Virtual meetings are quickly becoming a preferred way of convening teams and large groups without the risk of travel delays, cancellations, influenza and epidemics, or impact on the environment. But how do you “break the fourth wall” of the computer screen? How can...
Branding a Graphic Facilitation Company
What’s in a name? A lot, it turns out! We’ve been in operation since 2010 as Drawing Out Ideas. Over the years our core team has grown to include, Leslie, our project coordinator, and Minh, another graphic recorder and animator. We've also built up an extended team of...
Case Study: Knowledge Wall and Language Tree
A case study explores the planning and preparation that went into a project, the challenges, results, and what could be improved for next time. We were honoured to create a unique interactive Knowledge Wall for attendees at HELISET TŦE SḰÁL – ‘Let The Languages...
Hiring a Local vs. Non-Local Graphic Recorder
Graphic recording is a growing industry. Although it’s been in use since the 1960s, in the last 15 years there has been an explosion of graphic recorders taking up the pen. Our international membership organization, the IFVP, has a global map of graphic recorders...
Journey Mapping: Tips for Creating a Safe Space
Journey mapping is the plotting of experiences to understand the gaps, successes, and challenges in a health care journey. People receiving care are the only ones who experience all aspects of the journey – from hospital, to community, to specialists, to home, and...
Case Study: Calgary Stampede Graphic Recording
A case study explores the details behind what went into a project, the challenges, approach, results, and what could be improved for next time. The live illustration we created at the Calgary Stampede is a good example of how to use interactive graphic recording at a...
Digital Graphic Recording: Benefits and Considerations
UPDATE Jan. 2021: Interested in tips for using digital graphic recording in online meetings? Check out our latest post: Ultimate Guide to Using Graphic Recording in Online Meetings! We’re getting more requests for digital graphic recording, and it’s quickly...
Fuselight Creative Team: Interview with Tanya Gadsby
Tanya Gadsby is founder of Fuselight Creative (previously named “Drawing Out Ideas”), and has been graphic recording and animating since 2010. Born in New Zealand (and part Māori), Tanya grew up in Canada's far north in Iqaluit, Nunavut, and Whitehorse, Yukon. Project...
Flip Chart Note Taking: Tips for Non Graphic Recorders
When a meeting has multiple breakout groups, flip chart note taking can enhance and guide group discussions. During a breakout group discussion, one person is usually assigned as the “recorder,” and he or she rarely has a graphic recording background… so the notes...
Fuselight Creative Team: Interview with Leslie Teixeira
Leslie Teixeira is our project manager extraordinaire! She joined the Fuselight team in 2015 to set up our smooth system of operations for animations, graphic recording, and infographics. But we hired her primarily for her personality -- she's eager to solve problems,...
Whiteboard Animation: Say it in 2 Minutes… or less!
Having produced whiteboard animations since 2010 (and stop motion animations since 2014), we’ve seen every type of project come our way. Organizations ask us to produce whiteboard videos to explain a new strategy to employees, a complex chronic disease to the public,...
Fuselight Creative Team: Interview with Minh Ngo
Minh Ngo comes from a research and teaching background, and also brings a playful approach to graphic recording and visual communication. Drawing on her diverse experience working in the private, public and non-profit sector, she enjoys the challenge of helping...
LESLIE TEIXEIRA
Operations Manager
BRITTANY DATCHKO
Graphic Recorder & Animator
JESSIE MEAD
Graphic Recorder & Animator
Fuselight finds story in the complex. We do this through visual storytelling that clarifies ideas, opens minds, and moves people to take action. We partner with organizations working to make positive change in climate science, health care, and human rights. Our suite of unique visual methods, from Knowledge Walls to augmented reality to animations, are tailored to each project for an authentic and impactful experience.