Creatively visualize & recap your big ideas with a summary board sketch artist

Our Graphic Recording artists at the Sketch Effect will brilliantly capture your critical messaging in a detailed visual “Summary Board.” Although it looks and feels like a visual-note-taking image that would be captured live at a meeting or conference, a Summary Board can be produced at any time and for any reason. These visuals can be created around any theme, topic, or message your team wants to memorialize in a fun and engaging visual format.

Unique Benefits of
Summary Sketches.

We Move Fast

Looking for a quick visual? A Summary Board is the ideal solution for those needing a creative presentation on a short deadline. Depending on your selected package, you’ll receive a final deliverable in as little as two days or within two business weeks.

Synthesize Key Messaging

Unlike graphic recording, which relies on the context of a live event, we create a Summary Board using a precise set of client-provided points, enabling us to recap all sorts of key messaging. Whether you’re communicating a new initiative, recapping an event, or launching a new product, we can memorialize the big ideas in a creative way.

Animated sketch of a person drawing with a marker

Industry-Leading Artists

Our artists are the best in the business. No matter the context or content of your summary board, you’ll receive a final deliverable that is 100% unique to your brand, filled with completely original visuals that perfectly align with your brand and drive your goals.

See For Yourself!

Summary Board Packages

Standard

Our standard package is a one-stage process perfect for quick-turnaround projects. Our artists follow word-for-word points formatted in a template provided by our team that is matched to your exact color palette and brand guidelines. Our artists create a final sketch that encompasses your critical ideas through expert visualization.

Standard sketches are a great fit for:

In-person & online meeting recaps
Overviews, explainers, or training materials
Vision casting and culture
Strategic planning sessions & board meetings summaries
Educational, instructional, or training materials
Social media & product marketing

Deluxe

Our deluxe package is a two-stage process that is similar but provides clients with a bit more creative oversight and control during the process. In addition, a simple time-lapse recording of the drawing process is provided as a bonus deliverable. If interested in adding a script & voice over, check out our narrated time-lapse video option.

Deluxe Summary Sketches are a great fit for:

In-person & online meeting recaps
Overviews, explainers, or training materials
Vision casting and culture
Strategic planning sessions & board meetings summaries
Educational, instructional, or training materials
Social media & product marketing

Our Process

Standard Package

Deluxe Package

Content Template Population
The Visual Magic Happens
Client Review
Final Deliverables

Content Template Population

Our operations team provides the client with a template that includes fields for the client to populate with the approved content, basic creative direction, brand color palette & logo, and details around the intended use of deliverables.

The Visual Magic Happens

One of our Graphic Recording artists creates a live sketch style visual, capturing the word-for-word content provided by the client on the template. Our sketch artists use their creative discretion to visually represent the big ideas in a compelling creative way.

Client Review (spelling and grammar only)

Our operations coordinator will send the summary board sketch to the client for review. In the standard package, revisions are limited to spelling and grammar edits only. Any changes beyond that scope will be subject to hourly rates.

Final Deliverables

After the requested revisions have been implemented, the client receives the final deliverable in JPEG format. Congrats! You now have an awesome summary board sketch to share with the world!

Content Template Population
The Visual Magic Happens
Client Review
Final Deliverables

Content Template Population

Our operations team provides the client with a template that includes fields for the client to populate with the approved content, basic creative direction, brand color palette & logo, and details around the intended use of deliverables.

The Visual Magic Happens

One of our Graphic Recording artists creates a live sketch style visual, capturing the word-for-word content provided by the client on the template. Our sketch artists use their creative discretion to visually represent the big ideas in a compelling creative way

Client Review (spelling and grammar only)

Our operations coordinator will send the summary board sketch to the client for review. In the deluxe package, clients may provide more substantial feedback on the visuals, concepts, color, layout, and more.

Final Deliverables

After the requested revisions have been implemented, the client receives the final deliverables in JPEG format, as well as a bonus time-lapse recording of the drawing process. Congrats! You now have an awesome summary board sketch and time-lapse recording to share with the world!

