We’re stoked to be hosting Eva-Lotta Lamm for a free online session on using visual metaphors in more creative ways, happening at 12.30pm (AEDT) Wednesday 18 March. Eva-Lotta is a world-renowned visual thinker, speaker, teacher, designer, and author. She’s been publishing her sketchnotes since 2009, and is especially acclaimed for her YogaNotes books and dynamic teaching. This online (more…)
Quick recap The Graphic Recorders Australia (GRA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) covered updates on the organization’s activities, financial status, and future plans. Debbie reported on membership numbers and VizConf 2025, noting a small loss despite efforts to reduce expenses. Matt presented the financial report, revealing a significant negative balance due to overbilling by a web (more…)
We’re excited to welcome Graphic Gear as a sponsor of this year’s VizConf 2026 conference. Graphic Gear is the official reseller of Neuland® products in Australia and New Zealand, and a familiar name to many in our community. If you’ve ever topped up your marker kit, replaced a well-loved nib, or stocked up on visual (more…)
We’re delighted to announce Neuland® as a sponsor of the upcoming VizConf 2026 conference. If you’ve ever picked up a marker at a visual thinking event and thought, “Ahhh, this feels good,” chances are it was a Neuland® marker. Neuland® has been a long-time favourite in the visual facilitation and graphic recording world, known for (more…)
VizConf is back! After a successful and cozy event in November 2024, VizConf, Australia’s largest coming together of visual thinkers and doers, is returning to Melbourne on January 17 at the beautiful Kensington Town Hall, brought to you by Graphic Recorders Australia. Whether you work as a professional graphic recorder or are just curious about weaving basic (more…)
This time last year we made a big announcement that GRA Professional Membership would become even more useful—members would have access to both Public Liability and Professional Indemnity insurance, just for being a member. While this was a huge benefit for our members, the scope of the insurance at the time included a very narrow (more…)
You might have seen some changes over the last few months in our FB page or even on our website… A few sheepish posts here and there? In big news, we are very excited to share that GRA is expanding across the pacific to our neighbours in New Zealand. Tēnā koutou! It only feels right (more…)
It feels at this point, every year when the calendar hits November, my hand drops the pen and reaches for the sunnies. My legs stretch away from my desk and head towards the water. Holidays. The desirable December break – two weeks of guilt free, email and client dead zone. Yesssssssss. But it feels a (more…)
We know that insurance as a sole trader can be costly—especially when you land that occasional big client who insists on Professional Indemnity insurance. That one can be a doozy! Well, today we have big news: if you are Professional Member of the GRA, your membership now includes: Public Liability insurance up to $20,000,000 (through (more…)
It’s been another ‘unprecedented’ year as the pandemic continued to surge and disrupt the way we work and live. Despite the unending lockdowns, draining zoom meetings and all-day trackiedacks, our community has continued to thrive, innovate, and search for new solutions amidst the virtual landscape. From our Lunch and Learns, we tackled all areas of (more…)
