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Sketchnote Army Podcast

Franziska Schwarz - SE11/EP06

Mar 22, 2022
01:03:49

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

Tools

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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

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