Sketchnote Podcast

Magalie Le Gall - SE05 / EP03

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Mike is joined by Magalie LeGall from Versailles, France. Magalie is an academic librarian at Universite Paris Descartes, an avid sketchnoter, and an all-around fun person. Together they discuss the importance of making mistakes in our sketchnotes.

RUNNING ORDER

  • Intro
  • Magalie’s sketchnote origin story
  • Application of sketchnoting in her professional life
  • Discovering the sketchnote community
  • How Sketchnoting fits into Magalie’s life
  • Why starting sketchnoting was easier than now
  • Why mistakes are great
  • The problem with sketchnoting on the iPad)
  • What to do when you run out of space for your sketchnote
  • Pushing your boundaries
  • Compare only to yourself, draw inspiration from others
  • Importance of small, daily improvements (kaizen)
  • Tools
  • Tips
  • Mike’s Beetle

    • LINKS

    • Magalie Le Gall’s blog - https://sacamainetsacados.wordpress.com
    • Magalie Le Gall twitter - https://twitter.com/magalielegall
    • Flow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)
    • Philippe Boukobza twitter - https://twitter.com/philip_boukobza
    • Visual Mapping website - http://www.visual-mapping.es
    • Marc Bourguignon twitter - https://twitter.com/100978Marc
    • Isabel Pailleau - https://twitter.com/isapailleau
    • Celine Pernot-Burlet twitter - https://twitter.com/cibi1974
    • Sketchnote Hangout - https://sketchnotehangout.com/
    • Wabi Sabi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi
    • Eva-Lotta Lamm - https://twitter.com/evalottchen
    • Julia Cameron: The Artist’s Way - https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-25th-Anniversary/dp/0143129252/therohdesignwebs
    • Kaizen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaizen
    • Quentin Blake - https://www.quentinblake.com/
    • Dr. Makayla Lewis - https://twitter.com/maccymacx

      • TOOLS

      • iPad - https://www.apple.com/ipad/
      • Leuchttrum - https://www.leuchtturm1917.us/notebooks/
      • Moleskine - https://us.moleskine.com/
      • Kraft Paper - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraft_paper
      • Pigma Micron pens - https://www.pigmamicron.com/
      • Pentel touch brush - https://www.jetpens.com/Pentel-Fude-Touch-Brush-Sign-Pen-Black/pd/9199
      • TomBow Pens - https://www.tombowusa.com/
      • Neuland - https://us.neuland.com/
      • Uni Kuru Togu mechanical pencil - https://www.jetpens.com/Uni-Kuru-Toga-Roulette-Mechanical-Pencils/ct/1129
      • Taysui Sketches - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id641900855

        • MAGALIE’S 3 TIPS

        • Emphasis in your sketches - Like Quentin Blake
        • Be honest and funny - humor helps!
        • Shading is a great way to deal with mistakes

          • CREDITS

          • Producer: Jon Schiedermayer
          • Show Notes: Chris Wilson

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