Remote Graphic Recording · Live Scribing · Conference Illustration
Live Graphic Recording & Remote Visual Scribing
I listen to presentations, workshops and conversations as they happen and translate the key ideas into live hand-drawn visual summaries.
Remote graphic recording is my primary format. I join your event through Teams, Zoom, Google Meet or another platform and draw live from my studio while the session unfolds. The developing visual can be shared on screen, and the finished artwork is immediately available as a digital file.
Remote worldwide · Selected on-site assignments by arrangement
English · Deutsch · Français
A New Service Built on Established Work
Graphic recording is a newer service. The visual thinking behind it is not.
I am not presenting myself as someone who has spent decades working exclusively as a graphic recorder. What I bring to it is a much longer professional background in illustration, editorial cartooning, visual explanation and live drawing.
The underlying task is familiar: listen carefully, understand unfamiliar material quickly, identify what matters, make connections and turn those ideas into drawings while the subject is still developing.
Editorial judgement
Decades of editorial illustration and cartooning trained me to find the significant idea inside a larger amount of information and express it economically.
Visual explanation
More than a decade producing illustrated explainer videos has involved structuring complex information, developing visual metaphors and deciding what the viewer needs to understand first.
Live drawing
I have drawn live on paper, whiteboards and digital screens, both in person and remotely. At ESMA Montpellier I also draw and improvise visually while teaching.
Remote First
Graphic recording does not require the illustrator to be in the same room
For webinars, workshops, international meetings and many hybrid events, remote graphic recording is usually the simplest format. I join the session, listen alongside the participants and build the visual record live on a digital drawing screen.
The drawing can be shared during the session, brought onto the main presentation screen at selected points, or shown at the end as a visual recap. No travel setup is required, and the finished artwork is already in digital form.
Remote works particularly well for
- Teams, Zoom and Google Meet sessions
- international and distributed teams
- online conferences and webinars
- remote strategy workshops
- hybrid conferences
- training and professional development
- executive and leadership meetings
- multi-country organisations
More Than a Decade in Visual Explanation
The live format is new. Explaining complex material through drawing is not.
For more than a decade I have developed and produced hand-drawn explainer videos and illustrated learning films for clients in Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.
That work requires many of the same underlying skills as graphic recording: understanding unfamiliar material, identifying the essential message, structuring information, finding visual metaphors and turning words into images people can follow. In a pre-produced film those decisions can be refined over time; in graphic recording they have to happen live.
United States
Federal Acquisition Institute
Illustration, storyboards, character design and animation-ready visual material for a multi-part U.S. federal acquisition training initiative.
New York
All Stars Project
A hand-illustrated whiteboard film translating an abstract human-development philosophy into sequential visual explanation.
United Kingdom
52 Lives / School of Kindness
Illustrated learning about neuroscience, empathy and emotional wellbeing for younger audiences.
Healthcare
Dräger
Medical explainer films dealing with Infection Prevention and Control, clinical equipment and patient-safety subjects.
Germany
Hawlik & Mycotrition
Substantial series production in health communication, including six illustrated films for Mycotrition and a ten-video series for Hawlik.
Switzerland
LAP-Vorbereitung / Blocklearning.ch
Illustrated learning films for Swiss vocational education and Lehrabschlussprüfung preparation, produced with a Zürich-based client.
These organisations commissioned explainer-video and visual-communication work, not graphic recording. They are included here because that production history demonstrates the adjacent professional experience behind this newer live service.
Industry Terminology
Graphic Recording, Live Scribing, Visual Minutes — What Are We Talking About?
The terminology varies between organisations and countries. Several terms describe substantially the same practice: listening to spoken content and creating a visual record while it is happening.
Graphic Recording
A live visual record of presentations, discussions, meetings or workshops.
Live Scribing
A widely used alternative term, particularly for event and conference work created as speakers or participants talk.
Visual Minutes
A useful description when the objective is to leave participants with a concise illustrated record of what was discussed.
