#VisualizeIT Workshop 4: "Doodling for Technologists" | Denise Yu
Tags: sketchnoting, visualizeit, beginners, storytelling
Published: 2021-02-06 03:05:24

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title: #VisualizeIT Workshop 4: "Doodling for Technologists" | Denise Yu
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description: Join @deniseyu21 and build your skillset for creating engaging, whimsical doodles about technical subject matter.
tags: sketchnoting, visualizeIT, beginners, storytelling
series: "#VisualizeIT 2020: Visual Storytelling Workshops For Beginners"
cover_image: https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/41f9t0roqvho6derg73j.png
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## 📣 #VisualizeIT: The Series

Welcome to workshop #3 in this event series organized by [Microsoft Reactor](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/), [Azure Advocates](https://dev.to/azure) and the [Lets Sketch Tech](https://dev.to/letssketchtech) community. 

![#VisualizeIT: The Series](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/kbao7u9g9aamxnxbn70l.png)

Read this post👇🏽 to learn more about the series goals and schedule - then join us and add visual storytelling to your tech tool-belt for 2021!
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Speaker Cards Artwork: by [Kaitlin Gu](https://twitter.com/_gubean)

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## 🎨 "From Tech Docs to Tech Talks" 

_Workshop #4 happens `Jan 9, 2020 at 1pm EST`. It is free and online - [register here](https://www.meetup.com/Microsoft-Reactor-Toronto/events/275540821/) to get the event link and other resources post-event._

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> Workshop Abstract:

In this 2-hour session, Denise will take participants through a series of different lessons, each focusing on a different skillset for creating engaging, whimsical doodles about technical subject matter. All you need is pen and paper! No previous drawing experience required, and all lessons are 100% kid-friendly!

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## 👩🏽‍💻 Speaker: Denise Yu

Denise works as a Senior Software Engineer at GitHub, where she builds tools to facilitate productive, healthy collaboration within open source communities. Her superpower is visualizing every technical concept in terms of cat cartoons: deniseyu.io/art


Agenda:
• People & Expressions [25m]
• Letters & Banners [25m]
• 10m break
• Anthropomorphism [25m]
• Lo-fi Metaphors + practice [35m]

 * Find her on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/deniseyu21)
 * Explore [her site](https://deniseyu.io/art/) for art and resources
 * Follow [#sketchthedocs](https://dev.to/t/sketchthedocs) and [#visualizeit](https://dev.to/t/visualizeit) on dev.to

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## 📹 Post Event: Recording & Reactions

Missed the talk? Check out the recording here:

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Here are a few reactions from attendees!

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## The LetsSketchTech Community

If you liked this series, follow [@letssketchtech](https://letssketchtech) on Twitter and right here on dev.to.

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> This is continuation of a series of free online virtual event series organized by the [Microsoft Reactor](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/) team in collaboration with [Azure Advocates](https://dev.to/azure) and the [Lets Sketch Tech](https://dev.to/letssketchtech) community. 

![#VisualizeIT: The Series](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/kbao7u9g9aamxnxbn70l.png)