Would you like to have more energizing conversations, build stronger relationships, and make more effective decisions?

How amazing would a colourful jolt of joy make your work feel?

Bring your ideas to life with

DTM STUDIO

Hi! I’m Danielle, a live illustrator and visual facilitator. I’m the woman behind the sketchbook and the DTM in the studio.

DTM Studio is your fast track to lively ideas, engaged audiences, and a connected team.

All with the help of a pen, a sketchbook, and my lightning-fast information processing (honed during 15+ years in academic lecture halls).

Did you open the slide deck Jeff shared after his presentation?

Have you watched the recording?

Did you pour over the meeting minutes?

Probably not…

(Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone)

Photo by Tanya Rohrmoser

Live illustration translates your presentation, meeting, or event into a visual summary that is accessible, engaging, and fun.

Even better: your audience is likely to actually look at a visual summary. Seriously, they are fun!

How it works

It’s not a magic trick (though it might feel like one!).

It’s lightning-fast information processing happening live while you talk or custom hand drawn visuals ready for you to incorporate into your next big event.

Check-in & Advice

We’ll discuss your goals and I’ll help your team strategize for getting the most out of your visuals.

Magic Marker Moment

I’ll draw your event or talk live. As participants listen, my markers will be making magic—in the room or virtually.

Spread Joy

Share digitized illustrations with your audience and watch them grin!

Want to keep them talking? I can create custom prints and postcards, while helping you incorporate the visuals in your post-event strategy.

How it feels

  • Justin de Leon

    Assistant Professor, Chapman University

  • Myriam Hadnes

    Founder, Workshops Work and Never Done Before

  • Alison Fragale

    Professor, University of North Carolina and author of Likeable Badass

  • Matt Wildcat

    Assistant Professor, University of Alberta

  • David Young

    Host, The Real You podcast

  • Rachael Cayley

    Director, Centre for Graduate Professional Development, University of Toronto

  • Augusta Lipscombe

    Program Manager, TRANSFORM HF, University of Toronto

  • Emily Doucet

    Developmental Editor, Framing Devices

  • Susannah Smith

    Acting Director, Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota

Why visuals?

There are all kinds of numbers on the internet about how the combination of images and words magically helps people remember more. Usually these numbers are offered without citation. As a recovering academic, I can’t repeat these claims without a citation.

BUT, there is something about a hand drawn image and some nice bold lettering that makes my brain tingle in the very best way.

Illustrations help distil big, complex ideas into component parts. It invites both sides of our brain to work together. Comics, zines, and other visual narratives activate our human desire for storytelling.

Most importantly, a live illustration, zine, or comic welcomes your audience into your world and makes them smile will also keep them thinking of you.

Visuals bring a jolt of joy to your work.

Photo by Tanya Rohrmoser

MY MISSION

At DTM Studio, I bring your ideas to life.

Photo by Tanya Rohrmoser