#001 - Hello World! Let's Draw!

Over the past year, I’ve been on a journey of exploration and experimentation of visual storytelling in tech contexts. This is the site I’ve always wanted to have, to share those learnings and outcomes! Welcome - and I hope you will join me and build your own visual storytelling projects and learning paths.

Backstory

I’ve always taking handwritten notes to capture and remember things I’ve read and learned - but it wasn’t till I started attending developer conferences that I saw this as both a self-care tactic and a networking tool. More recently, I’ve exploring this as a content and communications tool to support learners.

🎙 Want to learn more about the how and why of my journey? Listen to my June 24 conversation on the Embedded.FM Podcast where I talk at length about this.

Purpose

With #SketchTheDocs, I had two main purposes: making visual storytelling a desirable communication skill (that anyone can learn), and building learning content (using visual toolkits) to make complex technology concepts easier to understand and recall for all audiences.

👩🏽‍💻 Want to learn more about my purpose and plans for this site? Read about this project first, then explore the tags and timeline.

Projects

I currently have five big areas of focus for my projects, each with its own dedicated tag on this site so you can discover related activities and resources.

• Visualize IT! | 🔖 visualize-it
  Build visual storytelling skillsets. Community-focused talks, hands-on workshops and content resources to help other build their own toolkits.
  

• A-B-See | 🔖 ab-see
  Game-based learning to build tech IQ. Visual puzzles that raise awareness (of tech concepts, services and people) in fun ways that boost retention.
  

• Visual GreenTech | 🔖 green-tech
  Build sustainability IQ. Grow awareness of green tech principles and resources by app developers, using visual content, campaigns.

• Visual Guides | 🔖 visual-guides
  Illustrated Study Resources. Provide hi-res “big picture” sketchnotes as pre-read / post-recap resources for related deep-dive learning journeys.

• Visu-a11y | 🔖 visu-a11y
  Make Visual Storytelling Accessible. Build tools and auxiliary content to ensure that visual content is accessible to people with a visual disability.

Share Your Story

♥️ | Visual Storytelling is a creative approach to learning, and communicating your knowledge to others, using visual tools and techniques.

📢 | Join me and share your own journey, tips and tricks on twitter - use #SketchTheDocs or tag @nitya for awareness.