Sketchnote

  • Creating and using a stock sketchnote header template

    Sketchnoting under pressure can be a real challenge. Having ready to go ideas and templates can help you make something good, quickly, without thinking. You can use templates for the whole sketchnote, but you can also use templates for part of the sketchnote. Recently I came up with a simple stock sketchnote header template that…

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  • Social Media Success for Every Brand Book Summary

    Recently I read the book Social Media Success for Every Brand, a social media marketing-specific guide from Claire Diaz-Ortiz. This book is basically the social media part of Building a Storybrand. In fact, Claire wrote it in conjunction with Donald Miller and the whole Storybrand team. My motivation was simple: my company is struggling with…

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  • How to Start Sketchnoting today

    I struggled to start sketchnoting. Although I caught the idea immediately putting pen to paper felt overwhelming. I don’t want you to suffer the same issue, so here is a simple guide on how to start sketchnoting today. This could be a useful classroom activity to introduce sketchnotes to students. First, some sketchnote basics Just…

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  • Sketchnote Layouts: The Ultimate Guide

    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…

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  • 7 Easy Sketchnoting on iPad Tips

    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…

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