LIVE EVENT ILLUSTRATION & GRAPHIC RECORDING

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Make your event unforgettable with live illustration

I'm Katie Chappell, founder of Illustrated Live. For over ten years we've helped organisations turn complex conversations into visuals that land (live!) at events around the world.

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NHS logo on a black background.
Logo with a black outline of a house and the words 'Penguin Random House' inside it.
The Adobe logo, which features a black stylized 'A' icon next to the word 'Adobe' in black text.
Xero logo
Netflix logo in black with the word 'NETFLIX' in uppercase letters.
Simple black and white logo of a dog's face above the text "DogsTrust".
A black silhouette of a cat looking to the right, with a slightly arched back and tail curled upward.
The logo of Vogue & A.
Instagram app icon in grayscale with a camera outline
Black and white logo with the word 'STUDIÓCANAL' in bold letters, inside a rounded rectangle outline.
The logo of the British Council with four gray circles arranged in a square and the words 'British Council' in black text.
A person holding a white tablet with colorful app icons displayed on the screen
Logo of Boston Consulting Group with the initials 'BCG' and the full company name to the right.
A black silhouette of a person playing volleyball with a net on a sandy beach at sunset or sunrise.
A black and white logo with a pair of wings and the words "The University of Texas" around a central emblem.
TSB logo with three overlapping circles containing the letters T, S, and B.
Logo of Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity featuring a child's cartoon face with a tear, next to the text 'Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity'.
A black and white map of the world with continents outlined.
Black and gray logo with a stylized figure of a woman holding circles, and the text 'Bloomsbury' beneath.
AVIVA logo with stylized open book icon in grayscale.
Logo of a coffee bean with the words 'Too Good To Waste' beneath it.
A black and white photograph of a group of people hiking a steep trail with greenery on both sides.
Virgin Media logo with an infinity symbol and the text 'Virgin media' inside it.
Logo for Juno Women's Aid with the words 'Juno Women's Aid' inside a circle.
A woman sailing a small boat on a calm lake surrounded by autumn trees.
A black silhouette of a person running with a backpack on against a white background.
Illustration of a black cross with the Union Jack flag in the center.
Logo of AVIVA insurance with stylized letter 'A' and the company name in black text.
Black background with the phrase "Pret A Manger" in the center, flanked by two stars on either side.
Logo of the open college of the arts and open university, with black text and graphics on a white background.
The logo of the National Trust featuring a leaf graphic and text.
Black logo with a house shape made of a rounded square, with a doorknob icon inside, and the word 'sustrans' written below.
Animated Pac-Man character in black and white, appearing to eat dots or pellets.
United States Postal Service logo with a black eagle and bold black letters 'USPS'
Oxfam logo featuring a person-shaped icon inside a circle
Black silhouette of a mosquito with closed wings, long legs, a thin body, and a long proboscis.
Logo of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology featuring stylized vertical bars and the text 'Massachusetts Institute of Technology' beside the bars.
Logo for National Museums Scotland featuring a stylized symbol and text in dark gray.
Black and white Starbucks Coffee logo with the mermaid in the center, surrounded by the text Starbucks Coffee.
Lululemon logo with stylized 'A' symbol and the brand name in lowercase text.
A playful black and white illustration of a whale with googly eyes, a spout of water, and a smiling face.
A black and white vector line drawing of a person's face in profile with short hair.
Johnson & Johnson logo in black and white.
A lightning bolt symbol above the bold acronym "EY" in gray letters.
Logo for King's College London with the text displayed in black on a white background.
Silhouette of a person standing on a mountain peak with a snowboard, overlooking a scenic mountainous landscape at sunset.
An animated illustration of a cat lounging on a phone. The cat is gray and white with a content expression.
Gray logo with the text 'Mental Health UK' in white.
Logo of Historic England featuring stylized layered waves and the text 'Historic England'
Black t-shirt with a colorful illustration of a pineapple and text that reads 'Orange' and 'Tropical Summer'
CeraVe logo in black text on a white background.
CloudZero logo with hexagon and cloud icon in gray, and the company name in black.
Silhouette of a girl with long hair holding a balloon and standing next to a large star against a black background.
Neon sign for 'MyBank' with stylized lowercase letters and a black background.

10
years
experience

700+
events illustrated

clients in more than 11
countries

Two pink, hand-drawn lightning bolt shapes on a black background, created in an Illustrated Live style by Katie Chappell, live illustrator

You’re
not boring…
why should your events be!?

over the moon guarantee - at Illustrated Live, we're not happy til you're happy!

Graphic recording & visual notes to feed your creative brain.

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Let's chat!

Let’s blow your audience’s mind & make sure they remember you.

“You mean those notes were created LIVE? While that person was talking!?”

Yep.

find out more
Katie Chappell graphic recording to draw B Corp notes with blue highlights on a tablet, illustrating sustainability and brand logos.

Happy event organisers, conference producers, and facilitators…

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Green speech bubble hand drawn in the Illustrated Live style
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  • Penguin random house - Illustrated Live illustration client

    Live illustration really made the conference something special. Participants and speakers loved it - a group of senior creatives - a tough crowd!

    Penguin Random House

  • Apple - Illustrated Live illustration client

    The live illustration was fantastic and everyone was so pleased. The graphic recording really brought our series of events to life!

    Apple

  • Craghoppers - Illustrated Live illustration client

    A delight to work with from start to finish, Katie's team were super easy to get on with and understood the brief immediately.

    Craghoppers

  • ALNAP - Illustrated Live illustration client

    I was so impressed with how quickly we got the final results! Highly recommended.

    ALNAP

Live illustration, without the faff

You’re not boring, why should your events be!?

Illustrated Live is all for human creativity in live, real-time spaces. We help ideas make sense, and visual thinking feel clear, friendly and welcoming.

In a world where AI is creeping further into everything, we’re flapping the flag for gloriously human interpretation. Illustration done in the moment helps people understand, remember, and feel part of what’s happening.

Long live human ideas!

Find out how it works

Our Services

What we can help with:

  • We draw live at events online and in-person.

    This is also known as graphic recording, sketchnotes, scribing.

    Whatever you want to call it, we turn information into pictures LIVE.

    Learn more about live event illustration here

  • Do you have stuff to explain? An animated explainer videos might be juuuust the thing. We offer traditional animation and timelapse animation services to suit different budgets and timescales.

    Get your message into EVEN MORE brains. It’s visual-learner-friendly, brilliant for neurodivergent audiences, and we love makin’ em!

    We do the storyboarding and animation in-house, and all you need to provide is the script. We’ve got a network of talented voiceover artists to help so you can get the perfect voice to go with your animation.

    Learn more about our process (new page coming soon)

  • There’s nowt we love more than taking your complex (sometimes dry) data and turning it into glorious infographic nuggets for your audience to gobble up.

    See our infographics work here.

  • Conferences can be dull. Murals are never dull.

    Come and have a look at what’s possible - from painting on glass and windows, to helping you design event branding that stands out and makes your dream customers flock to you like moths to an illustrated-conference-stand.

    See our conference murals and live window painting offerings here

  • We’ve been graphic recording (drawing at meetings, being a conference artist) since 2016.

    You can read more about graphic recording by clicking here.

Ready to make your event the one people remember?

Meeting illustrations for a National Trails event in London
graphic recording for Pfizer - Illustrated Live. Drawings of keynote talks
Example of professional live scribing for a leadership conference - Illustrated Live - Katie Chappell
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