Visuals that support decisions ...
As a company or institution, communicating and documenting topics clearly is a challenge. Graphic recording helps you capture what has been discussed and developed in a visually compelling and comprehensible way – so that your content is not only seen, but also understood and remembered.
I offer you customized, real-time visualizations to accompany workshops, conferences, communication events, or presentations – clear, memorable, and to the point.
Whether small-format sketchnotes, large-format graphic recordings, detailed strategy images or moving visual storytelling: visualizations translate complex content into big pictures that have a lasting impact and generate demonstrable added value .
I would be happy to show you how good visualizations can make your communication, workshops, and processes more successful and sustainable.
... because they clearly illustrate connections and convey insights in real time.
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CHALLENGE
Death by PowerPoint
Page-long presentations of complex topics overtax your audience's attention.
Linear communication
Your presentations convey your messages chronologically, but unfortunately also one-dimensionally.
Abstract concepts
The participants of your event are interested, but cannot fully remember and implement the content.
Factual presentation
Bullet points and diagrams are not memorable visuals; their messages do not stick.
Lost in Translation
A lot of time and effort has gone into your presentations, yet the communication remains one-sided.
Accompanying visualization increases the productivity of meetings, as patterns and processes become immediately apparent in context. As a result, you not only gain a well-designed big picture, but also clarity and structure. The position of the documenting third party also provides space for new perspectives and reflections on what has been jointly developed.
As a trained illustrator and designer, I offer you more than just generic visual vocabulary; I provide individual storytelling, surprising visual metaphors, and a clearly structured dramaturgy in graphic recording. This makes your topic accessible to third parties without having to explain it. I offer all of this in accordance with corporate design, including animation formats, to ensure extensive media reuse.
My goal is to provide you with the best possible support in achieving your objectives.
SOLUTION
Holistic storytelling
Visualizations convey your messages to the audience at a glance through engaging storytelling.
Metaphors open dimensions
Use the effect of strong image-text metaphors to create memorable anchor points that lead to implementation.
Concrete illustration
People can understand images much faster and remember them better, so take advantage of this benefit. As shareable content, visualization works for you across all communication channels.
Emotional impact
Document the content of your event using emotive imagery and build connections with participants – this will increase their commitment.
Dialogue-oriented communication
Offer your audience a space for interaction and dialogue with accessible visualizations. Participation and co-creation become real added value.
PORTFOLIO
METHODS
Visualization offers the possibility to support a variety of tasks:
The implementation of strategy maps, corporate storytelling, knowledge walls, customer journeys, persona development, consensus mapping, team building, experience design, ideation workshops, guidance systems, design thinking processes, product and services innovation and business culture mapping.
Sketchnotes are suitable for the focused visual recording of individual processes, problem solutions, or moments. The focus is on the details, the core message, and leads to loose series of key visuals under the umbrella of a theme. A playful element can also be incorporated here, as personal dialogue works just as well as pure documentation.
Graphic recording is the large-format creation of a visual record of workshops, events, or meetings without actively intervening in the process. This is done with the goal of establishing visual anchor points that communicate quick, clear, and memorable messages during follow-up to the event. This form of visualization occurs in real time, analog or digital as needed, and results in reusable graphics that reflect your event 1:1.
Visual (Graphic) Facilitation describes the interactive, dialogue-oriented approach of developing content together with the client in a workshop setting and visualizing it as processes and connections in image-word combinations (co-creation). Key messages are filtered out, and the visualization directly reflects the events and reflects the group process. The facilitator's expertise as a coach and catalyst is crucial here. Furthermore, a company-specific visual vocabulary can be developed, which ultimately promotes and sustainably strengthens participants' identification with the content and objectives of the workshop. This creative and entertaining collaborative work opens up new perspectives and potential in corporate communications, which can subsequently be further utilized in a wide variety of media.
