February 29, 2012

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Wordless Wednesday: Adventures in Science Scribing

By DNLee

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This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American

At ScienceOnline2012 I signed up for a workshop, Science Scribe 2.0. It was a hands-on, interactive workshop on visual storytelling lead by @Experrinment.

I had fun, though I wasn't feeling very sure.

I returned home and gave it another try, this time scribing a dissertation defense.

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I soon realized that I needed the right tools, so I went out and spent a little money getting a proper sketchbook and investing in some markers.

I'm feeling better about my results. I like to prepare for the scribing by reading the abstract of the talk and setting up the page, adding the title and some basic illustrations to the page.

My sketch notes aren't as dramatic as Lalsox's but then again, I wasn't a big time artsy-doodler to begin with. It's still fun and I'll continue to do it.

More Science Scribe 2.0 Alums

Live Scribing at Science Online 2012 at Mad Art Lab

Sketch Notes at Science Online 2012 and Sketchnotes, the Second – Professional Development at Life in the Nerdlet Estuary

I sketched #scio12 at Katie Ph.D.

DNLee is a biologist and she studies animal behavior, mammalogy, and ecology . She uses social media, informal experiential science experiences, and draws from hip hop culture to share science with general audiences, particularly under-served groups.

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