Don’t Tell. Show.

At Ink Factory, we don’t just draw—we transform ideas into drawings that people actually get, remember, and act on.

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Our work

From strategy sessions to global conferences, our team of artists transforms spoken words into real-time visuals that spark clarity, boost engagement, and help ideas stick.

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SmileCon for the American Dental Association

Conference Trade Show

An artist draws an event activation wall with visual notes

CHIME 2025 Fall Forum

Autodesk University

Trade Show

BI Worldwide

Conference Trade Show

Close up of an artist drawing live visual notes

Chicago Food Policy Action Council

Nonprofit Conference

Close up of a hand drawn illustration for Cornell University

Cornell FIG Lab

Website Illustration

Chicago Transit Authority

Community Mural Installations

An artist draws live visual notes on an easel

American Lung Association

Patient Listening Session

SmileCon for the American Dental Association

Conference Trade Show

CHIME 2025 Fall Forum

Autodesk University

Trade Show

BI Worldwide

Conference Trade Show

Chicago Food Policy Action Council

Nonprofit Conference

Cornell FIG Lab

Website Illustration

Chicago Transit Authority

Community Mural Installations

American Lung Association

Patient Listening Session

Close up of an illustration depicting an ecosystem

The Materials Ecosystem

Unlocking the Value of Waste Illustration

Iowa Medical Society

Sketchbook Video

Conference attendees look at a trade show booth featuring Ink Factory's visual notes

Marqeta: Past, Present, and Future of the Payment Landscape

Illustrated Trade Show Booth

Close up of a hand drawing in a sketchbook for an explainer video

Reputation

Sketchbook Video

An artist illustrates attendee's answers during an employee appreciate day

Rush University Medical Center

Employee Appreciation Day

An artist draws live visual notes on a white board

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Convening

A conference attendee walks past a tower of visual notes/graphic recording boards

National Investment Center for Senior Housing

Annual Conferences

The Materials Ecosystem

Unlocking the Value of Waste Illustration

Iowa Medical Society

Sketchbook Video

Marqeta: Past, Present, and Future of the Payment Landscape

Illustrated Trade Show Booth

Reputation

Sketchbook Video

Rush University Medical Center

Employee Appreciation Day

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Convening

National Investment Center for Senior Housing

Annual Conferences

Ready to THINK IN INK?

Founded in 2011 as one of the visual note-taking industry’s pioneers, our artist-led team blends strategy with sketching to help organizations of every size turn complexity into clarity

Whether you’re a Fortune 100 powerhouse or a mission-driven nonprofit, we help you show your ideas, not just write (or say) them. In a world flooded with digital noise, we’re your creative co-pilots: bringing hand-drawn humanity, bold thinking, and creative genius to every project.

When the message matters, think in ink

We turn your big ideas into bold drawings that land with impact.

What we do

Live Visual Notes

Real-time drawing alongside your speakers and presentations at meetings and events.

Event Activations

We draw your audience's ideas, answers, and insights live in real-time.

An event attendee poses in front of an activation drawn by Ink Factory

Custom Illustrations

Collaboratively-designed visuals that explain your complex concepts and processes.

Testimonials

From the moment our graphic facilitator Lindsay arrived, she felt like an extension of our team. Throughout the event, she listened carefully, captured the energy in the room, and transformed conversations, ideas, and insights into beautiful visual stories. Watching the graphics unfold in real time was fascinating!

Rebecca Zurcher Foltz, Core Spaces

"Amazing work! We used Ink Factory for our leadership Summit and our artist created a beautiful representation of the topics discussed. It is so helpful to have visual boards we can refer back to anytime. Highly recommend!"

Kelsey Upchurch, Google

"The Ink Factory provided beautiful and compelling graphics for a research conference dealing with complex concepts. The images brought clarity and a sense of alignment among members of the 70 person group. I highly recommend Ink Factory to engage the visual brain and activate creativity in ways that you may not imagine."

John Rich, Rush University Medical Center

"Honestly, Ink Factory was one of the best vendors I have worked with! Our project manager went above and beyond to make sure we were supported and ready to go on event day. I'm so appreciative of how our artist was able to capture the content of our event. We couldn't have asked for a better outcome."

Cassidy Stratton, Culture Loupe

"From start to finish the management team at Ink Factory was superb. Responsive, professional and creative. Our artist was amazing. So many of our attendees commented on the visual note boards, and many were snapping photos of their own! Hiring Ink Factory for our conference was worth the investment."

Elisa Damato, Physician Resources

"Wonderful experience from first connection to final email on how to stay connected. The visual artist enriched our engagement and in person event in ways that we wouldn’t have been able to accomplish without them. The artistry, professionalism, and value is worth it. You won’t regret working with Ink Factory!"

Halina Martinez, YMCA of the USA

"We hired Ink Factory Studio for a booth engagement activity at one of the conferences we attend. FANTASTIC. The end product was amazing and drew a ton of interest to our booth. Our artist was a delight to work with–super communicative leading up to the event, on-point during, and extremely talented. 10/10 would collaborate with the Ink Factory team again!"

Joe Wolff, WeVideo

Stories we’ve drawn.

Literally.

Live event drawing at the International Mass Timber Conference

Revitalizing the International Mass Timber Conference

Manufacturing & Supply Chain / Conference

“The output was better than anything we expected… no complaints, no suggestions for improvement.”

Amanda Schreiner

WoodWorks

Event sketching engagement wall at WeVideo's ISTELive trade show booth

ISTELive with WeVideo

Education / Tradeshow & Conference

“The engagement wall was a magnet. It brought people to the booth organically. People often have to rely entirely on swag for booth engagement. We didn’t have to do that. There was a natural curiosity about what was going on.”

Joe Wolff

WeVideo

A photo of a trade show booth featuring hand drawn illustrations by Ink Factory

ULab at the American Association of Orthodontists

Healthcare / Tradeshow & Conference

“We have a very complicated value proposition, so it was a challenge to get across the main points that we needed to. The visuals helped people finally “get it.”

Johanna Beckmen

uLab Systems

Graphic recorder capturing a live discussion at NAPA's Midyear Meeting

National Asphalt Pavement Association’s Midyear Meeting

Association / Conference

“It is oftentimes the focal point in a live session. People are generally just really amazed that they are able to capture key points and highly technical conversations."

Kimberly Sumner

NAPA

A visual note-taker / graphic recorder draws next to a speaker on stage

Next Level with James Wedmore

Marketing & Business / Coaching Event

“It leaves your attendees with something of tremendous value, and that to me is the most important thing.”

James Wedmore

The Mind Your Business Podcast

A panel discussion on stage with live digital visual notes being projected in the background

Racism in the Food System with Cornell University

Nonprofit & Education / Convening

“Our conference was focused on advocacy and the drawing became a big part of that. Everyone was excited about the artists. They were part of the conference–not just off to the side.”

Dr. Angela Odoms-Young

Cornell University

Our Clients

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About Us

Ink Factory is the largest team of full-time visual note-takers in the world.

Fifteen artists and strategists who’ve spent 100+ collective years perfecting the craft of turning “hmm” into “AHA!” for everyone from Fortune 100 powerhouses to mission-driven nonprofits.

We’re artist-led and owned, which means quality isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s everything. When you work with us, you’re not just getting drawings. You’re getting creative genius at scale.

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