Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Panda balloon at the ADK Balloon Festival.

We were happy to see Pandy the hot air balloon this year. Or maybe we should call it Persistent Pandy. This hot air balloon was the cutest of all the balloons at the 2011 Adirondack Balloon Festival. Unfortunately, on the day we were there, this hot air balloon never got more than just a few feet off the ground. It struggled, at first, between other inflating balloons and then against the winds.  Just before the sun set, and after what must of been over an hour of attempting to get Pandy fully inflated and into the air, the crew of this wonderfully shaped balloon decided to hold off and wait to try to fly again another day.

Just before the crew called it a day we were able to capture this 360° image of Pandy and onlookers at golden hour. Click on the image above to experience the Pandy hot air balloon interactive panorama. And, to see more from the 2011 Adirondack Balloon Festival visit our posts on Flecks Folly IV and 80+ Balloons at the Adirondack Balloon Festival.

The 2012 Adirondack Balloon Festival is scheduled for September 20-23 and will be celebrating its 40th anniversary. For more information on the festival visit the official Adirondack Balloon Festival website at: http://www.adirondackballoonfest.org.

To learn more about our virtual tour services and our Adirondack based virtual tour company please visit our website http://samuraivirtualtours.com. We’d love to hear from you and to have the opportunity to create a virtual tour of your venue or next event.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the balloons filling at the ADK Balloon Festival.

This was our second day at the Adirondack Balloon Festival and what a difference we experienced compared to the day before! On the previous day the skies held grey and the weather didn’t offer any chance for the balloonists to launch. We feared the same would happen on this day.

Small openings in the clouds offered us some hope and then, when the official weather report was announced and the balloons where given the okay to fly, the entire airfield came to life. Balloon crews worked quickly to prepare their balloons for take-off. Yards and yards of colorful fabric was spread on the grass. Fans and burners roared as people waited excitedly to see the colors and shapes lifted into the sky. It was a bit crazy, things were very busy and most of the balloons were in flight so quickly you barely had time to take it in. Honestly, it felt a bit magical seeing the cloudy skies fill with reds, yellows, purples, shapes and people in floating baskets.

Click on the image above to experience a moment of the 2011 Adirondack Balloon Festival. From the perspective captured in this 360 degree interactive image you can see (and hear) the balloons being filled and in the distance others that have already taken flight.

You may also want to experience the 360 degree interactive panoramas we created of Flecks Folly IV and the Pandy hot air balloon.

Interested in attending the festival in person? The 2012 Adirondack Balloon Festival is scheduled for September 20-23 and will be celebrating its 40th anniversary. For more information on the festival visit the official Adirondack Balloon Festival website at: http://www.adirondackballoonfest.org.

To learn more about our virtual tour services and our upstate New York virtual tour company please visit our website http://samuraivirtualtours.com. We’d love to hear from you and to have the opportunity to create a virtual tour of your venue or next event.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of Flecks Folly IV at the ADK Balloon Festival.

Flecks Folly IV is, in our opinion, one of the prettiest looking balloons at the festival. It’s bright, cheerful colors were wonderful to see against the evening sky.

By clicking the image above you can experience the site and sounds of this balloon inflating during the 2011 Adirondack Balloon Festival. In the air above Floyd Bennett Memorial Field you can also see a few other balloons that had already taken to the air.

This image and audio was captured shortly after the announcement had been given that it was okay for the balloonists to fly and just a few minutes later over 80 hot air balloons were filled and flying over the airport. There was even a hot air balloon shaped like a panda!

To learn more about our virtual tour services and our virtual tour company in the Adirondacks please visit our website http://samuraivirtualtours.com. We’d love to hear from you and to have the opportunity to create a virtual tour of your venue or next event.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour inside Christ Church in Philadelphia.

