Live Illustration & Graphic Recording
Transform Ideas Into Action
What Is Live Illustration?
Visualize Ideas in Real Time
Graphic recording is the process of visually capturing and illustrating ideas as they happen. I translate complex discussions into engaging, easy-to-digest visuals that help your team synthesize and retain key information.
Graphic Recording in Action
The Benefits
Clarity & Focus
See the big picture come to life with visual mapping of your goals and strategies.
Engagement
Keep your team involved and focused by turning discussions into dynamic visuals.
Retention
Visuals help participants remember what’s discussed, driving better follow-through.
Portable Insights
Transforms meeting insights into tangible artifacts that streamline team communication and onboarding.
Working With Teams
Strategy Sessions
Graphic recording visualizes your strategy and aligns your team around common goals. Complex plans become accessible when sketched out in real-time, allowing for better discussion, adding new ideas and clearer execution.
Workshop & Brainstorming
From innovation workshops to creative brainstorming, visuals capture the flow of ideas, helping your team have fun and move from concepts to actionable solutions.
Design Sprints
Foster engagement and clarify complex concepts in design sprints with graphic recording by visually capturing real-time insights, ideas, and discussions. Help your team retain information, drive collaboration and innovate throughout the sprint process.
Meet Paul Williams
Paul Williams
Paul is a strategy-focused graphic recorder with over a decade leading teams through design thinking to find clarity and build strategy. He is also the creator of Chronic: Adventures in Disease, a comic about life with chronic illness.
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With markers, a quick mind and an empathy toolkit, Paul Williams captures the energy and insights of any room.
What People Are Saying About Paul
Paul’s graphic recording was an absolute highlight of our recent Queens Tech Night! All evening, I kept seeing dozens and dozens of attendees come up and explore his work, and it was a great conversation starter from beginning to end. I’d love to have him back for the next one!
Ben Guttman
Marketing Executive & Author “Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win―and How to Design Them”
Paul was incredibly professional and brought a unique, creative energy to the session. His drawings and synthesis not only captured the essence of the discussion but also significantly enhanced participant engagement and information retention throughout the session.
Linmin (Michelle) Zhang
Leadership Consultant, Coach & Facilitator
Paul did a great job…He provided unique insight that helped to position the project on a successful path.
Olu Obafemi
Director Digital Transformation, Comcast
It was a pleasure to work with Paul. I miss his sense of humor and valuable contribution to the team. I hope we cross paths in the design world again.
Courtney Dattilo
Design Leader
Paul Williams is one of my favorite people to collaborate with. He is insightful, experienced…incorporates humor and compassion into his professional dealings…A pleasure to work with
Emily Progin
Nonprofit Communications & Content Management
Paul’s expertise in UI and design proved to be a tremendous addition to the Product department from his first day…Paul was a pleasure to work with and I hope to have the pleasure of working with him again in the future.
Dave Polykoff
CEO & Co-Founder, Zenpost
It was a pleasure working alongside Paul in the Digital Center of Excellence at Comcast. I thoroughly enjoyed collaborating with Paul…was impressed with his attention to detail…diligent, positive and has a great sense of UX-related humor.
Kate Esme Ünver
Design leader, author, coach
My Work
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Let’s turn your next meeting or event into an unforgettable experience with graphic recording. Get in touch to learn more or book a consultation.