Sketchnote Podcast

Hey everyone, it’s time to get back into season 9 of the Sketchnote Army Podcast!

I have more great guest interviews for your listening pleasure, including:

• Lee LeFever of Common Craft innovator of explainer videos
• Ana Reinert of the Well Appointed Desk
• John Muir Laws, nature journaler
• Ania Staskiewicz, a graphic recorder and teacher in Poland
• Martin Hausmann, the creator of the Bikablo drawing system
• Debbie Baff, a PhD student using sketchnotes to improve her doctoral work
• Benjamin Felis, punk rocker, graffiti artist, visual rebel and teacher
• Ceren Yildirim, agile coach and avid visualizer
• Paddy & Grant of The Visual Jam, and international gathering for visual people
• Diana Soriat, author, sketchnoter and bullet joournaler
• Guillaume Wiatr, strategy advisor and visual thinker
• Brian Tarallo, graphic recorder, facilitator and author

You’re going to just LOVE season 9!

New episodes start next week Monday, February 1st, 2021 with Lee LeFever, so keep your eye on your podcast app every Monday morning!

• Paperlike
• Neuland
• The Sketchnote Lettering Workshop

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes.

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

In this episode, my good buddy (and fellow sketchnoter) Prof Michael Clayton interviews me about the 8th birthday of The Sketchnote Handbook!

We’ll talk about 8 years since the book launched, translations into 7 languages, the community it enabled, the teaching opportunities it opened up, and the in-person and online events it inspired.

48% OFF The Sketchnote Handbook to celebrate its 8th Birthday! Use code  8YEARS at Peachpit.com. This code is good on print or ebook editions through December 31, 2020.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by The Sketchnote Lettering Live Workshop on December 5, 2020.

I’ll show you how I create my signature lettering and handwriting in this hands-on, 2-hour workshop complete with a Q&A after the session ends.

Your $25 ticket includes a video recording of the entire workshop and Q&A so you can come back and review it after the live event is over.

Sign up today— there are just 5 days until this live workshop takes place on Saturday, December 5th. Grab your spot today!

https://rohdesign.com/workshops/lettering

• Intro: The Sketchnote Handbook is 8!
• Origin story of sketchnoting
• Evolution of sketchnoting - pro typing the process
• SEED conference - validating the process
• SXSW interactive - testing the process for a full week
• Creative Commons and its impact on sketchnoting
• VizThink online conference
• SXSW VizNotes 101
• The Sketchnote Handbook influencers - Patrick Rhone and Von Glitschka
• Creating the Sketchnote Handbook
• The impact of the book remaining useful for the world and Mike
• Importance of community in sketchnoting
• Many voices validate an idea
• This book is a lot like an 8 year old child
• How the Sketchnote Workbook captured work in the world
• Rockstar in a teapot
• Filling a lead role among leaders in the community
• The importance of the sketchnote name
• Mike’s hope for the future of the Sketchnote Handbook
• What’s next?
• Live online events vs. recorded courses
• Sketchnote Army Podcast as an extension of the books
• Wrapup
• Outro

• Michael Clayton on Twitter
• Michael Clayton on Instagram
• Mike Rohde on Twitter
• Mike Rohde on Instagram
• The Sketchnote Handbook
• The Sketchnote Handbook German
• The Sketchnote Handbook French
• The Sketchnote Handbook Russian
• The Sketchnote Handbook Ukrainian
• The Sketchnote Handbook Chinese
• Sketchnote Army’s first post on November 30, 2009
• My first Sketchnotes from UX Intensive Chicago 2007
• 37signals
• Basecamp
• SEED 1 Conference 2007
• SEED3 Conference 2008
• Jason Fried
• Coudal Partners
• Carlos Segura
• Aaron Draplin
• Field Notes
• SXSW interactive 2008 Sketchnotes
• Creative Commons
• SXSW Tote Bag Design
• SXSW 2008 Sketchnotes
• SXSW 2009 Sketchnotes
• SXSW 2010 Sketchnotes
• SXSW 2012 Sketchnotes
• SXSW VizNotes 101 Flickr Set
• Mean old second grade teacher slide
• VizThink VizNotes 101 Webinar
• Dave Gray podcast interview - SE02 / EP01
• SXSW Visual Note-Taking 101 Slides
• Patrick Rhone
• Von Glitschka
• Storyline Conference Sketchnotes
• Nikki McDonald podcast interview - SE01 / EP06
• Illustrating REMOTE 1 of 2
• Illustrating REMOTE 2 of 2
• The Sketchnote Typeface
• Paul Soupiset
• Craighton Berman
• Eva-Lotta Lamm
• Boon Chew
• Laura Kazan podcast Interview - SE05 / EP07
• Rob Dimeo
• International Sketchnote Camp
• Book: Unleashing the Ideavirus - Seth Godin
• The Sketchnote Workbook
• 30 Day Sketchnote Challenge - the book that never was
• Mike’s Sketchnote Lettering Live Workshop
• Sketchnote Army Podcast
• First episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast with Mauro Toselli
• The Sketchnote Ideabook
• Book: The Bullet Journal Method - Ryder Carroll

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes.

