http://loosetooth.com/lab/index.htm

The Loosetooth.com Lab is a three day retreat into the world of visual thinking and graphic facilitation. In this challenging, yet safe environment, we immerse ourselves in mapping concepts and conversations live and large. You and 5 other visuologists will be led in three days of inquiry, exploration and growth of your visual practice. Our Lab takes place in downtown Chicago in a vibrant spot near much of the magic of Chicago, including Millennium Park and the Chicago Cultural Center. Summer of 2013, there will be TWO Labs, July 17-19 and July 31 - August 2, 2013.

For those of you who are looking for quick icons for virtual scribing, illustrations and information graphics, grab this free hand-drawn icon font from Peax Webdesign.

More at: http://explanideo.de/

This cuts half the time and twice the work in uploading sketchnotes!

The Evernote Smart Notebook by Moleskine is the first paper notebook
specifically designed to bring your physical notes to your Evernote
account. Notes from your Evernote Smart Notebook can even be tagged
and organized in your Evernote account automatically, using the
included Smart Stickers and Evernote's new Page Camera feature for
iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

DETAILS: http://evernote.com/moleskine/

DATES: February 21 - 23, 2013
LOCATION: Orange County, California

There are "6  Areas of Practice" we'll be covering during Business Boot Camp:
1.  Graphic Recording Logistics
2.  Running Your Business
3.  Branding, Marketing and Selling Graphic Recording...and YOU!
4.  Exceptional Client Engagement:  How to Collaboratively Partner With Your Clients
5.  Growing Your Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
6.  Growing Your Content Knowledge and Professional Business Acumen
 
Details at GRBBC.COM

from Lynn Kearny:

Tagtool had always been something unique; its creators described it as “a performative visual instrument used on stage and on the street … a VJ tool, a creative video game, or an intuitive way of creating animation.”

More:
http://www.tagtool.at/ [the new, official site]
http://www.tagtool.org/wp/about/ [the original, DIY tool]
http://createdigitalmotion.com/2013/01/tagtool-collaborative-animated-painting-on-ipad/

Connect with peers. Get some one-on-one time with a mentor. Discover what new trends will affect you and your clients. Find out how to improve your marketing and your business. Have fun at the Graphic Jam. Play with tools and techniques you haven’t tried before.

Details & Registration at: http://ifvp.org/bigapple2013/

This year’s conference has been divided into three tracks to help you plan your activities throughout the day:

• Track 1: Graphic Recording (Workshops, seminars and talks to teach you new skills or improve what you do)
• Track 2: Business for Visual Practitioners (session topics will range from marketing to small business advice)
• Track 3: Graphic Facilitation (Workshops, seminars and talks to teach you new skills or improve what you do)

Additionally, there will be general talks for all about wider subjects related to our field or our clients, a Graphic Jam session for everyone to get a chance to help everyone visualize together, and a General Membership Meeting of the IFVP.

Put together your schedule to follow a single track, or pick and choose as you like!

As the IFVP conference committee is currently putting together the details of the agenda, if you have a session you would like to offer, please fill out this online form.

The Sketchnote Handbook: the illustrated guide to visual note taking

Mike Rohde's new book takes you step-by-step through the core principles of the very addictive and effective practice of visual note taking.

Buy The Sketchnote Handbook.

Fine Ones Markers

Water-based, refillable and won't bleed through your notebook paper — we love these versatile markers from Neuland. Available in 25 gorgeous colors, German-made Neuland markers also have replaceable nibs.

Buy Fine Ones here.

Notability app for iPad

This incredibly versatile app let's you add photos and audio recordings and allows you to mark up PDFs. More for note-taking than art making, it keeps the colors and pen options simple. The feature that really sets it apart for us is the adjustable palm resting area.

Buy Notability here.

Jot Stylus for iPad

This uniquely designed stylus gives you incredibly precise line quality, and it's really affordable at $10.

Buy Jot Stylus here.

Walls Notebook

Ever just feel like scrawling all over a nice blank wall? The Walls Notebook is your chance to try it out. The pages of this notebook are all just waiting for your embellishment.

Buy the Walls notebook here.

Muji Funny Face stamp set

Add some personality to your sketch notes with these stamps from Muji. The great thing about this set is that only two or three of the stamps are immediately recognizable as parts of a face, so you can use this same set to improvise arrows, patterns and bullets.

Buy Muji Funny Face stamp set here.

Sketchnotes are Sexy mug

Show some sketchnoting pride with this mug. Perfect for sipping while you sketch.

Buy Sketchnotes are Sexy mug here

Learn more about Image Think and sign up for their colorful & helpful newsletter at http://www.imagethink.net/

Check out the new visualization app ROCKETPICS created by Manuala Bernard, founder of Sprachmuster in Germany

For graphic facilitators to re-draw the images on paper—and presenters who want to bring their presentations to life—this iPhone version allows you to: 

• Look up icons and visualizations with keywords in English or German
• Enter a word in the search field, and you will be provided with visuals that might fit your needs.
• Browse the categories (e.g. characters & emotions) and be inspired
• Export the images to dropbox or other apps
• Send images to your e-mail inbox

For an easy handling and smooth integration in Powerpoint presentations and other documents the pictures come as transparent pngs.

(Now available for iPhones via iTunes. More complex iPad version coming soon!) 

via VizThink Group on LinkedIn

Ready for a 13 minute ride of an entire TEDx Event? TEDx Copenhagen (http://tedxcopenhagen.dk/) took place September 18th 2012 in Bremen Theater. This is your chance to connect the dots in a timelapse video by Bigger Picture.

We must draw more together. We all know that a picture is worth a 1000 words. Pictures can convey complex information in a way, which is natural for our brains to grasp. Visual thinking is a gift we all have and drawing is an easy and simple way to show and involve others in understanding -- or seeing -- what we mean. Drawing together can be seen as a collective meaning-making process for a group. It's easy to learn. It's intuitive. It starts with pen, paper and curiosity.