Awards, Media & Public Speaking
The Visual Facilitator's Field Guide
June 1, 2019
Matthew has contributed three chapters to the upcoming book, The Visual Facilitation Field Guide, to be launched at the IFVP conference in New York City in August, 2019. Pre-order your copy now!
June 1, 2019
Matthew has contributed three chapters to the upcoming book, The Visual Facilitation Field Guide, to be launched at the IFVP conference in New York City in August, 2019. Pre-order your copy now!
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.
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.
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.
Mumbrella Publish Awards 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.
EuViz 2018 Conference
Rungstedgaard, Denmark
30 July 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
30 July 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.
Australian Marketing Institute Awards 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.
IFVP 2017 Conference
Atlanta GA, USA
July 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 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.
January 9, 2017
Matthew Magain was interviewed on the Visual Friends Radio podcast about the process of making a sketch video.
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.
UX New Zealand 2015
Presentation
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.
Presentation
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.
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.
UX Australia
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.
UX Indonesia
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.