The above 360° interactive image was taken from the seat of the Curtis Memorial Organ in Christ Church in Philadelphia. This pipe organ, built by The Aeolian Organ Company of Boston, was once in the residence of Mr. Curtis in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. It was relocated and built into the sanctuary of Christ Church and dedicated on May 29, 1935. This organ is still played each Sunday during church services and can also be heard during special events and concerts.  The console built by Austin Organs in 1967 contains 7 divisions, 4 manuals, 126 drawknobs, 33 couplers, and 110 controls. Take note: if your the kind that likes lots of buttons and knobs this view is for you.

Enjoy the view of the Christ Church organist by clicking the image above. To learn more about Christ Church visit our virtual tour of Christ Church here: Christ Church Virtual Tour. You may also want to pay a visit to the official Christ Church website: http://www.christchurchphila.org.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of outside Christ Church in Philadelphia.

During a recent project photographing Christ Church in Philadelphia for a virtual tour we were fortunate to be able to take some time to capture a few extra 360 degree scenes including this one taken of the burial grounds in the backyard of Christ Church. Christ Church and its Burial Ground receives 250,000 tourist visitors each year and is among the most frequently visited sites in the Philadelphia region.

While Christ Church is a popular site for tourists, it is not a museum or simple historical house. Instead, Christ Church is an “active site” performing church services regularly just as it has done for over 300 years.

Christ Church and the burial ground pictured here are located at 20 N. American Street Philadelphia, PA. The Christ Church Burial Ground, where Benjamin Franklin, 4 other signers of the Declaration of Independence and many others are buried, is located at Arch Street between 4th & 5th Philadelphia, PA.

Be sure to click the image above to experience the 360 degree image from outside Christ Church. To learn more about the church and its history visit our virtual tour of Christ Church and  the Christ Church website at: http://www.christchurchphila.org.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Carolers at the Inn in Jim Thorpe.

One of my favorite things at Christmastime is hearing Christmas carolers. As we were walking down the chilly streets of Jim Thorpe in December, to my delight there were carolers singing from the balcony of the Inn at Jim Thorpe across the street. We were able to capture some audio of their singing and create this 360 degree panorama for you to get a glimpse of what it is like to be there.

If you want to really experience being there we recommend putting on a wool hat, grabbing some hot cocoa, and lighting a holiday scented candle before opening the virtual tour. (Note: You may want to ditch the hat if you’re having a good hair day or at the office.) Otherwise, you can just enjoy the virtual tour of the Carolers at the Inn in Jim Thorpe on it’s own.

Visiting the Jim Thorpe Olde Time Christmas celebration is one thing we enjoy around holidays. What do you like to do during Christmas time? Feel free to share your best things to do or your favorite holiday spot! Maybe, we’ll have a chance to visit your favorite spot and create a virtual tour of it one day.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Jim Thorpe Memorial.

Near the edge of the beautiful and historic town of Jim Thorpe can be found this monument to the man whose name this town lauds. Click on the image above to view this three scene virtual tour of the monuments dedicated to James Francis Thorpe one of the worlds greatest athletes.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Grand Master Concert Organ.

Just outside the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway in Jim Thorpe, PA music, mechanics and whimsy all played in harmony during a recent visit from the Grand Master Concert Band Organ. This 8000lb automatic musical instrument is capable of over 3000 tunes. It was built over 5 years by American and European craftsmen and is made up of 500+ pipes, 9 moving figures (including a tuxedo clad conductor) and 2 five voice Italian accordions.

One can’t help but stop to look and listen when near this 20 foot long concert on wheels. Bright colors, moving figures and full sounds draw you in and make you feel like a kid in front of a magical Macy’s window display at Christmas.

If you’ve never had the chance to see it in person, or you’d like to experience it again, we invite you to click on the in image above to see a 360 virtual tour with music from the Grand Master Band Organ.

Have you seen the Grand Master Band Organ in person? Did it make you smile like it did us?

Interested in learning more about or renting “the worlds largest concert band organ traveling the US today? Check Dennis Robinson’s website: http://grandmasterbandorgan.com/.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Festival of Trees.

