Alison Garwood Jones

Going Green

Originally published in December 2015 in Blog

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Why hire a graphic recorder?

Originally published in November 2015 in Blog, Doodling, Graphic Recording, Graphic Visualizer, Illustration, Uncategorized, Visual Notetaking, Visual Storytelling

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George Jetson

Originally published in November 2015 in Blog, Doodling, Illustration

    Did you know that when the The Jetsons debuted in 1962, George was a Digital Index Operator at Spacely Space Sprockets Inc.? That  job was funny then, but weirdly familiar now, like so many gadgets and scenarios in that great cartoon. If you really want to geek out, George earned his living pushing a […]

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Typeset truths

Originally published in October 2015 in Blog

For my friends at Lean In Canada.

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Planet freelance

Originally published in October 2015 in Blog

I stick up for freelancers. They inspire me. They’re my tribe. I don’t know if what I say disturbs the order. When there are still more men making $100 million a month on Wall Street flipping real estate than there are Occupy protests, I’d say … probably not. Every day, we freelancers show up to […]

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Performance Art

Originally published in July 2015 in Blog, Chalkboard Art, Doodling, Graphic Recording, Graphic Visualizer, Illustration, Visual Notetaking, Visual Storytelling

I’ve been doing chalkboard art on the windows at The Merchant Tavern for two weeks now, armed with my ruler, Sharpie paint markers, Q-tips and a bottle of nail polish remover. One hundred thousand commuters flood Toronto’s Financial District on weekdays, and during the morning rush hour about ten thousand of them walk past the spot where […]

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Switching gears

Originally published in July 2015 in Blog

I like drawing because it uses a different patch of my brain than writing and makes me tackle math and spatial questions. For me, drawing is an act of joy — not some predatory career move — although I joked with friends on Facebook this week that monetizing the hell out of ALL my skills […]

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Wednesday’s sketchbook

Originally published in June 2015 in Blog

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Blue skying it

Originally published in June 2015 in Blog

Gone sailing in my mind.

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Virginia speaks

Originally published in January 2015 in Blog

What a find! This is the first time I’ve ever heard Virginia Woolf‘s spoken voice. Her written voice is very familiar to me. Her book, A Room of One’s Own, is a Bible to me and most of my friends. A Room of One’s Own, Silk Screen Print by Alanna Cavanagh. From a fifth edition of 20 […]

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