In this episode we’ll hear from Franziska Schwarz, a science communicator, PhD in nutritional medicine, and graphic recorder who visualizes science ideas. Franziska shares how falling asleep in university classes led her to explore visuals as a way to communicate scientific ideas in a new, refreshing way.

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Running Order

• Intro
• Welcome
• Who is Franziska?
• Franziska’s origin story
• The work Franziska is doing now:
  • Teaching other scientists to visualize ideas
  • Adapting visualization concepts to science
  • The importance of preparation in scientific visualization
  • Why scientific generalists are ideal for visualization
  • Helping older people learning zoom to practice origami
• What Franziska does to cope with pandemic
  • Pen collecting
  • Sign painting on walls
  • Learning new visual skills
• Sponsor: Concepts app
• Tools
• Tips
• Where to find Franziska
• Outro

Links

• Franziska’s Website
• Franziska on Twitter
• Franziska on Instagram
• Franziska on LinkedIn
• Franziska on Xing
• Bikablo
• Benjamin Felis
• Nadine Roßa
• Rob Dimeo
• Paper Folding (Origami)

Tools

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Faber-Castell Broad Pen 1554 - Blue
• Tombow Fudenosuke Fude Brush Pen - Hard
• Molotov Liquid Chrome Markers
• Moleskine Art Sketch Pad, Soft Cover, Pocket
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Infinity Designer for iPad
• Procreate

Tips

1. Copy other artists’ work
2. Draw a new idea by mixing two disconnected elements
3. Hand letter poetry or quotes that you like

Credits

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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