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Visual Thinking: Drawing Data to Communicate Ideas

Name: Visual Thinking: Drawing Data to Communicate Ideas
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Draw Data into Compelling Stories

Information designer Catherine Madden teaches functional drawing—using simple visual techniques to organize, communicate, and sell ideas. Over 60 minutes, she demystifies how a few intentional moves can transform complex concepts into friendly charts, diagrams, and visual narratives.

The class is ideal for designers, writers, and entrepreneurs seeking to communicate faster and more persuasively. Madden shows how visual thinking extends brainstorming, clarifies collaborative work, and strengthens pitches to audiences of any size.

You'll work with paper and pencil (or your preferred tools) to unlock the power of visual thinking—a skill that speeds up ideation, collaboration, and the ability to convince others of your ideas.

About this course

Dive into functional drawing! Join information designer and artist Catherine Madden for a 60-minute class demystifying how drawing can help you communicate ideas clearer, faster, and stronger.

As she draws everyday data into friendly stories and charts, you'll learn how a few simple moves can help you organize your ideas, extend your brainstorming, and communicate complex concepts simply (and effectively) to audiences of every size.

This class is ideal for:

a designer, writer, or artist eager to share stories in a visual way
a creative team looking to communicate and collaborate faster
an entrepreneur honing a persuasive pitch

Use this class to learn functional drawing techniques and unlock the power of visual thinking!

Image courtesy of Catherine Madden

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Throughout the class, Catherine uses Paper and Pencil by FiftyThree, but you're welcome to bring any tool or approach!

FiftyThree builds mobile creation tools that help users to sketch, write, draw, outline, and color on the iPad. Curious for more? Check out Digital Drawing Workout: The Art of Subtraction with Shantell Martin, also presented in collaboration with FiftyThree.

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