TESTIMONIALS

In the Words of

Our partners

"My recent client meeting was far more successful thanks to the inclusion of Graphic Recording by The Sketch Effect! The live sketch artist was able to float between presentation formats and more brainstorm formats, visually capturing the most salient ideas and presenting them as digestible, usable deliverables. As an event organizer and producer, this definitely helped take this meeting to the next level. The client team and I were in awe and continue to leverage the final Graphic Recording images in our follow-up communications. Thanks Sketch Effect team!"

Raymond Sanders

Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Media Direct

"The Sketch Effect is one of the premier organizations I have had the privilege to work with to provide live graphic recording services at one of our events. The University Innovation Alliance Inaugural National Summit this past April, would not have been the same if it were not for this talented group, who was intent on documenting the appropriate highlights from the agenda and helped make the process engaging for our 400+ attendees. The team at The Sketch Effect are professional, organized, well prepared, and were attentive to our group’s needs. The visuals are bold, beautiful, and will be a great resource and reminder of this successful event."

Amber Covington

Director of Operations

University Innovation Alliance

"Having The Sketch Effect at our annual Global Sales and Marketing Meeting was a big hit! Our attendees loved seeing key points from presentations illustrated. Our artist was absolutely fantastic and it was truly a pleasure to work with him. The entire team at The Sketch Effect, from start to finish, were timely, professional, organized and attentive to our goals and needs for this event. The visual results are bold and beautiful, soon to be proudly displayed around our offices!"

Miranda Phalen

Marketing Communications Specialist

Contec, Inc.

"We've received many enthusiastic compliments from both our event attendees and our speakers on the graphic recordings from the Sketch Effect. People found it valuable both during the event to maintain focus on what they were learning and after the event as something to reference. The Sketch Effect Graphic Recording artist did a spectacular job capturing both presentations and also loose discussions, navigating the sometimes jargon-heavy and technical content with ease. One of the goals of our event was to spark ongoing conversations and the graphic notes will help keep that spark alive - the deliverables contain great information and are highly creative and shareable. The team was very helpful throughout the process and worked hard to ensure our event had maximum impact."

Cecilia Gaultney

Scientific Consultant, Organizational Psychology

National Institutes of Health

"Having artists from The Sketch Effect at our onboarding programs has been a huge hit! The learners love seeing their conversations and work come to life through the sketches the artists create. They feel “heard” and that their contributions are validated. And as a result, they engage more. The sketches have great uses following the programs, too! They can be used in communications and marketing of future events. The team was easy to work with and they made the whole experience fun for everyone."

Ernie Brescia

Sr. Manager, Design & Development Studio

PwC

"We are an exhibitor at a trade show each year and are always looking for creative ways to engage with our booth guests. A team member attended another conference and saw the work of The Sketch Effect team and was “wowed” by their work so we invited them to be a part of our booth experience. When guests stopped by the booth, we asked them two or three key industry questions. Our artist would then sketch their answers as they came in. This attracted many people to the booth and it was a great way to follow up with our visitors. They have been with us for several years. If you’re looking for someone to make your events memorable and also provide a valuable tool for meetings and conferences, The Sketch Effect will not disappoint!"

Diane Kidawa

Marketing Manager

NEST

"Using RemoteNotes from The Sketch Effect team to enhance our remote Marketing meeting was a Great Experience. The team ensured a smooth process and left no detail uncovered. We are excited to share the digital visual follow-ups with our team and know that it will serve as an engaging and valuable reminder of the key highlights covered during the meeting. We look foward to working with The Sketch Effect again in the future."

Sabrina Ford

Sr. Marketing

Printpack

"Having artists from The Sketch Effect join our virtual meeting was a huge hit. In a season full of virtual meetings and staring at our screens, every meeting can begin to feel the same. The Sketch Effect made this meeting stand out. The live-sketching helped participants stay engaged added a unique creative element to the presentation, and provided tangible takeaways for all of our participants. "