Illustration
Most artwork that we’ve created has followed Visual Thinkery’s 10 ideas process, which means that we explore multiple directions collaboratively using conversation.
The -ism spectrum
Once a visual language is defined, there is so much you can do with it. Here’s a rainbow spectrum of Realism to Relativism, from the GO-GN Research Methods handbook.
Mycelial Networks
This organic metaphor was a great community fit and continues to be used. Drawn live on a residential for community activists.
Helping research fly
Created for the GO-GN network.
Curious Thoughts
Global Cafe illustrations created for ShapingEDU – Arizona State Univerity.
Takeaway - Throw away
Created for ECOS with a nod to Nighthawks…
Wherever you are on your journey
Created for Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada.
Empower with...
This battery powered illustration was part of a project for Digital Unite.
Ready to run
Back to chickens. This time, we’re talking about open software stacks for Universities in Canada – via OpenETC.
Under the Carpet
This illustration comes from a campaign for BreakFreeFromPlastic on Plastic Pellets (aka nurdles, mermaid’s tears) that wash up on our beaches by the million.
Community Map
Here’s a map to show all the different elements of the online Further Education community in the UK. (AmplifyFE). Also created as a remixer app, so communities can add themselves visually to the map.
Conscripted Words
This thinkery is from an article written by Eamon Costello, Dublin City University on colonisation and scholarship.
CMALT Principles
You can read all about these CMALT principles and how they were visualised here.
Coding your Future
10 simple rules for Coding Your Future – a project with Duncan Hull, University of Manchester.
In the walls
Created as a result of a trip to Liverpool with Platform Places.
Warhol Rooster
Who says that a chicken can’t be iconic? Check out more chicken-shenanigans at the Open Ed Tech Co-op (OpenETC).
Kill your darlings
Created as part of a set on Digital Storytelling for Queen’s University Belfast.
For prickly situations
We explored some of what makes Timmus a great organisation to work with.
Plastic Lifecycle Approach
Created live as part of INC-3 proceedings for BreakFreeFromPlastic.
Protection + Permission
Here’s something I never really appreciated about Creative Commons, which seems very obvious now. CC licensing is built on top of Copyright law. It’s not either-or. This illustration is from CC Certification programme (Myanmar remix).
CC opens beautiful doors
This illustration is from CC Certification programme (Myanmar remix).
Ama-zine prompts
Created as part of a Zine-making session at OER19 in Galway.
ALT Strategy
This thinkery was created to represent the ALT strategy. You can see the ALT 3-year strategy in action here.
Typewriter (Hack Education)
Read more about the process of creating thinkery for Hack Education.
Remixable OER
This graphic was originally created for the OER17 conference, but also became one of the early apps on the Fabulous Remixer Machine.
Learning Landscape
This thinkery, exploring the evolving landscape of Computer Science teaching and learning in Ireland was created for CESI2020.
Zoom Pigeon
Here are Hack Education’s pigeons saying quite a lot about a zoom education. Why pigeons? Read more here.
10 year Meetup
A 10-year celebratory meetup in Canada? These cartoons nearly draw themselves… Created for GO-GN
Achilles Heel to Superpower
This is how I understand the journey of how Visual Thinkery came to be.
Open Programme
A single conversation with the OU’s Open Programme team resulted in a set of illustrations.
OctoAI
A many-tentacled metaphor to represent AI for the Open University.
When I need help
This illustration uses the aesthetic of Scratch, which is appropriate for the audience it’s trying to reach. This thinkery was created for CESI2020.
Collaboration
This thinkery was created to represent one of the values of ALT. You can see the ALT 3-year strategy in action here.
New Empire
This thinkery is from an article written by Eamon Costello, Dublin City University on colonisation and scholarship.
Empower to change
This battery powered illustration was part of a project for Digital Unite.
Our year's progress
This lunar thinkery was created to give a visual summary of ALT’s progress.
Collect - Organise - Pursue
These animalistic representations were created for Adam Proctor and his open tool, NodeNoggin.
Gone Swimmin'
A little humour goes a long way. Here’s a friendly face from the GO-GN Research Methods handbook.
Open Asynchronous Pedagogy
This thinkery was created for CESI2020, and came directly from our collaborative conversation with the conference committee.
Open with Care
Once an appropriate aesthetic is discovered, everything can be translated. The Golden Age of Travel requires a suitcase.