Exercises, How to Draw, Illustration, Sketchnotes, Tips + Process
Step 1: Draw 2 L shapes. Make sure the points are aligned! Step 2: Draw lines connecting the points. Step 3: Close off the small L with a diagonal line. Step 4: Add boxes and lines to add detail. You’re all...
Resources, Sketchnotes, Tips + Process
This Christmas Gift Guide is sure to please the sketchnote lover in your life… even if it’s yourself! Take a look: Book Light | $13.95 There’s nothing more disappointing than showing up to an event ready to sketchnote, only to discover that room is...
Exercises, Tips + Process
Everyone in America is talking about the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. We’re talking about travel plans, menus, who we’re spending the day with, traditions…. but a good number of people also dread this holiday. For many, Thanksgiving can be a bloodbath of family...
Best Practices, Tips + Process
No matter where you are in your visual note-taking journey, it’s important that you start documenting everything you do NOW. I recommend having a “struggle journal.” This could be a notebook, evernote file, word doc, or whatever works for you. You have struggles....
Exercises, Resources, Sketchnotes, Tips + Process, Visual Communication
A big part of sketchnoting is writing or lettering. If you’ve ever said “I hate my handwriting!” or “No one can read my handwriting but me!” then you need to practice. This exercise is too big for one blog post, so I’ve compiled it...
Best Practices, Illustration, Resources, Sketchnotes, Tips + Process
There you are, sitting in a room, ready and waiting to take sketchnotes. The lights are dim… the speaker takes the stage… you’re waiting for the lights to go up… Still waiting… Uh oh. The lights never get brighter! The speaker has started! You frantically open your...