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

In this episode, I talk with Raffaelina Rossetti and Karl Damke about their excellent work on lernOS to teach sketchnoting. LernOS is an open source platform for learning that relies on circles of learners to accelerate learning and provide both accountability and encouragement along the way. You’re going to love this episode!

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Paperlike, a screen protector for the iPad that makes drawing with the Apple Pencil feel like paper.

Paperlike’s Nanodot technology offers the paper-like friction you want with the clearer screen visibility you need. This new surface even improves drawing precision — and reduces arm fatigue. It’s the closest you’ll get to paper on a digital screen. Buy yours today!

https://paperlike.com/sketchnotearmy

• Intro: What is lernOS?
• Who are Raffaelina and Karl?
• How lernOS Sketchnoting came to be
• Translating lernOS Sketchnoting Guide to English
• The importance of projects and objectives in lernOS
• How circles help learners with accountability
• Individual goals for you first, meta goals second
• The flexibility of lernOS for learners
• Tips for lernOS circles
• How long it takes for a circle to gel
• The value of a sketchnote selfie
• The importance of feedback
• The value of investing in a circle
• Circle success stories
• Outro

• Karl Damke on Twitter
• Karl’s Website
• Raffaelina Rossetti on Twitter
• Raffaelina’s Website
• lernOS Sketchnoting Guide in German
• lernOS Sketchnoting Guide in English
• lernOS Sketchnoting EN Acknowledgements
• What is lernOS?
• About lernOS
• Sketchnote Camp Hamburg 2017 Podcast
• Simon Duckert
• Sketchnote Army Slack where you can find a circle

1. Stop talking and start doing.
2. Start your circle on social media with other sketchnoters
3. Keep the circle small enough to be manageable, 4 or 5 max
4. Be honest while you’re setting goals

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes.

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

In this episode, I talk with David Brittain, a co-founder of the powerful drawing tool, Concepts. We talk about David’s path into programming, the philosophy and origin story of Concepts for tablets. If you haven’t considered Concepts before, this discussion will give you insights into why Concepts works the way it does.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Neuland, the innovative maker of visual thinking tools. Every Neuland product is designed with passion to be durable and sustainable. Check out their newly redesigned Neuland FineOne® line of water-based, refillable markers.

https://neuland.com

Save 15% with code amb290425 until December 31, 2020

• Intro: Who is David?
• David’s path into visualization
• Transition and integration points
• Moving from gaming into visualization
• Collaboration with co-founder Ben Merill
• The process Concepts uses for feature development
• Quality software over release dates for release sake
• The philosophy behind Concepts
• The benefits of a vector-based drawing tool
• The Concepts object library feature
• New features: Align and Snap-to-Grid
• New features: Export Selection
• New features: Presentation Mode
• Tools
• 3 tips
• Outro

• Concepts Website
• Concepts YouTube Channel
• David on Twitter
• David on LinkedIn
• David on Flickr
• Davi’s Email - David -at- concepts.app
• Superscape on Wikipedia
• Co-founder Ben Merrill on Twitter
• Remote Work is a Platform - Jason Fried
• Concepts Learn to Draw Series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

• Slack
• Github
• Google Office
• Figma

1. Warm up before you sketchnote
2. Use our learn to draw series of videos to improve
3. Get feedback from others on how you can improve

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes.

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

In this episode, I talk with Georg Petschnig, founder of Paper for iPad, and General Manager at WeTransfer. Georg talks about his entry into visual thinking, Paper’s origin story, and the team’s philosophy behind Paper. If you haven’t considered Paper before, this discussion will give you insights into why Paper works the way it does.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Paperlike, a screen protector for the iPad that makes drawing with the Apple Pencil feel like paper. Paperlike’s Nanodot technology offers the paper-like friction you want with the clearer screen visibility you need. This new surface even improves drawing precision — and reduces arm fatigue. It’s the closest you’ll get to paper on a digital screen. Buy yours today!

