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RUNNING ORDER

• Intro: Who is Alma?
• How Alma entered into sketchnoting
• “Normal notes don’t make sense anymore.”
• The story of writing Sketching as Design Thinking
• The marathon of book writing
• You can’t write a book in a weekend
• Making daily progress is key - it takes stamina
• The importance of Sabbath breaks for Alma
• The benefits Alma sees in Sabbath breaks
• About Sketching as Design Thinking
• John Medina’s book: Brain Rules
• What’s next for Alma
• Typeface based on her grandparents handwriting
• Carolyn Porter’s book: Marcel’s Letters
• Palmer and Spencerian script handwriting methods
• Tools
• 3 tips
• Reaching out to Alma
• Outro

LINKS

• Alma’s website
• Alma on Instagram
• Alma on LinkedIn
• Alma on Twitter
• Alma on Pinterest
• Alma on Dribble
• Alma on Smashing Magazine
• University of South Alabama
• Smashing Magazine: Drawing Pictures All Day
• Sketching as Design Thinking
• Brain Rules by John Medina
• Marcel’s Letters by Carolyn Porter
• Palmer Method of Handwriting
• Spencerian Script
• Billions
• Eva-Lotta Lamm

TOOLS

• Kaweco Fountain Pens
• Lamy Fountain Pens
• Moleskine Watercolor Sketchbook
• Moleskine Sketchbook
• Fabriano Notebooks
• Baron Fig Notebooks
• Shinola Notebooks
• Canson Mixed Media Paper
• Palomino Blackwing Pencils
• Ticonderoga Pencils
• Pilot V5 Razor Point
• Sharpie Art Pens
• Papermate Flair Pens
• Pentel Markers
• Tombow Dual Brush Pen
• iPad Pro 12.9”
• Procreate
• Adobe Fresco
• Photoshop Express
• Adobe Premiere Rush

3 TIPS

• Be patient and start small
• Trust the process
• Enjoy it!

CREDITS

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Show Notes: Chris Wilson
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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