Susanne Hoogwater is a graphic facilitator and creative lawyer, specialized in legal information design and visual communication. She is originally from the Netherlands, and lives in the United States. She is the owner of www.legalsketchpad.com, www.legalvisuals.nl and www.goodmoodlaw.com.
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Gautrain disclaimer rewrite
This project was carried out by a team of lawyers, usability experts, plain language experts and designers.
It was presented at Clarity2010.
World of Warcraft terms and conditions
This project was carried out by a team of lawyers, usability experts, plain language experts and designers.
It was presented at Clarity2010.
Engaging legal help just got easier
This project was carried out by Anne Marie Chisnall and the team at Write Mark ltd
“Claret-y”2010 – Free wine tasting in central lisbon
Taste wines from all over Portugal courtesy of Viniportugal.
Renee Cullinan 30 sec interview
Renee Cullinan is Managing Partner at Atalanta Partners, a consulting firm focused on bringing clarity and meaning to corporate strategies. Her presentation with Steve Blunt, Senior Director of Cisco Systems, will demonstrate the power and necessity of clear, explicit, plain language to support strategy execution within large, complex corporations.
Fabrico Infinito – Uniqueness at its finest
“In nature nothing repeats itself, there aren’t two identical trees, two birds alike, two rain drops alike, two kisses alike. In this Fabrico Infinito also everything is unique and doesn’t repeat itself. It doesn’t come back. Enjoy. And be happy.”
Eamonn Moran – 30 second interview
Eamonn will be presenting “Intergenerational drafting: a very modern dilemma”, which discusses the process of taking very old legal text and making it understandable and relevant in today’s society.
Susan Kleimann – 30 second interview
Susan will be presenting “Can You Understand What This Privacy Notice Says?”, a focus on the challenges of dealing with consumers’ understanding of privacy policies and lessons learned from a major project for the U.S. federal government.