Last  week, I was lucky enough to attend the 2009 Social Commerce Summit hosted by (PGI client) Bazaarvoice, right here in my hometown of Austin, Texas.

Just like at any ordinary meeting, I drew some random doodles, as did many others.  But how cool to see somebody creating meaningful public illustrations of the event as it happened -with much better handwriting.  Clearly, this was no ordinary meeting.

Do Not Call Them “Cartoons”

The graphic recordings that had everybody talking were the creations of Sunni Brown of BrightSpot Information Design, an Austin-based company specializing in visual thinking.  You might have seen her working and presenting at South by Southwest Interactive this year.

BazaarVisuals

Lots of great discussions were shared over Salt Lick BBQ and Sweet Leaf Tea at the BazaarVoice event, but the hand-drawn images gradually covering the walls of the AT&T Conference Center were a consistent topic of interest – a handy visual distillation of key takeaways from this sold-out, three-day conference.

Thanks to BazaarVoice for hosting and thanks Sunni for sitting down for this short interview.

Links:
Vizthink.com – Building a community of visual thinkers.
5/12/09 Webinar: Visual Note-Taking 101
President Obama’s Inaugural Address, 01.20.09, graphic facilitation by Brandy Agerbeck.

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Tags: Bazaarvoice, BrightSpot, cartoons, doodle, drawing, meet'n doodle, meeting, Social Commerce Summit

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