The crew from our most popular VizThinkU webinar to date, Visual Note-taking 101 , took their show on the road a few months ago with a session at the SXSW Interactive conference in Austin, Texas. If you find this session of interest, be sure to check out the full Visual Note-taking 101 VizThinkU course here on VizThink.com. MORE >>

When invited to write something about our latest business venture in the context of visual thinking and entrepreneurship, this got me analyzing exactly how we had arrived where we now are and where we are going. The Concise focuses on speeding up & enhancing communication through the use of visual aid with technology. MORE >>

(Sorry fot the few days blogging gap, I've been out doing talks at conferences, which I will blog shortly) A useful resource to develop visual literacy, Digital Visual Literacy , has been produced by the Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction , supported by a substantial grant from the National Science Foundation. MORE >>

For my talk I chose to talk about designing for visual efficiency – looking at how we see and how knowing this can help us become better designers or visual communicators. Ignite Toronto 2: Ryan Coleman – Designing for visual efficiency from Ignite Toronto on Vimeo. The Video. The Deck. MORE >>

While there are amazing things happening throughout the visual thinking community, some of the most interesting are happening at our sponsors, not the least of which is happening at Tableau.  Late last week, we sat down with their Director of Visual Analisys, Jock Mackinlay, to discuss his work and research.  Analyzing data visually. MORE >>