![]() ![]() ![]() Keep in mind that I read the entire book in less than an hour, so trust me when I tell you that the videos are just as good at teaching you how to create sketchnotes. It's fascinating to watch (and makes me a bit jealous that my own artistic skills aren't quite there. It's what I had an early look at, and only after finishing the book did I review the videos that Rohde has put together that touch on every key point in the book, as well as showing actual sketchnotes being created. The Sketchnote Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Visual Note Taking comes in three formats: 1. A few visual elements used in sketchnotes Text is used for traditional methods of note taking. A close second would be the sections showing how to quickly draw different type – thick, bold, triple and double line lettering and more. I have no idea which will work best for me, but seeing actual examples of each of them and how they work best was very helpful. The most useful part of the book to me? Probably the discussion on the various formats you can use to create sketchnotes: Linear, Radial, Vertical, Path, Modular, Skyscraper, and Popcorn. (Well, that's not completely true – the Index is all text but it's still artfully done using Rohde's own handwriting converted into a font.) As a matter of fact, there's not a single page in the book that doesn't contain some aspect of sketchnotes – eye-catching icons, oversized text, interesting use of patterns, and much more. well, we're talking about sketchnotes, so you're not going to find paragraphs and paragraphs of plain text. The most important reason people chose Standard Notes is: Notes are encrypted and secured so only you can decrypt them. ![]() But I'd estimate that well over 50% of the book is technique, not lecture. Standard Notes is ranked 3rd while Notion is ranked 13th. Throughout the book, the basic concepts of sketchnote creation is hammered in – listen more intently, link imagery to the verbal concept and create a more concrete memory, filter out distractions. You'll get recommendations for types of notebooks these folks use as well as the various types of pens they prefer for lettering, shading, and other techniques. This isn't a theory book – just about every other page contains a real-world example, with Rohde including over a dozen sketchnote professionals' two-page sketchnote spreads scattered throughout the book that provide even more advice and tips. I'm going to start with the Star Method.) (He even includes two of the coolest methods for drawing people – the Gray Method and the Star Method. Rohde insists that you don't need to be a great artist to take good sketchnotes, and after trying my hand using his methods for creating simple but easy-to-understand figures and objects, I'm actually looking forward to trying out these techniques at TEDx. The free version of Notejoy has limitations on number of Notebooks. ![]()
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