie, Mary Poppins, to the children’s delight and amazement, pulls a series of impossibly large items – a standard lamp, a potted plant and a coat stand - from her carpet bag…

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May 6, 2025
What is a Visual Conversation?

Recently, I had the great pleasure of hosting a Cape Town CEO at my studio for a one-on-one Visual Conversation. 

We started with a Brain Dump on a large whiteboard. A perfect erasable medium for a shifting and organic conversation.

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April 24, 2025
Intelligent Naivete - The Balance of Wisdom and Wonder

The greatest innovators are those who don’t just think outside the box - they question why the box exists at all.

And sometimes, reimagining the box is just the genius of not knowing what’s impossible…

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April 16, 2025
AI as a High-Interest Credit Card: A graphic Recorder’s Perspective

AI promises speed and simplicity - but in outsourcing thinking, creativity, and visual communication to algorithms, we risk losing the human nuance behind meaning-making. Like a high-interest credit card, the convenience comes with a hidden cost: loss of expertise, ethical erosion, and the atrophy of true creative practice.

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