Discovering Visual Stories

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Discovering Visual Stories

Ten years ago, I had my first opportunity to create visual tools for litigation. It was an eminent domain case, and I got the call about six weeks before trial to help an expert witness show the story behind spreadsheets full of economic projections. At this point, I had a limited understanding of the litigation process, and understood my role was to create presentation graphics and trial exhibits. It went well, so I met with the client (Portland City Attorney) to discuss future work. They hired Fat Pencil to work on a second case, and that experience forever changed my thinking about the role of visual tools in litigation.

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FPS Blog

How to Hail an Air Taxi
Despite all the hype surrounding self-driving cars, the future of taxi service in major cities will likely run through the air.

We are Hiring!
Fat Pencil Studio is currently looking for a full-time designer with strong 3d modeling and graphic communication skills to join our Portland office.

Brain Candy

Christ on a cracker! Laura Lanford discusses pareidolia, or the phenomenon of seeing patterns (like faces) where there are none.

The military is investing in a new communications device that transmits sound through your skull from a small microphone installed on your teeth.

Check out 20 things you'll never have to buy again if you have a 3D printer.

Scientists have determined that climate change is now beginning to dissolve the ocean floor.

Solar panels are becoming more widely accepted as a clean energy alternative, but they produce problems of their own.

We have confirmation that some dinosaurs had colorful and speckled eggs like birds of today.

New efforts to preserve the biodiversity of plants include growing trees in test tubes.

Ever wonder how they make airplane black boxes?

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