Who are we?

Matthew Magain
Matt is an award-winning designer, illustrator, author, and speaker with a passion for helping organisations communicate better using visual language. He believes that sketching can be transformational.
Matt is the founder and CEO of Sketch Group, a collective of creative souls who use sketching to solve problems, tell stories, explain ideas, and capture conversations. His work has been featured in several books, and he is a regular guest on podcasts about visual thinking. He lives in Melbourne and spends his spare time buying LEGO® online and pretending it’s for his daughters.
Matt is an award-winning designer, illustrator, author, and speaker with a passion for helping organisations communicate better using visual language. He believes that sketching can be transformational.
Matt is the founder and CEO of Sketch Group, a collective of creative souls who use sketching to solve problems, tell stories, explain ideas, and capture conversations. His work has been featured in several books, and he is a regular guest on podcasts about visual thinking. He lives in Melbourne and spends his spare time buying LEGO® online and pretending it’s for his daughters.

Marcel Van Hove
Marcel van Hove lives in Germany and Australia and has 10+ years experience in agile coaching and visual facilitation. He is the founder of Visual Friends, a consulting and training organisation focussed on building the next generation of visual leaders.
These days he is full-time “startup dad” and takes care of his son Liam while helping the Visual Friends team conquer the visual universe. He believes that every complex problem can be solved with smart people together on a whiteboard—if they've had enough sleep.
Marcel van Hove lives in Germany and Australia and has 10+ years experience in agile coaching and visual facilitation. He is the founder of Visual Friends, a consulting and training organisation focussed on building the next generation of visual leaders.
These days he is full-time “startup dad” and takes care of his son Liam while helping the Visual Friends team conquer the visual universe. He believes that every complex problem can be solved with smart people together on a whiteboard—if they've had enough sleep.