Orange County Register Graphics Garage, Visual Thinking workshop. Link to "My Scar" ebook created during the workshop is included in the presentation.

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Visual
Thinking
Sharon Henry
Visual Columnist
Orange County Register
workshop

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ual columnist

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• Images
• Text
WHAT’S A
VISUAL COLUMN
• Research

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BEST TIP FOR GATHERING INFORMATION

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Just ask.

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People will
tell you the
story about …
… their
Pope tattoo.

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… what’s on
their cell
phone.

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… what it’s
like to be 10
years old.

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• Extract data and build an
infographic.
• Create a process graphic.
• Produce content for an ebook of
visual stories.
In today’s workshop you will:

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Create
infographic
Exercise

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JUST ASK
On a post-it note
print:
The name
of your first pet.
The first street you lived.

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JUST ASK
… and people will tell you their
“stripper name.”

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FIRST KISS
• Silly exercise?
• Asked questions
• Got information
• Plotted data

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FIRST KISS
The most talented people
in Orange County reveal their
“stripper name” and where they
had their first kiss.

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Remove
post-its
Exercise

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thanks

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PRACTICAL USES FOR VISUAL STORIES
Make a complex process easier to
understand.

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What happens to
you (chemically)
when you when an
Academy Award.

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Explain how something happened:
TIMELINE

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SHOW
How to do
something.

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SHOW
How to do
something
(creepy).

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How to
graphic
Exercise: 10 minutes

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• Use one index card
• Show the steps for
“How to make toast.”

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Visual
stories
Exercise: 30 minutes

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My Scar
By: Your Name
Index card, add Title “My Scar” and your name

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“MY SCAR”
Tell a visual story about your scar
• Where is it the scar located?
• Where were you when it happened?
• How did it happen?
• Were any objects involved?
• How old were you?
• Is time of day important?
• Did anyone make a comment?

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Download the
ebook
created during the worksh

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• www.brainpickings.org
• http://visualgraphc.com/
• http://visual.ly/
• http://Ocregister.com
• http://ocsketch.com
• Twitter:@sharonhenry101
• Twitter: @pn_design
• Twitter: #ocgarage