We had the opportunity to go on a trip this month to the Poconos in Pennsylvania.  When we go to the Poconos we like to visit the historic town of Jim Thorpe.  Since it was December, we were able to explore the town decorated for Olde Time Christmas.  The image pictured above is from one of the events called the Festival of Trees which was held in the Mauch Chunk Museum & Ballroom.  Each of the Christmas trees were decorated by different people, groups or businesses in the area. There were also local businesses in the Ballroom selling homemade scarfs, rare kids toys, among other interesting items.

Be sure to see the 360 virtual tour of the Festival of Trees and look for the hotspot arrows linking to more views in the Ballroom.

Click the image to experience the virtual tour of the Breadline at Grounds for Sculpture.

The team at Samurai Virtual Tours enjoys spending, what sometimes seems like, countless hours in front of computer screens aligning pixels for virtual tours, designing layouts for websites and exploring the ‘internets’ for information, fans, and followers. Sometimes getting out into the fresh air and hanging out with friends and family at a unique venue like Grounds For Sculpture is a special treat.

Grounds For Sculpture, founded by J. Seward Johnson in 1992, is a beautiful 35 acre arboretum and sculpture park located in Hamilton, NJ. While our recent visit to Grounds For Sculpture was for fun and not “work”, we did manage to capture a few images during our trip including the ones used to create the 360° interactive panorama linked in the image above. In this image we  see park guests interacting and posing for pictures with Depression Bread Line a bronze sculpture by George Segal.

To learn more about Grounds For Sculpture visit there website: GroundsForSculpture.org. Or, if you can, maybe you’d enjoy a visit there yourself and experience first hand a day walking the grounds, viewing the sculptures and taking in the natural beauty of the surroundings. Maybe, with careful exploration, you’ll even find some hidden surprises.

If you’d like to see some of Seward Johnson’s sculpture work displayed in public areas around Hamilton, NJ check out some of our other blog posts:  Virtual Tour of Unconditional Surrender by Seward Johnson and Virtual Tour of Comprehension by Seward Johnson.

Click on the image above or the following link to experience the 360 image of the Depression Bread Line sculpture.

Click the image to experience the virtual tour of inside the Comcast Center.

Explore the the main public lobby and fantastic art  in the Comcast Center by clicking the image above to view a 360 virtual tour.

The Comcast Center is a 58 story, 975 foot tall glass skyscraper located at the northwest corner of 17th and Arch Streets in Center City, Philadelphia.  Open to the public, the beautiful Winter Garden (the main public lobby) is home to two works of installation art.

The first installation is Jonathan Borofsky‘s Humanity in Motion. This piece shows ten stainless steel, life sized human figures walking across ten horizontal poles positioned at various levels of the atrium. In addition, it displays two more figures at ground level sculpted to appear as though they are looking up at the others.

The second installation is the Comcast Experience which is a 25.4 foot by 83.3 foot high definition LED screen. The enormity and clarity of this video wall is absolutely amazing. If your ever in Center City, Philly be sure to stop in to the Comcast Center and check out the Comcast Experience Video Wall, the largest of its kind in the world.

Click on the image above or the  following link to experience the 360 image of the Comcast Center.

Click the image to experience the 360 image of Picture Perfect Greetings & IttyBitty Bows.

The town of Haddon Heights held their annual Fall Festival and Corvette Show on October 2, 2010. The event was sponsored by the Haddon Heights Business & Professional Association and featured the Original Garden State Corvette Club.  Along with the Corvettes there were lots of vendors, live performances from different entertainers, and plenty of food and beverages for sale.  While we were at the event, we found our friends from Picture Perfect Greetings and IttyBitty Bows and we asked them to smile for our camera.  (Be sure to experience the interactive 360 degree panoramic image.)

