Network diagram of the sprawling public corruption probe that led to the recent arrests of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff - has already brought eight convictions, and it is far from over.
This zen designed little day planner notebook eliminates the traditional (Western) grid structure and uses a simple clock/mindmap model.
From Dan Roam, a fun cross-section of attempts to explain the economic wormhole and how it ripped the fabric of our world!
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This is a very sane and clear description of the mindset and language that a visual practitioner needs in order to address the needs of their clients: specifically, solving problems.
T. Boone Pickens uses live drawing of the facts and concepts behind potential future energy plans for the US is worth watching in its entirety. I have a hard time coming up with a better example of how to create a series of simple pictures to explain a complex concept.
As we determine the "non-essentials" to cut from our budgets this year, I hope that we recognize the very essential need of humans to meet face-to-face and work out their differences, to design innovative solutions, and to make peace through building trust.
As good trainers, teachers, and facilitators, we want our audience to get the most learning in the least time. The problem is that this type of thinking can get us and our audience confused.
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ILoveSketch from Seok-Hyung Bae on Vimeo. From Kevin Kelly, The Technicum: Speaking of screen fluency, you should check out this video of an intuitive 3D sketching pad demo. Using a large-screen touch-sensitive Wacom tablet-screen, an artist can produce 3D sketches as fast as he/she can draw. The software, called ILOVESketch, appears to be experimental, but I would imagine that the folks producing special effects would be the first to pick it up when it goes commercial. Also industrial designers. With quick strokes of the pen you can build a complex curvy shape (not just the blocks that Sketchup does) faster than you could sculpt it in clay or in CAD. This is one of those technologies that people have forever said "they ought to invent this." It almost seems like magic.