https://paperlike.com/sketchnotearmy

• Intro: Who is Georg?
• Paper app in a nutshell
• A little about WeTransfer
• Georg’s path into visualization
• What is Paper app meant to do?
• Breakthrough in thought and notation are intertwined
• The tools in Paper and what they were built for
• Philosophy of making Paper do they jobs they want to do
• The intentions and constraints built into the Paper app
• More voices and more opinions makes for better ideas
• The normality of sketching in some cultures
• The Paper Store
• People will find ways to make things work
• Shared values and dedicated teams of great apps like Paper
• Nerdy Paper question 1: Where did the Paper background color come from?
• Nerdy Paper question 2: Does Paper use vectors or bitmaps?
• Mike’s feature request: Layers
• The Paper Way of app design to make working more fluid
• Tools
• 3 tips
• Outro

• Georg’s Website
• Georg on Twitter
• Georg on LinkedIn
• WeTransfer Website
• Paper Mix
• Paper Store
• Co-Founder Andrew Allen
• Interview with Andrew Allen

• Whiteboards
• Sticky Notes
• Moleskine Notebooks
• Muji Pens
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Paper by WeTransfer
• Figma
• Paste
• Whimsical
• Miro
• Bloom
• MakeSpsace
• Causal

1. Don’t be shy: express your point of view and be that leader!
2. Just get started.
3. These aren’t paintings, these are sketches — get stuff out.

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes.

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

In this episode, I talk with Patti Dobrowolski about her path into visualization and her passion for drawing your future. We talk about the power of visualization and how we as sketchnoters are perfect facilitators for this work in the world.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Neuland, the innovative maker of visual thinking tools. Every Neuland product is designed with passion to be durable and sustainable. Check out their newly redesigned Neuland FineOne® line of water-based, refillable markers.

https://neuland.com

Save 15% with code amb290425 until December 31, 2020

• Intro: Who is Patti?
• Patti’s path into visual thinking
• What is visualization and how does it work?
• Why visualizing a future state is so powerful
• How to build a current and future picture for yourself
• How daydreaming ignites creative genius
• Focus on what is truly important by drawing it
• The importance of telling ourselves a new story to follow
• How science fiction imagined our future
• Living drawings of your future
• The draw your future process
• Scaring yourself out of your comfort zone
• Tools
• 3 tips
• Outro

Amazon affiliate links below support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Patti’s Website
• Certification/ambassador Program
• Patti’s TEXxRanier Talk
• Patty on Facebook
• Patti on Instagram
• Patti on LinkedIn
• Patti on YouTube
• Patty on Vimeo
• Patti on Twitter
• BOOK: Limitless by Jim Kwik
• Monk TV series
• Karate Kid film
• Agile Work Profiler

Amazon affiliate links below support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Neuland BigOne Outliner
• Tombow Markers
• Mungyo Pastels
• 4’ x 200’ Paper Roll
• Remo
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Apple Notes App

1. Learn to observe
2. Feed your creative genius ideas
3. Immerse yourself in a messy space

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes.

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

In this episode I talk with Jay Hosler, a professor at Juniata College in Pennsylvania. He’s a scientist who has found a way to represent science with comics! Hear how Jay came into this space, and the relationship he sees between comics and sketchnoting.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by The Sketchnote Ideabook, the sketchbook designed for sketchnoters.

Equipped with a no-bleed, now show through paper, The Sketchnote Ideabook can take almost any marker or pen you can throw at it.

Learn more at:
https://sketchnoteideasbook.com

• Intro: Who is Jay
• Jay’s path into comics and visual thinking
• Using story’s to describe the natural world
• Why sometimes scientists resist storytelling and visuals
• How story and drawing are bound together
• Cracked crystal of science, story, and art
• Layering of information: facts, context, story, and style
• What excites Jay about describing science with comics
• Wonderstanding — a way of viewing our world
• The capacity to explain and a sense of wonder and curiosity
• The challenging nature of sketchnoting vs. comics for Jay
• Imposter complex and how it impacts our drawing skills
• Channeling nervousness into excitement about what you’re doing
• 5 basic shapes helps sketchnoters become immediately successful
• Model of motivation: see the value, be supported, and efficacy
• What is Jay excited about? The re-release of Clan Apis in color
• Tools
• Not knowing anything is a form of freedom
• 3 tips
• Outro

Amazon affiliate links below support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Jay’s Website
• Jay’s Science Comics
• Jay on Twitter
• Jay on Instagram
• Jay on LinkedIn
• Jay’s Books
• Book: Story by Robert McKee
• Robert McKee’s Story Webinar
• Frank Miller’s Daredevil
• Bugs Bunny’s Pronoun Trouble
• Graphic Novel: Clan Apis
• Colorist Hillary Sycamore
• Comic: Bone by Jeff Smith

Amazon affiliate links below support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Moleskine Art Sketchbook
• Koh-i-Noor Mechanical Pencil
• Pilot Color Mechanical Pencil Eno 0.7mm Soft Blue
• Rapidograph Pens
• Japanese Kuretake Pocket Brush Pen
• Vellum Bristol Board 11 x 14
• Westcott Clear Plastic Straight Edge
• Wite-Out Correction Pen
• Sakura Pigma Micron Pens

1. Don’t be afraid
2. Find the tool that feels right in your hand and helps ideas flow
3. Share your work

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes.

