SKETCHNOTING TASTEREverything you wanted to

know about Sketchnoting but didn’t dare to ask

EXERCISE 1: I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST

FRIDAYFind a partnerOne person holds the pen, the other speaksIn 2 minutes, explain to the penholder, what you did last FridayThe penholder has to draw a sequence of images from thatSwap roles

What is Sketchnoting?Graphic recording

Visual ScribingVisual Note-takingIt’s a visual mapDrawing comics whilst listening to a talk

TAKING NOTES VISUALLY

DRAWING Episode 1

Why should I draw?

“If you take out drawing from humanity, we would stand

naked in the middle of a field”

How to drawDrawing is learning how to see

“It took me 4 years to draw like Raffaello and a lifetime to

draw like a child”

RULES: composition

composition

SOME DRAWING

TRICKSHow to Draw a FaceHow to Draw a Stickman

recap• Everyone can draw• Drawing is a great communication tool• Sketchnoting is not art, but uses some artistic

conventions• It’s OK to draw like a 4 year old!• You don’t need to be Picasso to Sketchnote

VISUAL COMMUNICATION

EPISODE 2

Exercise 2: CRAZY 2Draw 4 things in 2 minutes

1.PIG2.HOUSE3.EATING

4.HAPPINESS

Sketchnoting = drawings + symbols +

words

Eva-Lotte Lahm

SymbolsWhen communicating visually, we rely on conventions in order to express our

ideas

words

Words + Pictures

layout

layout

Chris Spalton

recap• Drawing for Sketchnoting has the

purpose to communicate, not to be art

• When communicating visually, we rely on conventions that everyone understands

• Learn Typography• Words and Pictures: Together, we’re

stronger!

Exercise 3: sketchnoteSketchnoting a 2 minutes story:

- The first time, just listen and note the main points- The second time, sketch the main ideas of the story.

*Remember, you have to be quick, not pretty

RecapWhat is Sketchnoting?What can we learn from drawing?Principles of Visual CommunicationShort exercise

ReferencesSketchnoters: Chris Spalton, Eva Lotte Lamm, Michael RohdeMichael Rohde, “Sketchnoting handbook”www.sketchnotearmy.comScott McCloud, “Understanding comics”Betty Edwards, “Drawing with the right side of the brain”John Berger, “On Seeing”

Thanks!www.auroramelchor.com

@roarsdrawsSketchnoter and Trainer