You say you can’t draw? No problem, we hear that a lot at the bikablo akademie. Graphic visualisation is a cultural skill that can be learned, just like learning a foreign language – and sketchnoting is the best way to get started in this new language. You’ll need a sketchbook and two pens – and then you’re ready to go! Get your hands on a fine-line marker or pen, a highlighter, and a notebook (the best size to begin with is A5 – or, in the US, half-letter). Choose an audio book or an interesting video presentation on a topic...

In the world of bikablo, colors play a central role. If it helps clarify information while also supporting the poster layout, a tree may sometimes even be orange, or a lightbulb green. At bikablo, however, no matter how colorful things may get, grey is still the “color of all colors.” Our bikablo trainers have put together seven new color palettes to show which color combinations work best for both beginners and visualization pros. Into the light: bright shades that stream upwards, with light blue as a point of contrast Color plays a very special role in the bikablo technique. It creates structure, highlights...

Do you think that diagrams, charts, curves and tables are boring? So did we! Until we met Stefanie Posavec, the author of „Dear Data“ and trainer of our Dataviz Drawing MasterClass on May 28. Looking forward to this great training, and inspired by her cheerful charts, the bikablo trainer team invented a clever decision-making technique „on the job“, while preparing an internal train-the-trainer event. Learn more on how we made data work for our intentions! Two weeks ago, a group of bikablo core team trainers met in our Cologne headquarters in order to share their skills and get ready for our three day Visual Storytelling...