By day…

Dr Makayla Lewis (She/Her) is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at Kingston University London in the UK and has achieved a Fellowship of the Advance HE (FHEA) in 2022 for teaching and learning in higher education. Her research domain is human-computer interaction (HCI), accessibility (a11y) and user experience (UX), with an interest in sketching, design thinking, accessible arts and art spaces, generative artificial intelligence and arts, and human factors in cybersecurity. Makayla has a PhD in human-computer interaction from City University London. Over the years, she has amassed many academic publications (conference papers, articles, workshops, courses, special interest groups, and blogs) and, most recently (November 2024), is a co-author of the undergraduate and postgraduate textbook “Sketching in Human-Computer Interaction” published by Springer.

By night…

Makayla (aka Maccy) is also an accomplished visual thinker, sketcher, and visual note taker, and her works have been featured in three visual thinking books and on the Adobe Blog. Makayla is a sketchnote artist and daily doodler who enjoys sharing her visual thinking process by organising international Sketchnote Hangout, SketchnoteLDN, and sketchnote workshops. She is often seen in meetings, seminars, conferences, and events sketching and has provided visuals for many organisations, conferences, and events. To view examples of sketchnotes from 2012 to the present, check out Makayla’s Flickr.

If you require further information about Makayla, check out her profile and publication list, or if you would like to talk to Makaylarch or a live sketchnote (graphic recording) or doodle opportunity about her research, please click contact me