Verity Harrison Doodles Professionally

Verity Harrison is a graphic recorder, a visual storyteller, and an animator. Verity makes a living doodling during meetings and translating long presentations and complex concepts into simple, beautiful graphics.

Episode notes

In this episode we talk about:

What is graphic recording
How Verity got her first gigs as a graphic recorder after studying textile design and working in sales for 20 years
Blogging from an iPod touch in Argentina and how Verity rediscovered and reignited her creativity in South America
The benefits of solo travel with no set itinerary
How to build your portfolio before anyone is willing to hire you
The power of constraints - "You become more creative the more limited your resources are"
How Verity adapted to working during the COVID-19 pandemic by teaching her skills to peers in her professional community
How Verity got over 100 people to express interest in her Masterclass in less than 36 hours

Connect with Verity:

Verity's Website (https://www.thinkdoodly.com/)
@Think_Doodly on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/think_doodly/)
@Verity_Ink on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/verity_ink/)

Other Links / Tools Mentioned in the Episode:

Sketch Note Army on Twitter (https://twitter.com/sketchnotearmy)
Mosabi (https://mosabi.co/)
Gumroad (https://gumroad.com/)
Steve Jobs Stanford Address ("Joining Up the Dots") (https://www.ted.com/talks/steve_jobs_how_to_live_before_you_die)
Nine Coliving in Tenerife (https://www.ninecoliving.com/)
Nomad City Conference (now RePeople) (https://www.repeople.co/en/conference/)