Picture Perfect Greetings is a photography company that specializes in creating scenic photos and greeting cards in the Haddon Heights area.  IttyBitty Bows makes girls’ hair accessories like hair bows, clips, headbands, bow holders, and flowers all by hand.  You can like IttyBitty Bows on Facebook!

Are you having an event in the South Jersey area?  Give us a call at 888-478-8360 to have a virtual tour created of your event or vendor table.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of It's So Tall.

Just across the street from Unconditional Surrender in Hamilton, NJ is another sculpture by J. Seward Johnson titled It’s So Tall. Yet one more example of the life-sized and humor filled sculpture of Seward Johnson, albeit a bit more realistic than what we see in the virtual tour of Comprehension.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of Unconditional Surrender.

Unconditional Surrender is sculpture that just can’t be overlooked. Standing 25′ tall and weighing approximately 40,000 lbs this monumental sculpture on the corner of Klockner and Sloan in Hamilton, NJ inspired us not only to take this 360° panoramic image but also take a moment for a kiss ourselves. Sculpted by J. Seward Johnson in honor of World War II veterans this sculpture mirrors the scene of the sailor kissing the nurse as captured in the famous photographs by Victor Jorgensen titled, “Kissing the War Goodbye” and “V-J Day in Times Square” by Alfred Eisenstaedt.

To experience the interactive 360° image of the Unconditional Surrender sculpture click the image above or click the following link: Unconditional Surrender by Seward Johnson.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of The Partisans.

The Partisans is a large cast aluminum sculpture by Andrzej Pitynski. It stands tall on a small hill alongside Kluckner Road  near the Hamilton Rail Station and commemorates the Polish partisan fighters who battled the Nazis and the communists during World War II.  This sculpture is one of many publicly displayed works of art that can be seen in Hamilton, NJ on the way to or from Grounds for Sculpture. This sculpture is also a part of the The Sculpture Foundation collection.

To experience the 360° image and virtual tour of the The Partisans sculpture click the image above or click the following link: The Partisans by Andrzej Pitynski.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of Comprehension.

Comprehension – while I’m still not sure that I completely get it either there is one thing that is certain: this giant sculpted  tooth along with its two bronze spectators and a park bench evokes reactions from confusion to wonder from gasps to laughs.

This artwork by sculptor and philanthropist J. Seward Johnson is on display roadside on Sloan Ave in Hamilton, NJ. Comprehension is a marvelous example of the life-sized and bigger-than-life, humor filled sculptures of Seward Johnson, whose art has been displayed publicly around the world.

To view the interactive 360 virtual tour click on the image above or click the following link: Comprehension by Seward Johnson.

Click on the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of Four Amigos.

On a recent trip through Hamilton, New Jersey to photograph a local restaurant for a virtual tour we couldn’t resist taking advantage of the beautiful weather to capture some 360° panoramic images of the amazing sculptures displayed alongside Kluckner Road.

Four Amigos is a 14′x25′x3′ painted aluminum contemporary sculpture by Garret McFann. Learn more about this and other publicly displayed sculptures and artworks on the  The Sculpture Foundation website.

To experience the 360° image taken in front of the Four Amigos sculpture click the image above or the following link: Four Amigos by Garret McFann.

Click on the image to to experience the 360 degree image of Nicole Koenitzer's artwork.

On a recent trip to the Hopkins House Gallery which is located in Haddon Township, NJ along the banks of the Cooper River, we were able to view and photograph the artwork of Nicole Koenitzer. With her permission, we are able to share with you this 360° virtual tour of this recent exhibition that includes artwork from her Abstract Series, Faces Series, and Concept Series. This exhibition was on display at the Hopkins House Gallery from July 13th-July 31, 2010.

To learn more about Nicole and to see more of her work visit her website at NicoleKoenitzer.com.

Click on the following link to experience the 360 degree image of Nicole Koenitzer’s artwork.

Click the image to experience the 360 degree image of Albert Sarnese.

