Updated Oct 2025
John is a live illustration artist, graphic recording event all over the uk. Live illustration
engages audiences and provides brilliant visual feedback as an event happens. Live art makes an event more engaging. It's the process of capturing an event with engaging colourful visuals during a talk, conference or event. It has other names like live scribing, graphic recording, visual minutes, sketch noting and graphic facilitation.
Live scribing is a great way to make if unforgettable. As speakers present thoughts and ideas unfold, visuals help the audience retain and process the information. It’s an attention-grabbing and incredibly effective. Your audience leaves inspired, not just informed.
It can take various forms;
Live art is a great way to create takeaways and retain information once an event occurs.
At an event, all artwork is owned by the clients once it has been created and can be reused however they like. Often on office walls or social media.
Clients include:
How does live art work?
Large format paper
and marker pens.
Very flexible for most events.
Digital pen tablet
connected to a stage
screen or projector.
Connecting virtually
to an online meeting.
+travel expenses for in-person
£400
+travel expenses for in-person
£600
+travel expenses for in-person
£1000
Often my illustrations use humour to get the message across, so you'll be putting smiles on faces too. Seeing live artwork being created helps others get in a creative mood too, so your audience is buzzing and energised.
Are you a visual learner? Live scribing is a great way to make your event have an impact on your audience. Opinions, stories and light bulb moments are captured and remembered for you and your attendees long after the event has passed.
Creating art at speed is a challenge and the goal is to find a balance of words and pictures to summarise the theme of the talk. As an artist, I have to be present and adapt quickly to the visuals I'm creating.
There's a graphic design shorthand at work. Connecting what speakers are saying with what images are commonly represented by the subject being spoken about. There's also humour, as I like to add appropriate humour to visuals. Just my opinion, though I think with more serious topics, using a little light humour can help with how people engage with difficult subjects, and some of my clients agree.
Other titles I've had doing this work include :
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