You may also encounter remote graphic recording, virtual graphic recording, visual note-taking, event sketchnoting, conference illustration, live event illustration, live drawing and visual scribing.
Why It Works
A second way into the conversation
Meetings, conferences and workshops can generate a large amount of information in a short time. A graphic recording gives participants another way to follow it and see relationships between different themes, speakers and decisions.
The finished drawing then continues to work after the session as a visual summary rather than disappearing with the final slide or video call.
- Clarify complex or dense discussions
- Show connections between ideas
- Make emerging themes visible
- Create an additional focal point during the session
- Give participants a concise visual recap
- Document conclusions for absent colleagues
- Create material for reports and presentations
- Provide original post-event communication assets
Formats
Remote First, with On-Site Options Where Useful
Most sessions can be handled remotely. Selected in-person assignments are also possible when the event format, location and schedule make that the better solution.
Primary Format
Remote Digital Graphic Recording
I join your online or hybrid session from my studio and draw live on a pressure-sensitive screen. The developing visual can be screen-shared during the meeting, shown periodically, or presented as a completed recap.
- Teams, Zoom, Google Meet or similar
- worldwide availability
- no travel logistics
- live screen sharing
- immediate digital output
- well suited to hybrid events
On-Site Digital Drawing
For selected conferences and events I can draw digitally in the room, with the developing artwork projected onto a screen or LED wall. On-site work is subject to availability and quoted separately.
Paper, Board & Whiteboard
Traditional live drawing can suit smaller workshops, teaching situations and meetings where a physical drawing should remain present in the room.
Conference Illustration
Some events work better as a sequence of individual illustrations capturing particular speakers, quotations, themes or moments rather than one continuous visual map.
Editorial Background
Why an editorial illustrator is useful in a live conversation
Editorial illustration and graphic recording share a useful constraint: you cannot spend indefinitely deciding what the subject means.
I have worked for decades as a professional illustrator and editorial cartoonist. That work requires reading or listening closely, finding the significant point and developing a visual idea that communicates quickly rather than reproducing every detail.
My editorial background includes Nebelspalter, NZZ am Sonntag, The New Yorker and MAD, alongside visual communication for companies, institutions, publishers and technical organisations internationally.
Listen
Follow the actual speaker or discussion rather than waiting for predetermined keywords.
Edit
Separate the significant ideas from supporting detail while the conversation continues.
Connect
Recognise relationships between ideas that may have appeared at different points in the session.
Draw
Choose an image, diagram, character or visual metaphor quickly enough to keep pace.
Graphic recording is documentation, not facilitation
My role is to observe, listen, interpret and draw. I do not moderate the workshop, manage the discussion or guide participants toward a particular outcome.
If you already have a facilitator, moderator or workshop leader, I work alongside them as the independent visual recorder — remotely or, where agreed, on site.
The distinction
Graphic recorder: documents the content visually.
Visual facilitator: actively helps structure and guide the group process.
Where It Fits
Meetings, Workshops & Subject Areas
Graphic recording is especially useful when a session generates many ideas, perspectives or decisions that need to be brought together into one coherent visual overview.
Typical Sessions
- Remote and hybrid conferences
- Leadership and executive meetings
- Strategy workshops
- Innovation sessions
- Panel discussions and round tables
- Corporate meetings
- Training and professional development
- Webinars and online learning
Subject Areas
- Technology and software
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Science and research
- Engineering and manufacturing
- Finance and professional services
- Education and universities
- Sustainability and energy
- Public institutions, associations and NGOs
Budget
What Does Remote Graphic Recording Cost?
Remote graphic recording starts at €1,600 per day.
Shorter remote sessions can be quoted separately. Selected on-site assignments are individually priced, with travel and accommodation added where required.
I publish a starting price because organisers usually need to know whether the service is broadly within budget before spending time on an enquiry.
The final quotation depends on the duration, preparation and required output rather than simply the number of hours spent drawing.