What’s all that Jazz in front of The Happy Hippo? It’s Albert Sarnese playing soulfully on his trumpet and keyboard during the Haddonfield New Jersey’s First Friday event on May 7th. During First Friday events, artists and entertainers line the streets of downtown Haddonfield and stores stay open for business until 9pm.

Learn more about the events, shops and restaurants in Haddonfield by visiting their website at www.haddonfieldnj.org and by visiting in person. While you’re there, keep an eye out for virtual tour company – Samurai Virtual Tours’ owners Anthony and Carole. Look for us sipping coffee at Starbucks, or shooting 360 degree panoramas of the entertainers and shops from the street.

In the meanwhile, we hope you enjoy this 360 degree image with audio featuring musician Albert Sarnese. Maybe next time you’re in Haddonfield we’ll see you there.

Click the image to experience 360 degree image of Melissa Martin and the Mighty Rhythm Kings.

What a treat it was to hear the powerful and beautiful voice of Melissa Martin on the streets of Haddonfield. Young and old watched, listened and even danced as Melissa Martin and The Mighty Rhythm Kings filled Kings Highway with the sounds of Jumpin Blues and Western Swing.

This 360 image was photographed during the First Friday Haddonfield event on May 7th. Unfortunately this virtual tour of Melissa and the band doesn’t include audio but, luckily and if you like, you can listen to clips of their music from their website mightyrhythmkings.com, here and here.

Click the image to experience the 360 degree image of Reginald Wickham.

There is just something about Reginald Wickham that is different from most. Talking with him, it is evident that he has a zeal and joy for life and living that many only wish to possess. Reginald Wickham has been an artist for many years. Many know him for his work as an award winning photographer. In recent days, Reginald has included painting into his artistic repertoire.

While talking to Reginald about painting and photography, his positive outlook and joy in life comes shining through. He’s shared with us more than once how he has “never worked a day in his life”. He seems to always be enjoying the things he’s been blessed to do. Check out his photography on his website ReginaldWickham.com and, if you ever get to meet him be sure to say hello and chat for a while. No doubt, if you do, you’ll learn something about art, photography, and enjoying life.

Click on the following link to experience the 360 degree image of Reginald Wickham at First Friday Haddonfield.

Click on the image to experience the 360 degree image from Technically Philly at BCNI Philly

Sean Blanda did a great job again this year with Bar Camp News Innovation Philadelphia at Temple University. Experience the 360° virtual tour scene and audio from one of the Temple classrooms during BCNI Philly 2010. In this scene Sean, Brian and Christopher share humorous and valuable life and business lessons they learned while starting, growing and maintaining Techincally Philly. Techinically Philly is a hyperlocal news site ”Covering the community of people who use technology in Philadelphia.” If you’re not familiar with Technically Philly visit technicallyphilly.com to find out about the latest Philly tech news, local events, and job postings.

Click the following link to experience the 360 degree image from Technically Philly at BCNI Philly 2010.

To see our from BCNI Philly check out our posts from the 2009 event here: Swarming Local News at BCNI Philly and Bar Camp News Innovation at Temple.

This presentation was shared with the Associates Committee of the Builder’s League of South Jersey on March 9th 2010. Anthony, owner of the New Jersey virtual tour company, Samurai Virtual Tours,  was invited to speak about how businesses might make use of social media like Facebook Pages. During this presentation we discussed the basics of social media, the importance of determining goals and strategies,  Facebook Pages, the importance of analyzing and some tools used to measure social media ROI.

Click the image above to experience the 360 degree virtual tour of Adventure Aquarium.

It was a real pleasure working with Adventure Aquarium to create a high quality virtual tour that would enhance their online presence, showcase the beauty, flexibility and interactivity of their venue, and help increase ticket sales.

Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ is a truly wonderful local attraction for people of all ages. The aquarium is a great place for families to spend the day together to enjoy watching and learning about a variety of different animals. In addition, Adventure Aquarium is a unique venue for events like weddings or other large parties.

