Awards, Events & Publications
Award: The Telly Awards
June 1, 2020
Sketch Group has won a prestigious Telly Award for the Defining Moments in Australia's History video series, created for the National Museum of Australia. Read more.
June 1, 2020
Sketch Group has won a prestigious Telly Award for the Defining Moments in Australia's History video series, created for the National Museum of Australia. Read more.
Podcast: The Sketchcast
May 2, 2020
Sketch Group has launched The Sketchcast, a new video podcast teaching you how to use sketching to be amazing. We chat to interesting people to find out how they are using sketching and visuals to change the world.
May 2, 2020
Sketch Group has launched The Sketchcast, a new video podcast teaching you how to use sketching to be amazing. We chat to interesting people to find out how they are using sketching and visuals to change the world.
Event: VizConf 2019
October 19, 2019
Sketch Group co-hosted the second annual VizConf conference, Australia's largest annual gathering of visual practitioners, featuring world-renowned lettering expert Heather Martinez and celebrated Melbourne-based artist Sarah Firth. View photos, videos and more.
October 19, 2019
Sketch Group co-hosted the second annual VizConf conference, Australia's largest annual gathering of visual practitioners, featuring world-renowned lettering expert Heather Martinez and celebrated Melbourne-based artist Sarah Firth. View photos, videos and more.
Podcast: Visual Friends Radio
September 3, 2019
Matthew Magain co-hosted the Visual Friends podcast with Marcel Van Hove, as they chat with the opening keynote speaker from the upcoming VizConf 2019 conference, Sarah Catherine Firth.
September 3, 2019
Matthew Magain co-hosted the Visual Friends podcast with Marcel Van Hove, as they chat with the opening keynote speaker from the upcoming VizConf 2019 conference, Sarah Catherine Firth.
Book: The World of Visual Facilitation
August 3, 2019
Matthew has contributed three chapters to the newly released book The World of Visual Facilitation: Unlock Your Power to Connect People & Ideas. The book was launched at the IFVP conference in New York City in August, 2019, and features contributions from 50 experts and visual pioneers from across the globe.
August 3, 2019
Matthew has contributed three chapters to the newly released book The World of Visual Facilitation: Unlock Your Power to Connect People & Ideas. The book was launched at the IFVP conference in New York City in August, 2019, and features contributions from 50 experts and visual pioneers from across the globe.
Event: TEDxDocklands
February 21, 2019
Sketch Group was engaged by the TEDxDocklands conference to visualise the full day of inspiring presentations on the topic of Mind Over Matter. View videos of the talks and sketches from the day.
February 21, 2019
Sketch Group was engaged by the TEDxDocklands conference to visualise the full day of inspiring presentations on the topic of Mind Over Matter. View videos of the talks and sketches from the day.
Publication: Educational Leadership Magazine
December 17, 2018
Sketch Group founder Matthew Magain contributed some examples of type empathy to, and was quoted in, the latest issue of Educational Leadership magazine, focussing on the topic of visual thinking.
December 17, 2018
Sketch Group founder Matthew Magain contributed some examples of type empathy to, and was quoted in, the latest issue of Educational Leadership magazine, focussing on the topic of visual thinking.
Event: VizConf 2018
October 18, 2018
This inaugural event was held in Melbourne and attracted nearly 100 visual practitioners from across the Asia Pacific region. Organised by the teams at Sketch Group and Visual Friends, the event featured US-based author Sunni Brown and local pioneer Jessamy Gee, and was a huge success. View photos and read more.
October 18, 2018
This inaugural event was held in Melbourne and attracted nearly 100 visual practitioners from across the Asia Pacific region. Organised by the teams at Sketch Group and Visual Friends, the event featured US-based author Sunni Brown and local pioneer Jessamy Gee, and was a huge success. View photos and read more.
Award: Mumbrella Publish 2018
September 27, 2018
The Sketch Group team has won big at the 2018 Mumbrella: Publish awards, taking out best short-form video for the whiteboard animation "What is Blockchain?" for CPA Australia.
September 27, 2018
The Sketch Group team has won big at the 2018 Mumbrella: Publish awards, taking out best short-form video for the whiteboard animation "What is Blockchain?" for CPA Australia.
Podcast: Visual Friends Radio
September 23, 2018
Matthew Magain sat down with the host of the Visual Friends Radio podcast, Marcel Van Hove, to discuss all things visual thinking and the upcoming VizConf conference with best-selling author and speaker Sunni Brown. Listen to Part 1 and Part 2.
September 23, 2018
Matthew Magain sat down with the host of the Visual Friends Radio podcast, Marcel Van Hove, to discuss all things visual thinking and the upcoming VizConf conference with best-selling author and speaker Sunni Brown. Listen to Part 1 and Part 2.
Event: EuViz 2018 Conference
Rungstedgaard, Denmark
July 30, 2018
Matthew Magain hosted a session at EUviz 2018 on the future of technology in visual practice, including demonstrating some recent experiments with using virtual reality tools to capture conference presentations in real time.
Rungstedgaard, Denmark
July 30, 2018
Matthew Magain hosted a session at EUviz 2018 on the future of technology in visual practice, including demonstrating some recent experiments with using virtual reality tools to capture conference presentations in real time.
