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THE MARKER POINT IS ALL YOU NEED

The Marker Point is all you need to turn a blank canvas into a bold visual, spoken ideas into action, and dreams into a vision that's ready to become reality. At The Marker Point, I create alignment, connection, and action through visuals—because sometimes you're just one marker point away from seeing what's possible.

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HI, I'M KATYA

Hi, I'm Katya Balakina, the visual note-taker behind The Marker Point Studio. I create real-time visual notes for conferences, workshops, and meetings in Chicago and worldwide. My graphic recordings transform complex ideas into engaging visual summaries that capture attention and improve information retention. I believe in a human-first approach that brings a unique human element to events and creates experiences that resonate with audiences.

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KATYA BALAKINA | HOW I BECAME A GRAPHIC RECORDER

In this talk at CreativeMornings Chicago, I share my journey into graphic recording, a profession where I capture conversations and ideas visually in real time during conferences, workshops, and leadership events. What started as drawing on paper turned into a career that took me to events around the world. In this talk I share: • how I discovered graphic recording • why visual thinking helps people understand complex ideas • what happens behind the scenes of live visual storytelling • how creativity, persistence, and community shape a career. If you're curious about graphic recording or visual thinking, and lookind for a graphic recording and visual notes in Chicago or elsewhere, let's talk!

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Michael Moenning Photography, Travis Young, RW Photography, Khalid Ibrahim, Ro Xicago, Kenney Ellison, Michael Kardas, Jantzen Loza, Elliot Powell, Steven Palomino

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