Graphic recording is the art of listening to a conversation and drawing it as it happens. While people talk, strategise or present, I capture the ideas, the threads and the turning points as one large hand-drawn visual, live and in real time. You might also hear it called visual scribing, visual note-taking or graphic facilitation. The names differ, the craft is the same: making thinking visible so a room can see what it is really saying. I have been doing this for over 21 years, and was one of the first to bring graphic recording to South Africa.
Honestly, not much. They are mostly different names for the same live drawing of a conversation. Graphic recording and visual scribing usually mean capturing a talk or session as it unfolds. Graphic harvesting leans towards gathering the key insights and decisions a group reaches, so the picture becomes a record of what was agreed. Sketchnoting tends to describe a smaller, more personal version done in a notebook. Whatever you call it, my job is the same: turn a flood of words into a clear, memorable image.
Both. I work live in the room at events across South Africa, and I work remotely for teams anywhere in the world, drawing in real time onto a screen everyone can see. Remote sessions have a quiet advantage for international clients: you get the same world-class graphic recording without the cost of flights and travel. Wherever you are, the experience is the same. I listen, I draw, and your conversation becomes something you can hold on to.
Any moment where ideas matter and you want them to stick. Strategy sessions and leadership off-sites. Conferences and keynotes. Workshops, panels, town halls and team days. It works beautifully when a group is wrestling with something complex, aligning on a direction, or marking a moment worth remembering. If people are talking and thinking together, I can draw it.
During the event, I create a large hand-drawn visual in front of everyone, which becomes a talking point in its own right. Afterwards, I send you high-resolution digital files of the finished artwork, ready to share in reports, presentations, on screens or in print. The conversation does not evaporate when the day ends. It stays, as something your people can look back on and use.
Every event is different, so there is not a single fixed price. The investment depends on the length and format of your session, whether it is in person or remote, and any travel involved. The simplest next step is to tell me a little about your event. Reach out through the contact page and I will come back to you with a clear quote. Over the past 21 years I have done this for more than 140 organisations, from Microsoft and Coca-Cola to Standard Bank, EY and the Financial Times, and I would love to hear about yours.
