Early October in 2021 I volunteered to make a sketchnote for a panel presentation and discussion from the Big Design Conference on how gamers design their social worlds for less toxicity and more dignity.Â
For more than a decade, the Big Design Conference has been facilitating important, thought-provoking, and practical discussions in the design field by inviting industry-leaders, educators, researchers, and recruiters to present and interact with participants live. By volunteering to make a sketchnote, I earned a free ticket to this 3-day, action-packed, virtual event from my professors, Brian Sullivan and Cassini Nazir, who co-founded the conference. I gained insights on how to conduct better critiques and designing for restorative justice, which I still think about today as I work on design projects.
This was my firs time making a sketchnote. Well, kind of. I was actually sketchnoting before I knew what "sketchnote"Â was; I have always liked combining diagrams, doodles, and charts in my notes to help me review the material better later. Through this experience, IÂ learned how to synthesize, consolidate, and visualize information to make it more digestible and interesting to read, especially for those who weren't able to attend the conference themselves.Â