Podcast: Sketchnote Army
June 23, 2018
Matthew Magain had a chat with veteran sketchnoter Mike Rohde about how he got started, and the role that technology—in particular, virtual reality—plays in the world of sketchnoting and visualisation.
June 23, 2018
Matthew Magain had a chat with veteran sketchnoter Mike Rohde about how he got started, and the role that technology—in particular, virtual reality—plays in the world of sketchnoting and visualisation.
Book: Presto Sketching
May 15, 2018
Matthew Magain is featured in a new book by Ben Crothers, called Presto Sketching: The Magic of Simple Drawing for Brilliant Product Thinking and Design. The book is available in Australia through Graphic Gear.
May 15, 2018
Matthew Magain is featured in a new book by Ben Crothers, called Presto Sketching: The Magic of Simple Drawing for Brilliant Product Thinking and Design. The book is available in Australia through Graphic Gear.
Award: Australian Marketing Institute 2017
December 1, 2017
Sketch Group was shortlisted as a finalist in the AMI awards in the Best Video category, for our Surge Capacity video, created for the Victorian Fire Brigade Volunteers.
December 1, 2017
Sketch Group was shortlisted as a finalist in the AMI awards in the Best Video category, for our Surge Capacity video, created for the Victorian Fire Brigade Volunteers.
Book: Pencil Me In
August 12, 2017
Matthew's work is included in a new book by Christina Wodtke, called Pencil Me In: The Business Drawing Book for People Who Can't Draw.
August 12, 2017
Matthew's work is included in a new book by Christina Wodtke, called Pencil Me In: The Business Drawing Book for People Who Can't Draw.
Workshop: IFVP 2017 Conference
Atlanta GA, USA
July 29, 2017
At the annual conference run by the International Forum of Visual Practitioners, Matthew Magain ran a half-day workshop for attendees on how to create a sketch video.
Atlanta GA, USA
July 29, 2017
At the annual conference run by the International Forum of Visual Practitioners, Matthew Magain ran a half-day workshop for attendees on how to create a sketch video.
Podcast: Visual Friends Radio
January 9, 2017
Matthew Magain was interviewed on the Visual Friends Radio podcast about the process of making a sketch video. Listen to the podcast.
January 9, 2017
Matthew Magain was interviewed on the Visual Friends Radio podcast about the process of making a sketch video. Listen to the podcast.
Event: UX Alive 2016
Turkey Istanbul
June 2016
Matthew Magain delivered a presentation to User Experience practitioners on the value of using softer skills, such as sketching, facilitation, and storytelling, outside of their immediate role.
Turkey Istanbul
June 2016
Matthew Magain delivered a presentation to User Experience practitioners on the value of using softer skills, such as sketching, facilitation, and storytelling, outside of their immediate role.
Event: UX New Zealand 2015
Wellington, NZ
November 2015
At the inaugural UX New Zealand conference in Wellington, Matthew Magain gave a short, hands-on presentation packed full of tips on how to draw.
Wellington, NZ
November 2015
At the inaugural UX New Zealand conference in Wellington, Matthew Magain gave a short, hands-on presentation packed full of tips on how to draw.
Workshop: Microsoft Ignite
Gold Coast, Queensland
November 2015
Matthew Magain delivered a short session on sketching tips for programmers.
Gold Coast, Queensland
November 2015
Matthew Magain delivered a short session on sketching tips for programmers.
Event: UX Australia 2015
Sydney, Australia
August 2015
Matthew Magain delivered a full-day workshop on how to design user experiences.
Sydney, Australia
August 2015
Matthew Magain delivered a full-day workshop on how to design user experiences.
Event: UXID
Jakarta, Indonesia
November 2014
Matthew Magain delivered a series of workshops on sketching and designing user experiences.
Jakarta, Indonesia
November 2014
Matthew Magain delivered a series of workshops on sketching and designing user experiences.
Workshop: UX Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
July 2014
Matthew Magain delivered a series of workshops on sketching and designing user experiences.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
July 2014
Matthew Magain delivered a series of workshops on sketching and designing user experiences.
Event: UX MNL
Manila, Philippines
July 2014
Matthew Magain delivered a series of workshops on sketching and designing user experiences.
Manila, Philippines
July 2014
Matthew Magain delivered a series of workshops on sketching and designing user experiences.
Event: Web Directions
Sydney, Australia
September 2013
Matthew Magain delivered a full-day workshop on sketchnoting.
Sydney, Australia
September 2013
Matthew Magain delivered a full-day workshop on sketchnoting.
Book: The Sketchnote Handbook
August 2013
Matthew Magain is featured in in a two-page spread in the highly praised book The Sketchnote Handbook, by Mike Rohde.
August 2013
Matthew Magain is featured in in a two-page spread in the highly praised book The Sketchnote Handbook, by Mike Rohde.
Event: Microsoft Tech•Ed
Gold Coast, Queensland
August 2011
Matthew Magain delivered a presentation to 3,000 about the pursuit of perfection.
Gold Coast, Queensland
August 2011
Matthew Magain delivered a presentation to 3,000 about the pursuit of perfection.