Sketchnote Army Podcast Franziska Schwarz - SE11/EP06
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
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- 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
- Copy other artists’ work
- Draw a new idea by mixing two disconnected elements
- Hand letter poetry or quotes that you like
Credits
- Producer: Alec Pulianas
- Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer
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