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

In this episode, I talk with Berlin-based sketchnoter, author, illustrator Nadine Rossa. Hear how she got into visualization, how she wrote her books, and the excitement she has around online teaching and some of the opportunities and challenges it presents.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Paperlike, a screen protector for the iPad that makes drawing with the Apple Pencil feel like paper. Paperlike’s Nanodot technology offers the paper-like friction you want with the clearer screen visibility you need. This new surface even improves drawing precision — and reduces arm fatigue. It’s the closest you’ll get to paper on a digital screen. Buy yours today!

https://paperlike.com/sketchnotearmy

• Intro: Who is Nadine
• Nadine’s origin story
• Her experience writing books
• Nadine’s path to iteaching
• What makes online training different
• Strengths and weaknesses go online vs. in-person
• What Nadine is most excited about in the future
• Tools
• 3 tips
• Outro

• Nadine’s Website
• Nadine on Instagram
• Nadine on LinkedIn
• Nadine on Twitter
• Nadine’s Books
• Scriberia
• Google Translate
• Google Translate App

Amazon affiliate links below support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• iPad Pro and Apple Pencil
• Procreate
• Leuchtturm Notebooks
• Sakura Micron Pigma Fineliner Pens
• Neuland Fine One Pens
• Neuland Outliners
• Tombow Brush Pens

1. Lower your expectations, nobody is perfect
2. Practice a lot — do it daily to get better
3. Look for inspiration, copy to learn, then make it your own

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes.

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Neuland, the innovative maker of visual thinking tools. Every Neuland product is designed with passion to be durable and sustainable. Check out their newly redesigned Neuland FineOne® line of water-based, refillable markers.

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• Intro: Who is James
• Jame’s origin story
• Andrew Park, Peter Durant and MGTaylor and their influence on James and his work
• Jame’s work at Scriberia, then independence
• The importance of practice to build expertise and skills
• Moving into digital scribing
• James’ teaching background and teaching future?
• Tools
• 3 tips
• Outro

• James’ Website
• James on Instagram
• James on LinkedIn
• James on Twitter
• ScotViz Meetup with James Baylay and Ben Felis

Amazon affiliate links below support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Pinboard Paper Roll
• Tombow Brush Pens
• Staedtler HB Pencil
• iPad Pro and Apple Pencil
• Procreate

1. Look at other people’s visual work for inspiration
2. Constantly practice drawing and lettering to build confidence
3. Find challenging scenarios for yourself to keep growing

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

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• Intro: Who is Krisztina?
• Her path from legal PhD into UX design, sketching and visual thinking
• Book: Don’t Make Me Think! - Steve Krug
• Parallels between law and sketchnotes, where little details mean more than they might appear and the compression of information in both
• Parallels between cuisine and sketchnotes and the importance of editing and balance
• Book: Understanding Comics - Scott McCloud
• Exploring online courses and graphic facilitation
• UX knowledgebase concept sketches
• Coffee table book of Krisztina’s UX sketches
• Live online events and prototyping camera setups
• Great content over making a perfect online video
• The power of Udemy for teaching
• Build your skills before you need them
• Krisztina’s Tools
• Krisztina’s live sketchnoting approach
• No cheating in sketchnoting!
• Krisztina’s 3 tips
• Outro

• Krisztina’s Website
• Krisztina on Instagram
• Krisztina on LinkedIn
• Krisztina on Twitter
• Krisztina on Medium
• Book: Don’t Make Me Think! - Steve Krug
• Book: Understanding Comics - Scott McCloud
• Udemy Course: Sketching for UX Designers
• Sketching for UX Facebook Group
• Be a better UX designer by understanding development aspects

• A4 Copy Paper
• Microsoft Surface Pro
• Concepts
• The Sketchnote Ideabook
• Airship Autoquill Fineliners
• Stabilo Pens
• Pigma Micron Pens
• Copic Markers
• Paperlike Screen Covers

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes.

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab