Plain Language and Government visual recording
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The image of the conference session ‘Plain Language and Government’ illustrates some of the characteristics of graphic recording. The map is divided into three panels, one for each speaker. The presentations were about twenty minutes each. The images were drawn in real time during the sessions. They all include elements of the big picture as expressed by the speakers. The first presentation was about assessing and sorting out sets of laws and regulations, so I drew a trashcan for the laws that didn’t pass the test. The second presenter described the process of implementing plain language as a road with different obstacles, including some resistance in the organization. In the third presentation, the call centre seemed to stand out as the central solution of the project, so I worked around this central image. These images function as the focal point around which other themes and words are organized. Color is used to add an extra layer of visual organization.
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.