drive innovation: Graphic Recording & Visual Note-Taking
Discover Our Visual Services
Alphachimp LLC helps organizations turn complex ideas into shared understanding through visual facilitation, graphic recording, and digital storytelling.
Based in Houston, Texas, Alphachimp empowers leaders, educators, and innovators to communicate clearly, collaborate effectively, and inspire action.
workshop
Facilitation
We design and lead workshops.
We utilize visual aids, including diagrams, charts, mind maps, and drawings, during meetings, workshops, or brainstorming sessions to enhance understanding, stimulate creativity, and facilitate problem-solving. This is a holistic approach to turning every participant into an active, engaged creator.
Visual
note-taking
We document live discussions and presentations.
Also known as “visual notes” or “scribing,” graphic recording involves creating visual summaries of meetings, presentations, or discussions in large-scale illustrations or digital images. This service is perfect for online and in-person workshops and conferences.
Explainer
Videos
Doodles in Motion™ is our explainer video service.
Sometimes, you need a video or animation to explain a tricky concept and make your story come to life — especially in this “video-first” media landscape.
Connect your story to your audience.
In today’s information-saturated world, teams often struggle to stay aligned.
Alphachimp solves this by translating spoken ideas into real-time visuals—sketchnotes, infographics, and live illustrations that spark insight and improve decision-making.
Founded in 1998 by visual facilitator Peter Durand, Alphachimp has supported clients including Fortune 500 firms, universities, and nonprofit organizations. Services include:
Graphic Recording: Capturing events and meetings through live illustration.
Digital Graphic Recording: Visualizing virtual and hybrid meetings using tablets and streaming platforms.
Workshop Facilitation: Guiding teams through design thinking, innovation mapping, and strategy visualization.
Explainer Videos and Animated Whiteboards:
Each project produces a visual artifact—a powerful summary that enhances memory, engagement, and alignment long after the meeting ends.
Alphachimp also offers visual note-taking workshops for educators and professionals who seek to enhance comprehension and creativity. These programs enable teachers and facilitators to utilize visual learning to support literacy, critical thinking, and collaboration across diverse cultures and languages.
The result? A shared visual language that turns abstract strategy into actionable understanding—helping organizations see what they think, understand what they imagine, and act on what they create.
Recent Projects & Events
Think Visual Monthly Meetups are FREE monthly in-person events for professionals in any industry looking to expand their visual communication toolkit and be inspired by meaningful stories about the power of creativity and visual storytelling.
Hosted by: Impact Hub Houston
DATE: First Friday of the month
TIME: 10:30 am – 12 pm
LOCATION: The Ion at 4201 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002
Sketchnotes
About our Founder
Peter Durand
Often mistaken for Hollywood actor Seth Rogan’s stunt double, Peter is an artist, educator, facilitator, and graphic recorder based in Houston, Texas.
He has worked extensively with corporations, nonprofits, universities, researchers, and healthcare organizations to capture and communicate complex ideas and processes.
Peter is also an adjunct professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in Chicago, teaching presentation design and visual storytelling in the Master of Science in Law Program.
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Get in Touch!
Feel free to drop us a line and let us know how we can help you understand complex situations and make better decisions.
Each project is a little different. We work with our clients and partners to craft something that fits their business needs or social goals.
Send a quick message, SCHEDULE A CALL or create a detailed PROJECT REQUEST.