Live Scribing

See the Big Picture. Shape the Conversation. Drive Action.

Live Scribing turns words into real-time visuals—making speeches and discussions clear, engaging, and unforgettable. More than just illustration, it’s a catalyst for engagement, creativity, and deep thinking. Audiences don’t just listen—they watch ideas unfold and leave with a visual story that sticks. Perfect for conferences, workshops, and strategy sessions, Live Scribing doesn’t just capture conversations—it amplifies them. Used interchangeably with Graphic Recording, Live Scribing keeps audiences focused, sparks creativity, and turns complex topics into simple, shareable visuals.

Whether it’s hand-drawn on massive canvases, digitally streamed to event screens, or created remotely, this immersive experience grabs attention, sparks ideas, and makes complex topics easy to remember.

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Hand-drawn
Live-scribing

Hand-drawn live scribing brings a physical, interactive element to events, creating a unique experience that captures attention and fosters deeper engagement. Unlike digital scribing, which is often displayed on screens, hand-drawn Live Scribing exists in the physical space, making them a real-time experience. The process itself becomes part of the event’s energy – participants can watch as their ideas are transformed into visuals, sparking curiosity, conversation, and deeper connection.

After your event, you get both: a unique hand-drawn artwork to keep and a digital copy to share! Explore our live scribing portfolio examples.

Why Choose Hand-Drawn Live Scribing?

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Engages Audiences in a Tangible Way

The presence of an artist creating visuals live at event adds an element of excitement and curiosity, making participants feel more connected to the content.

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Encourages Collaboration

Seeing ideas develop in a shared space fosters discussions and interaction, making it ideal for workshops and strategic meetings.

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Creates a Lasting Impact

Large-format visuals serve as a powerful post-event artifact that can be displayed, photographed, or turned into a digital summary for extended use.

A digital live scribing session in progress, showcasing a visually engaging, real-time illustrated summary of key ideas and discussions on a tablet screen

Live Digital
Scribing

Live Scribing digitally is the next evolution of Live Event Illustration, tailored for today’s technology-driven world. Digital scribing brings the power of real-time visual thinking into hybrid, virtual, and in-person events, allowing participants to see ideas come to life on-screen as discussions unfold. Using a tablet and digital tools, visuals are created live and instantly projected onto large screens, integrated into virtual meetings, or shared across remote teams, ensuring everyone stays engaged and aligned. Live digital scribing is easily repurposed for presentations, infographics, and marketing while also being an eco-friendly, space-saving alternative to physical materials.

✔ Live Digital Scribing – Seamless, Scalable, and Instantly Shareable

Why Choose Live Digital Scribing?

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Ideal for Virtual & Hybrid Events

Perfect for remote audiences, ensuring everyone experiences the same real-time engagement, no matter where they are.

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Seamless Screen Integration

Digital visuals can be displayed on large projection screens in physical venues or streamed directly into Zoom, Teams, and other virtual platforms.

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Instant Access & Sharing

The final visual is immediately available as a high-resolution file, making it easy to distribute, embed in reports, or share on social media.

Remote Live
Scribing

Skip the travel costs, keep the impact. At SmartUp Visuals, our Remote Live Scribing brings real-time visual storytelling to virtual events, webinars, and global meetings—without the logistics. We capture key insights live and enhance engagement through dynamic digital visuals. Screen-shared in real time and delivered as high-resolution assets, our visuals keep the conversation going in presentations, reports, and marketing. Same results, more efficiency—wherever your team is.

Check out our blog on Remote Live Event Illustration or explore our Virtual Graphic Recording service.

Remote Live Scribing capturing key ideas in real-time, creating engaging digital visuals for virtual events, webinars, and online meetings.

Live Scribing is perfect for:

✔ Leadership & Strategy Sessions → Helping teams visualise goals, align on priorities, and drive action. Need a Strategy Visual created offline? Check our Visual Strategy service page.

✔ Innovation & Design Thinking Workshops → Bringing ideas to life with visual storytelling.

✔ Conferences & Keynotes → Engaging audiences and making insights memorable.

✔ Business Transformation & Change Management → Creating a shared vision for success.

✔ Business Events & Meetings → Visualising ideas and co-creating artwork with audience input.

How does Live Event Scribing work?

