99U's video: Michelle Rial: Charting Stories Through Objects

About this workshop: You may look at a pair of nail clippers and see a useful, everyday tool, not worth a second glance. Michelle Rial, illustrator, chart-maker, and author of Am I Overthinking This?, looks at the same object and sees dozens of creative possibilities and an opportunity for a productive brainstorming session. In this workshop, she gives us an insight into how examining everyday objects around us can unlock a new way of thinking and creating. This workshop was recorded remotely on May 20, 2020 About this speaker: Michelle Rial is a graphic designer who makes charts. Named by New York magazine’s Vulture as one of “The Funniest Cartoonists and Illustrators on Instagram,” her work has been featured by The New Yorker, Fast Company, USA Today, Wired, and more. She’s the author and illustrator of Am I Overthinking This? Over-answering Life’s Questions in 101 Charts, and a former senior designer at BuzzFeed News.