My biggest obstacle to sketchnoting was arranging information. For a long time, I stayed making “Sketchnotes lite” where I had text (with occasional colour) broken up by the odd image. Discovering sketchnote layouts changed all that. Suddenly the shackles were off and my notes radically shifted. This may not be the case for you; there…
Sometime last year I was caught in a conflict at work. I thought I was right and my manager was wrong. My justification was rooted in the training I had completed and the other project successes that had come as a result. I believed I knew what I was doing, while my manager had to…
One of the most common first questions I hear from people new to sketchnoting is “What should I write, and what should I draw?” It’s easy to understand the confusion. Once you’ve received permission to use images in your notes, now you have to work out when you should add images and when you should…
What are the best pens, paper and apps for your sketchnoting tool kit? I don’t know. But here are some I love to use and you might love too.
In many fields of life, there are terms that can be confusing. Sketchnoting is no exception. There are related ideas that emerged independently that seem to be talking about the same thing. Today we’ll look at two of those ideas. Sketchnotes vs Mindmaps. Here’s a quick summary answer. Some sketchnotes are also mindmaps, but not…
I’m a real fan of both analog and digital sketchnoting but recently, I’ve found myself doing sketchnotes on the iPad more. So here are some iPad sketchnoting tips that can help you improve your digital sketchnotes. Many of these will work for other tablets. 1. Find an app that works for you There are loads…