Animations can translate the content of the visualizations into moving images – whether as an explanatory video, a complex full animation, or video scribing (time-lapse video, possibly with an explanatory voice-over), you can make the results of the graphic recording accessible on other internal and external channels within your company. This allows you to achieve traceable awareness (through tracking) even beyond the company's reach and expand your value chain.
Artworks can also make the results of a visual facilitation or graphic recording usable in corporate communications across a wide range of styles, in line with corporate design, and across media. The possibilities are endless; any graphic recording can be converted into renderings according to your taste and specifications, e.g., as isometric elevations, flat designs, 3D renderings, rich images, etc.
CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS
OFFER
A one-day assignment includes one or two online briefings, familiarization with the topic and corporate design, visual language and metaphor development, and preliminary coordination based on rough sketches. Materials such as Neuland pens in the respective corporate design colors, Neuland continuous paper, and other drawing materials are included. The assignment typically begins one hour before the event and ends after approximately eight hours, including breaks.
EUR 1,800.00 / day plus VAT.
For assignments lasting several days, the daily rate is reduced to the amount stated below. More extensive assignments (e.g., breakout groups, simultaneous ideation sessions) are possible as teamwork with partners from the network and can be arranged upon request. Daily rates will be discussed accordingly.
EUR 1,600.00 / day plus VAT.
Additionally, a high-resolution roll scan (JPEG) of the analogue visualisation and its shipping (analogue and digital) can be ordered.
EUR 250.00 plus VAT
A mobile graphic wall can also be provided as an additional feature.
EUR 150.00 plus VAT
Post-processing may include corrections or additions to the content as well as conversion into a fully digital file (e.g. as a freely scalable vector file).
Implementation as an animation is also possible. Storyboards are developed, assets are created, voice-overs and SFX are added if necessary, and the product is finally delivered in a standard video format.
EUR 150.00 / hour plus VAT.
Travel and accommodation costs are calculated based on distance and time commitment. Depending on these requirements, travel may be by train (preferred), car, or, for international assignments, by plane. Overnight accommodations can be coordinated on-site for any contingent bookings.
According to effort
If you are interested, please contact me by phone at
+49 172 67 21 893 or by email at tim.weiffenbach@graphicrecording-tw.com
PROFILE
Tim Weiffenbach's birthday is on New Year's Eve, he likes to listen to strange music, collects comics, designer toys, Hawaiian shirts and useless knowledge (says the family) and goes for longer walks than the dog (which is the dog's fault).
QUALIFICATION
From 1991 to 1995, he studied visual communication with a specialization in illustration under Prof. Ute Osterwalder, graduating with distinction. In 1998, he continued his education at the Joe Kubert School in the USA.
Self-employed as an art director and illustrator since 1993. Created his first graphic recordings in 2000, and since then, concentrated on illustration and visualization for direct clients, agencies, and publishers.
Various international awards, such as 3x3 Magazine for Illustration (USA - Merit 2014, Merit 2024), Joseph Binder Award (AUT - Bronze 2014, Gold 2022), Creative Quarterly (USA - Gold & RunnerUp 2022, Gold 2023), Art Directors Club (DEU - Award 2023, Shortlist 2024), Lisbon Ad Award (POR - Bronze 2023) and Applied Arts Award (CAN - Gold 2024).
Founding member of the Illustrators Organization e.V. in 2003, and its chairman from 2004 to 2014. Honorary member of the Society of Illustrators New York, USA, since 2007. Honorary member of the Illustrators Organization, Germany, since 2015.
From 2008 to 2012, he taught at the Academy of Visual Arts in Frankfurt. In 2009, he lecturered at the Bauhaus University in Weimar. Since 2023, he is appointed professor of illustration and animation in the field of business, design, and technology at Macromedia University in Frankfurt.
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CONTACT
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Tim S. Weiffenbach
Hohenwaldstraße 48
61449 Steinbach
Germany
Email: tim.weiffenbach@graphicrecording-tw.com
Mobile: +49 0172 6721893
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