The virtual tour of the aquarium is comprised of 16, HDR, 360 degree panoramic images. Within the images, a user can choose to “walk through” to the next panorama by clicking on an embedded link (also known as a “hot spot”). The map of the aquarium was also included in the virtual tour so that a user can navigate to different areas in the 360 tour easily .

Another important feature of the virtual tour is the custom viewer. The viewer can be thought of as the frame the 360 degree images sit in. It was designed to accurately represent Adventure Aquarium’s branding and to compliment the look and feel of their website. As a way to help entice users to visit the aquarium in person after experiencing the virtual tour online, we added a call to action button to “buy tickets now” in the top right. We wanted the button to be noticeable enough for users to be aware of it and yet discrete enough so that they would enjoy the virtual tour experience.

Enjoy experiencing the virtual tour and tell us what you think. We’d love to hear from you!

Click the above image to experience the 360 degree virtual tour.

Samurai Virtual Tours captured over 400 photographs and carefully processed them to create 20 HDR panoramic images. These 360 degree images were combined to create a custom virtual tour and video tour of the award winning Magnolia Place model home by Piersol Homes.

Virtual tours such as this one are used by home builders as marketing tools. Piersol Homes showcases the virtual tour and video tour on their website with a link from their front page. In addition the video tour has been converted to DVD so that it can be played in the sales office and distributed to potential new home buyers. Using these high quality interactive images as marketing tools serves multiple purposes such as:

• saving sales people time showing homes to uninterested buyers
• serving as a way for interested buyers to revisit a property as many times as they wish or even share the views of the home with family and friends
• branding, interactive media keeps people on a website longer while providing an enjoyable and memorable experience

Take a moment to experience the Magnolia Place virtual tour and feel free to let us know what you think in the comments below.

You can also view the video tour below.

On January 27th Anthony, owner of  Samurai Virtual Tours,  spent half a day teaching a group of  business professionals about LinkedIn, Skype and Twitter. The class was sponsored by the Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce and held at the Gloucester County College in Southern New Jersey. The presentation above was used during the class. It was built by Anthony using the new presentation software Prezi.

Click the image above to see the 360 degree interactive view.

During the 2009 Collingswood Crafts and Fine Arts Festival the obviously talented Russell Donnellon performed classic solo guitar music.   His playing is passionate and the music is beautiful.  Click on the image above to experience a 360° interactive view that includes a small audio clip of his performance.

Click the image above to see the 360 degree image in an interactive viewer.

The Tortilla Press is a very cute, Mexican “influenced” restaurant  located on Haddon Avenue in Collingswood, NJ .  They were open during the 2009 Collingswood Crafts and Fine Arts Festival and they also had a stand selling fresh squeezed orange juice from their Zumex juicer.  Click on the image above to see the interactive 360 degree image outside of The Tortilla Press and to hear the sounds of the festival.  The violin music is being performed live by Lenny K Music.

Click the above image to see the 360 degree view in an interactive viewer.

Talented artists and musicians took over Haddon Avenue during the 2009 Collingswood Crafts and Fine Arts Festival on August 8th and 9th.  Samurai Virtual Tours attended on Saturday, the 8th, and we had the pleasure of hearing some beautiful music and admiring many one of a kind pieces of artwork.  Among the musicians, was a violinist from Lenny K Music.  Click on the above image to see the 360 degree image in an interactive viewer and hear some of the audio we captured.

Click the above image to see it in the interactive viewer.

On the Fourth of July, Samurai Virtual Tours celebrated Independence Day at the parade in downtown Haddonfield, NJ.  During the parade we saw string bands, floats, and cute kids on bikes.  We captured the above 360 degree panoramic image of the marching band playing bagpipes and drums.  We were able to record some audio too, so be sure to turn your speakers on.

We hope you enjoy this little glimpse of our holiday.  Let us know what you think in the comments!

