Lettering for Visual Note Taking – Special Effects – Workshop Alert!

by | Dec 2, 2025 | Events, Free resources, graphic recording, Tools of the trade, visual facilitation, visual notetaking

Special Effects of Lettering with Renatta Algalarrondo, Lettering for Visual Note Taking
A Hybrid NOVA Scribes Event

Join NOVA Scribes for a hands-on, hybrid lettering workshop with the incomparable Renatta Algalarrondo, known for her expressive titles, confident linework, and the subtle visual details that give her charts so much personality. This session will take place both in person at Brian’s Herndon studio and online for remote participants.

What the session covers
Renatta will walk participants through the building blocks of great lettering for graphic recording and facilitation. She will demo how she:

  • Lettering for Visual Note Taking
  • Divides a chart and designs an overall structure
  • Creates hierarchy through a main title, subheads, and stems that guide the viewer’s eye
  • Combines lettering styles based on her own rules for what pairs well together
  • Uses color accents like outlining pastel or yellow cursive
  • Adds depth with hatching, shadows, and other simple special effects

This workshop is designed primarily for graphic recorders, but facilitators who create their own flip charts, workshop visuals, or meeting titles will also benefit from seeing how Renatta builds style, clarity, and visual interest.

The workshop will be a true hybrid experience. Renatta will demo live on the wall in Brian’s visual studio, which is fully equipped for multi-camera capture. Participants can join:
In person at Brian’s studio: email Brian@lizardbrain.com if you’d like to attend; I’ll include you on the calendar invite. 8 people max.
Online via Zoom, with a clear view of the demos and time to practice along

What to bring to Lettering for Visual Note Taking
For remote attendees, Renatta recommends three markers:

  • A Neuland BigOne®
  • A Neuland BigOne® Art marker
  • A Neuland Fat One
  • It’s OK if you don’t have those exact markers: use whatever you have on hand. You can practice on copy paper, manila paper, cardboard, or anything you already have.

In-person attendees will have access to studio markers and materials. All attendees will receive a discount on Neuland products*, including markers, ink, and other materials.
*Exclusions apply.

Who should attend

  • Graphic recorders
  • Visual facilitators
  • Anyone who wants to improve the look and clarity of their lettering

Experiment with lettering combinations, color effects, and styling techniques to make your charts pop. Whether you join from a studio chair or from home, you will leave with new tools for creating expressive and readable visual work.

Renatta Algalarrondo makes meetings visual at both in-person and virtual events.
Her business, Fall4art, harnesses the transformative power of visual communication, engaging audiences for over a decade. She thrives on creating visual narratives that capture essential business discussions and facilitate strategic thinking.

With her business and organizational development experience, she creates real-time visualizations that serve as roadmaps for participants to guide their current decisions and chart their future. Renatta uses her experience with global Fortune 500 companies to organize and illustrate complex functions and processes.
Fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, she is called upon to illustrate international and multicultural events in multiple languages.
She is a co-founder and board member of the IFVP Institute, the non-profit arm of the global professional association for visual practitioners. She also chairs the development of the first professional certification process for visual practitioners.
Renatta combines her business savvy, drawing ability, people skills, and communication acumen to create environments where others can succeed.

Website: fall4art.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/renatta-algalarrondo

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NOVA Scribes has entered into a partnership with the IFVP: the International Forum of Visual Practitioners! This workshop is an IFVP Learning Lab. All IFVP members have access to Learning Labs at https://ifvpforum.circle.so/c/learning-hub/

This workshop will be recorded and posted on YouTube for anyone who cannot attend. You can find the YouTube link in the Comments section of this NOVA Scribes Meetup event once the workshop video has been uploaded.

You can find previously recorded videos at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJfInZHmS8prj2_DUaJ35CYY8n7SzoPMJ

We’re not charging for this workshop, but we will be asking for donations! Donations cover the costs of hosting events on Meetup, honorariums for new graphic recorders, and scholarships.