Contents......Page 11
1 WHAT ARE SKETCHNOTES?......Page 19
Sketchnotes Were Born of Frustration!......Page 20
How Are Sketchnotes Created?......Page 30
Can I Create Sketchnotes?......Page 31
Ideas, Not Art!......Page 34
One Step at a Time......Page 37
2 WHY SKETCHNOTE?......Page 43
Sketchnoting Engages Your Whole Mind......Page 44
Sketchnoting Creates a Visual Map......Page 46
Sketchnoting Help Your Concentration......Page 48
Sketchnoting Taps Your Visual Language......Page 51
Sketchnoting Is Relaxing......Page 53
Creating Sketchnotes Is Dynamic and Fun!......Page 55
3 LISTEN UP!......Page 61
The Key to Listening......Page 62
My Listening Approach......Page 64
Practice Your Listening Skills......Page 67
4 THE SKETCHNOTING PROCESS......Page 73
Research......Page 74
Gather Materials......Page 75
Arrive Early......Page 76
Create a Title......Page 77
Photograph......Page 78
Scan, Tune & Post......Page 79
Anatomy of a Sketchnote......Page 81
A Sketchnote from Start to Finish......Page 90
5 TYPES OF SKETCHNOTES......Page 101
Style Plus Thinking......Page 102
Structure, Then Style!......Page 103
The Art & Structure Scale......Page 104
Sketchnoting Patterns......Page 107
Linear......Page 108
Radial......Page 112
Vertical......Page 117
Path......Page 120
Modular......Page 123
Skyscraper......Page 127
Popcorn......Page 130
Patterns Are Starting Points......Page 133
6 SKETCHNOTING APPROACHES, HIERARCHY, AND PERSONALIZATION......Page 139
Real-time Stketchnoting......Page 141
Two-stage Pencil to Ink Approach......Page 144
Two-stage Rough to Refined approach......Page 147
Creating a Hierarchy......Page 150
Personalization......Page 153
Commentary......Page 154
Whimsy......Page 155
7 SKETCHNOTING SKILLS & TECHNIQUES......Page 163
Skills & Techniques......Page 164
The 5 Basic Elements Exercise......Page 166
5 Basic Elements Exercise......Page 167
Drawing People......Page 173
Drawing People Exercise......Page 177
Drawing Faces......Page 179
Drawing Faces Exercise......Page 180
Drawing Type......Page 183
Drawing Type Exercise......Page 187
Penmanship......Page 190
Drawing Visual Elements......Page 191
Build a Visual Library......Page 193
Visual Library Exercise......Page 195
Drawing Metaphors......Page 199
Tools for Sketchnoting......Page 201
Sharing Sketchnotes......Page 205
D......Page 217
G......Page 218
M......Page 219
R......Page 220
S......Page 221
Z......Page 222