This is a small, but broad, overview of some graphic recording work I’ve been involved in.
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You’ll notice below that some graphics are very finished looking and others are very rough. This is because of the type of planning process the images were produced in. I can create finished-looking images (product images) that can be used in reports or communications, or can be displayed as finished artifacts of planning processes. I can also create less polished images (process images) that capture what is happening in the moment. These are typically internal documents, ones that an agency may use in better understanding their people, their process, or their direction. This second category is less likely to be used in a ‘finished art work’ kind of way. Both types of images are valuable for their own reasons. Let me know if you’d like to discuss what might work best for you.
Much of the work that I do with different organizations is private, proprietary, or otherwise covered by non-disclosure or confidentiality. This is a very small sampling of the work I’ve been involved in since 2010.
![Detail graphic recording from a Women's Coalition planning session. Image shows flowers blooming in vases. Text reads "beautiful things work together when we work from our strengths"](https://www.lisagates.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Beautiful-Things-Grow-1024x683.jpeg)
![Graphic recording in progress, partway through the day. The theme was based on the idea of creating a magazine of what this school's programs consist of. Each of the pages was a different project or education focus in the school.](https://www.lisagates.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Graphic-Recording-work-in-progress-2015-1024x576.jpeg)
![Graphic recording of a student-led process High school students organized and ran a conference on immigration and refugee experiences in the Kootenay region.](https://www.lisagates.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/I-have-a-NAME-student-led-conference-2016-1024x576.jpeg)
![Graphic recording of a student-led process High school students organized and ran a conference on immigration and refugee experiences in the Kootenay region.](https://www.lisagates.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/I-have-a-NAME-student-led-conference-climate-change-1024x576.jpeg)
![Detail of a student-transition graphic recording featuring the Kermode bear and fireweed blooming.](https://www.lisagates.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kermode-2014-1024x618.jpeg)
![Image of Lisa standing in front of a large graphic recording in process with many stickie notes on it. Lisa is holding a marker in one hand while speaking to the participants.](https://www.lisagates.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Lisa-Gates-co-facilitating-1024x683.jpeg)
![Detail from graphic recording done in Terrace for family/youth story journey mapping. Detail captures perspectives of 16 - 17 year old youth, anonymized for confidentiality.](https://www.lisagates.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Older-Child-journey-mapping-process-576x1024.jpeg)
![Detail from process-style graphic recording exploring the perspectives of mothers who experienced post-partum depression and looked at factors that supported recovery](https://www.lisagates.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Post-Partum-Experience-1024x576.jpeg)
![Detail from a student health graphic recording. This part looks at students ways of ensuring they take care of themselves while studying. Text includes 'get enough sleep', and 'reach out to family', among other things.](https://www.lisagates.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Self-Care-for-Post-Secondary-Students-1024x768.jpeg)
![Detail from the Parking Lot area of a graphic recording session in school setting. text reads 'students communicate in Moodle - can be a bad thing' and 'how do we identify and support students in need that are not accessing us?"](https://www.lisagates.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Supporting-Students-1024x833.jpeg)
![Detail from a graphic recording looking at the interdisciplinary nature of teaching in the BC curriculum.](https://www.lisagates.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Teaching-from-Big-Ideas-1024x591.jpeg)
![Detail from graphic work done for Thompson Rivers University in 2014](https://www.lisagates.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TRU-1024x768.jpeg)
![Graphic recording detail from planning process - image says 'your message here' with arrows pointing to a bumper sticker and to a blank t-shirt. Digital.](https://www.lisagates.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Tshirt-and-bumper-sticker.jpg)
![Detail from a school district planning session. Area of focus is value and connection. Captures both teacher and student voices in connection through distance and/or digitally mediated learning platforms.](https://www.lisagates.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Value-and-Connection-1024x756.jpeg)
![Detail from a graphic recording showing 3 people thinking about and talking about feedback.](https://www.lisagates.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/What-matters-to-me-1024x600.jpeg)