Hi!
My name is Anna Lena Schiller and I work as a visual sensemaker. I do graphic recordings of conferences and workshops, visual translations of presentations and business plans and also some infographics.
If you're interested in what I do you can get in touch with me via my website http://annalenaschiller.com
Make your own catastrophe - a DIY weatherhouse
I'm in the middle of facilitating a three day meeting for young people from all across Europe at Heinrich-Böll-Foundation. The foundation's purpose is to support political education both within Germany and abroad, promoting socio-political activism, democratic involvement and cross-cultural understanding (says Wikipedia). Among the many foundations in Germany this is the one closest to the Green Party. No suprise then that I found a nice installation on climate change in the entrance area.
It has icons and movable figures that you can place in a smoke-emitting factory disguised as a weatherhouse. You can mix and remix your own catastrophe, choose the corporate players, your type of toxic waste or your very own carbon credt label. I'm all up for communicating sustainability and climate issues in a playful way. Thumbs up from me.
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Back to KaosPilot style - weirdo creative facilitation for Youth Media Meeting
Yesterday's graphic recording for Deutsche Bank and FAZ was all about suits and seriousness (and I do have it in me to find that immensely interesting), today it is facilitation for a great bunch of young people from all across Europe. These pictures are from this morning's opening session. KaosPilots will probably recognize it - it's a fun exercise to kick-off a group meeting and introduce each other. Great job the team did there!
Supersizing the European map was a bit of a "challenge": I didn't quite place Serbia and Romania correctly. Please forgive me, dear friends ;) But at least the participants had the opportunity to shape their own country. And all it took was a pencil. Revolution was never easier.
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My first self-made business cards
I made those out of A3 cardboard, added rivets, twined some red and white yarn and then perforated it. The stamp on the back is a stamp set with letters that you can set yourself.
It was a lot of fun doing these prototypes. As soon as I have settled with a logo and design for my company I will see that I can get them manufactured. As always, feedback is very much appreciated.
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My favourite illustrator's new blog post: Bio-Diversity
"Christoph Niemann's illustrations have appeared on the covers of The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine and American Illustration. His work has won numerous awards from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Art Directors Club and American Illustration. He is the author of two children's books, "The Pet Dragon," which teaches Chinese characters to young readers, and "The Police Cloud." After 11 years in New York, he moved to Berlin with his wife, Lisa, and their sons, Arthur, Gustav and Fritz. His Web site is christophniemann.com."
I love this guy's playfulness and humour that seeps through all of his work. His ideas and his style seem so simple, yet what he's communicating is often highly complex. I like the fact that he uses different techniques and formats. He paints, he draws, he cuts, he works with lego, post-its and leaves, he does illustrations, flowcharts and napkin doodles. When I seek inspiration I turn either to Brian Wilson or take a look at Christoph's stuff. And you all know how much i love Brian Wilson :)
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Gentlemen Of Bacongo: The Dandies Of Sub-Saharan Africa
A post outside the visual thinking blog box - just loved those pictures and wanted to share them.
via good.is via jezebel.com
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