✍️ Sketchnoting 101 Workshop
I need your help!

I've been hard at work completing a completely re-vamped version of my Sketchnoting 101 workshop, which I first started teaching in 2017. I'm SO EXCITED about how everything has come together, but I need your help before I can offer it again...

This course is BIG.

Did you know that on average, only 5-13% of people finish an online course?

I can offer this course in multiple ways, but my number one desire is for you to FINISH the material! I don't want to offer it in a format you're unlikely to finish.

If you can take this short survey, your input will greatly help me understand what format you need to learn and complete this material best.

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Inspiring Sketch

Today's sketch comes from Annapurani Vaidyanathan! You can connect with her on LinkedIn.

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News + Updates

Happy Birthday!

The Art of Visual Notetaking

Today, March 5th, is my book's 6th birthday! The Art of Visual Notetaking published on this day in 2019 and has since sold 20,000+ copies in both English and German.

I'm proud of this book and feel overjoyed at how so many of you have shared that it's been a helpful resource on your sketchnoting journey.

Thank you so much for your support!

Get your copy here!

Free workshop on March 26th

Define the Relationship

Setting Client Expectations

I'm co-teaching a workshop with my friends Brian Tarallo and Chris Cushing through NOVA Scribes, where we'll run through discovery conversations and learn how to set client expectations at the very beginning.

This free workshop is geared towards visual practitioners, but the lessons apply to anyone freelancing or running a services business.

RSVP here

Save the Date! March 25-30th

iPad for Architects & Designers 2025

An online workshop summit

Are you a sketchnoter looking to get more familiar with drawing on an iPad? I have the perfect event for you!! I'm one of 20+ instructors teaching a workshop at David Drazil's "iPad for Architects & Designers 2025" event. My workshop is "Sketchnoting using Adobe Fresco." Fresco is a free drawing app that I use exclusively for all of my professional work.

The event is March 25-30, 2025 so save the date, and be on the lookout for registration info coming soon!

People I think you'd like

Hi, I'm David - an architect who loves to sketch!

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What I've Been Up To

High School Workshops

I recently taught 3 workshops at a local high school. We talked about using sketchnoting skills to create visual one-page summaries for science class unit summaries.

Look how great they did! 🤩

Daily Drawing

On the right is a screenshot of my habit tracker, where, each day, I check off things that help me be a healthy, happy, and whole individual. If you notice the column 2nd from the right, it's mostly empty. OUCH. That column represents "Creativity for Fun."

As someone who gets paid to draw for a living, exercising my creativity for fun can be a challenge. I've been experimenting with activities, mediums, and times of day, and have finally settled into a routine that feels fun and easy for me.

Each day, I leave a small sketchbook open next to me. As the day progresses, I'll take short breaks to draw what's happening: what I'm working on, things happening outside, what I'm eating, etc. I feel like most days are pretty mundane and "boring," but I'm challenged to make the "boring" stuff interesting. I'm trying to focus on play more than perfect outcome.

Check out my results below! 👇👇👇 I'll be posting these on Instagram if you're interested in keeping up.