Click image to see the 360 degree view of the Business Pro$ event with Linda Lane.

On June 17, 2009 Samurai Virtual Tours attended the Business Pro$ event held at Beowulf in Cherry Hill, NJ.  The presenter for the event was Linda Lane, Financial Planner with First Financial Group/Mass Mutual.  Linda engaged with the audience to share about her experiences in networking.  She shared many do’s and don’ts for networking along with her own personal stories and experiences.

She gave useful tips that  included: bending the corner of a business card to remind you of a person you want to follow up with, dressing appropriately (men: polish your shoes, women: keep your shoes on & undergarments “under”) and call or email at least two people within a day or two to have a one-on-one meeting with them.  She reminded us all that there is no magic to networking; it’s simply a matter of building trust, following up with people and staying in touch.

Linda also suggested public speaking as a means to expand your network.  If you are an expert in a field, let others know by speaking for events and providing useful information.  You never know who is listening and when you may hear from them again as a prospective client or referral base.

One of Linda’s most important tips was to be yourself.  In the networking tips flyer she passed out she wrote, “Be yourself.  That is the most important rule.  Smart people will know the difference, and you can only sustain a facade for so long.  Most people like doing business and networking with people they like and trust.”

Thanks Linda for the advice and enjoyable evening.  Thanks The Business Pro$ for arranging the event and inviting us.

To see other still images of this event visit Samurai Virtual Tours’ photos on flickr.

Click above to see a 360 ° image of Jonny Goldstein's Viz Notes Session at Refresh Philly.

Jonny Goldstein did a great job sharing practical tips on drawing and visual note taking at the June ’09  Refresh Philly meeting.  Jonny has been producing cool online content and has been blogging at jonnygoldstein.com since 2004.  He recently moved to the Philadelphia area and is using his skills in the area of explaining, cartooning and media creation to make cool animated movies that help businesses reach their goals.  Learn more about Jonny’s services and see he uses visual notes to help businesses at envizualize.com.

Anthony's sketches from Jonny's session.

During his session, Jonny showed us how using simple shapes and techniques could produce drawings that are capable of explaining or expressing emotion, quantity, time, and more.  We learned how to use dots, lines, triangles, circles, squares and squiggly lines to communicate ideas to others.  But we also learned how visual sketching could help us communicate to oursleves by encouraging our minds to better consider ideas and think of new ones.  Visual sketching and note taking can be helpful if you are taking notes at a business seminar, making plans for your next vacation or brainstorming ideas for your next big idea.

During this Refresh Philly there were 3 different session going on at the same time.  In addition to Jonny’s Visual Notes, Livia Labate also ran a session entitled “Design Games”, and Kevin Fitzpatrick shared about “Apps for America Brainstorming”. With three great choices and conversations available, we must admit, it was a little difficult choosing just one to sit in on.

Kevin's Session at Refresh Philly

Refresh Philly hosts at least one great event each month. Consider following them on Twitter or Facebook to find out about their next event and get connected.

If you’d like to see more images from Refresh Philly be sure to check out our Refresh Philly set on Flickr.

Click above image to view 360 degree scene of Air Graphix wrapping a car.

At the Atlantic Builders Convention, the team from Air Graphix demonstrated their services by actually wrapping a car at their booth.  It was interesting to watch and see the processes involved in professionally wrapping a vehicle.

Click on above image to see 360 degree view of the Screeneze booth.

At the Atlantic Builders Convention we met David Seuberling, President of Screeneze Home Improvement Systems, Inc.  Screeneze is a company which provides custom screens to “bring the outdoors in.”  Check out thier website for more information.

Click the above image to see the 360 degree view of the Randolph Rose Collection.

At the Atlantic Builders Convention we met Jordan Rose, Vice President of Randolph Rose Collection.  His company specializes in bronze sculptures, antiques, and home furnishings. To see more of his unique sculptures visit his website: www.randolphrose.com.