Typical factors include:
- session duration and number of sessions
- briefing and preparation
- subject complexity
- number and format of visual outputs
- post-session refinement
- timelapse or recap assets
- extended commercial usage where required
- travel and accommodation for on-site work
For a quick estimate, send the date, time zone, platform, approximate duration and session format. For an on-site enquiry, please also include the event location.
Process
How a Remote Graphic Recording Session Works
01
Briefing
We establish the programme, audience, platform, timing and intended use of the visual.
02
Preparation
Where useful, I review agendas, terminology, speaker information, presentations and brand guidelines beforehand.
03
Join the Session
I join the meeting through your chosen platform and follow the session like another participant.
04
Live Drawing
I listen, edit and draw in real time. The developing visual can be shared during the session where useful.
05
Refinement
If agreed, typography, layout and selected details can be refined after the live session.
06
Delivery
High-resolution digital artwork is supplied for the agreed presentation, reporting and communication uses.
What You Receive
- High-resolution digital artwork
- PDF and PNG versions as required
- Presentation-ready files
- Detail crops for newsletters or social media
- Print-ready versions where agreed
- Large-format files where appropriate
Optional Extras
- Post-session refinement
- Branded presentation versions
- Timelapse recording
- Short recap clips
- Social-media crops and exports
- Additional licensed commercial uses
Frequently Asked Questions
Is remote graphic recording the main format you offer?
Yes. Remote digital graphic recording is the primary format. I join the event through your online platform and draw live from my studio. Selected on-site assignments are also possible by arrangement.
Is graphic recording a new service for you?
As a dedicated commercial service, yes. The underlying skills are established parts of my work: live drawing, more than 35 years of professional illustration and editorial cartooning, more than a decade producing hand-drawn explainer videos, and regular live visual explanation in my teaching at ESMA Montpellier.
How does your explainer-video experience relate to graphic recording?
Both disciplines require complex material to be understood, edited and translated into a clear visual structure. My explainer-video work has covered corporate, technical, educational, healthcare and institutional subjects for clients in Switzerland, Germany, the UK and the United States. Graphic recording applies similar visual thinking in real time rather than through a pre-produced storyboard.
Which platforms can you work with?
Teams, Zoom, Google Meet and comparable event or meeting platforms are all suitable. If your organisation uses a different system, the practical requirements can be checked during the briefing.
Can participants watch the drawing develop?
Yes. The drawing can be screen-shared continuously, shown at selected points, or presented at the end. Which approach works best depends on the event format and whether the visual should be a constant focal point or a supporting element.
Can you work with technically complex subjects?
Yes. My illustration and explainer-video work has covered software, data, healthcare, science, engineering, government training, education and corporate communication. For specialist subjects, advance material and terminology are useful preparation.
Can you work on-site?
Yes, for selected assignments. On-site availability depends on the date, location and event format. Travel and accommodation are quoted separately where required, so remote recording is usually the simplest option for international events.
Can the artwork be used after the session?
Yes. The agreed usage can include internal communication, presentations, reports, websites, newsletters, PR and selected social-media channels. Broader commercial use can be included where required.
Which languages can you work in?
I work in English, German and French, which is useful for international organisations, cross-border meetings and multilingual events.
How much preparation do you need?
For many sessions, the programme, speaker list and a short briefing are enough. For technical or specialist subjects, background material, terminology and relevant presentations can be reviewed beforehand.
A Longer Track Record in Visual Explanation
If you want to see the adjacent body of work behind this service, the explainer-video portfolio includes more than a decade of illustrated films for corporate, technical, educational and institutional subjects.
Hand-Drawn Explainer Videos & Whiteboard Animation →
Business Illustration → · Editorial & Educational Illustration →
Your Session
Planning an Online Workshop, Meeting or Conference?
Send me the date, time zone, platform, approximate duration and a short description of the session.
I can then confirm availability and suggest the most practical remote recording format. If you specifically need an illustrator on site, include the location and I can assess that separately.
Remote worldwide · Selected on-site assignments by arrangement · English · Deutsch · Français