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Live Visualization

As discussions unfolds, live scriber strategically captures key insights and turns them into engaging visuals

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Real-Time Clarity

Participants see the big picture forming, improving engagement & retention.

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Immediate & Lasting Impact

Digital or hand-drawn visuals are delivered as valuable assets for ongoing reference.

WHY CHOOSE SMARTUP VISUALS?

Bringing Your Events to Life with 12+ Years of Expertise

With 12+ years of expertise, we’ve partnered with global leaders, Fortune 500 companies, and top organisations to turn complex ideas into clear, engaging visuals. But live scribing is more than just drawing—it’s a strategic tool that enhances conversations, boosts engagement, and helps teams align in real time. Whether you prefer an immersive hand-drawn experience or seamless digital integration for hybrid events, we tailor our approach to fit your needs. Our visuals don’t just capture the moment—they become powerful post-event assets, repurposed for presentations, reports, and ongoing strategy. More than visual notes, we create memorable, actionable stories that ensure key insights stick and drive real impact. 🚀

What Our Clients Say:

Smartup Visuals did some amazing work visualizing the contents of our 2-day workshop and were a delight to work with. I can highly recommend them!
Justus Bender-HackePrincipal Account Manager

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Smartup Visuals for our Paris Innovation Summit and their live digital scribing blew the audience away and was a great way for them to share insights from the event with their own organisations. Wishing Smartup Visuals every success and looking forward to teaming up again.
Gaurav GujralManaging Director and Global Consulting Leader

Smartup Visuals transformed a flood of messy ideas into a clear, compelling poster to describe our resilience financing work. They did it in just a few days, with professionalism and an ability to listen for the key takeaways behind our concepts. We’ll be using the poster at conferences and in talks, and I’m so appreciative of their skill!
Eva Vander Giessen Senior Communications Manager

Live Scribing FAQ

How does Live Scribing work?

Live Scribing is more than just visual documentation—it’s a real-time thinking and engagement tool. It filters information, identifies key insights, and visually maps out connections between ideas in a structured, illustrated mind map. This approach helps audiences digest, perceive, and retain information more effectively, making it an invaluable tool for strategy meetings, leadership discussions, innovation workshops conferences and business meetings.

It is a powerful tool for visual event summaries that boost engagement and strategic meetings that drive decisions.

What are the types of Live Scribing?

Live Scribing comes in various formats, evolving from traditional hand-drawn visuals to digital and remote options. Choosing the right type depends on your event setup, audience, and business goals.

✔ Hand-Drawn Live Scribing (On-Site) → Ideal for in-person events, conferences, and workshops, where a scribe creates large-scale, real-time visuals that engage audiences and serve as an event centerpiece.

✔ Digital Live Scribing (On-Site or Remote) → Perfect for hybrid or virtual events, where visuals are created live on a tablet and shared via screens or streaming platforms. This format works well for strategy sessions, webinars, and online conferences.

✔ Remote Graphic Recording → Need a visual summary without an on-site presence? Our Virtual Graphic Recording service provides real-time, illustrated summaries for remote audiences.

💡 Not sure which option is right for you? Let’s discuss your event goals and find the best fit!

What additional value does Live Scribing provide?

When you hire our Live Scribes, you don’t just get a visual summary—you get a strategic communication tool that extends beyond the event. We provide:

✔ A detailed, structured visual mind map that captures connections and relationships between ideas that can be shared via follow-up emails, blogs, social media, and presentations, which also acts as a valuable reference tool that allows attendees (and those who missed the event) to revisit and absorb key insights later.

Where businesses use visuals after the Live Scribing session?

how organizations leverage mind maps from Live Scribing:

✔ Strategy & Leadership Meetings → Teams refer back to the visuals to reinforce key decisions, track progress, and align future actions.

✔ Workshops & Innovation Sessions → Mind maps serve as a reference for brainstorming outcomes, helping teams develop and execute ideas effectively.

✔ Internal Communications & Reports → Visual summaries are shared in follow-up emails, presentations, and company newsletters to keep teams informed and engaged.

✔ Marketing & Social Media → Businesses repurpose live scribed visuals to enhance content, blogs, and LinkedIn posts, making insights more engaging and shareable.

✔ Employee Training & Onboarding → Mind maps simplify complex information, making them a great tool for training materials and onboarding new employees.

💡 Want to maximise the impact of your Live Scribing session? Let’s help you integrate these visuals into your business strategy!