Sketchnote Podcast

By Mike RohdeEducation Arts Self-Improvement How To Visual Arts

Sketchnote Podcast episodes

July 16, 2018Austin Kleon - SE05 / EP02
This week Mike talks with Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like and Artist, Show Your Work (and a new book on the way) about sketchnoting, visual thinking, the publishing business, and more in this on-location episode at Medici Coffee in Austin, TX.
SPONSORED BY
The Sketchnote Workshop. A full-day hands-on training that expands your team’s creative thinking. Mike Rohde guides your team through practical activities to expand your team’s confidence - http://sketchnoteworkshop.com
SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES:
Subscribe to the podcast through iTunes and leave a nice review or rating if you like the show - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sketchnote-army-podcast/id1111996778
RUNNING ORDER
Intro
Everyone started a band (just like sketchnoting)
How Austin got published
Family trees and Swimming up stream
The code of good stealing vs. bad stealing
Returning to daily blogging to counter social media
Austin’s weekly newsletter
The process Austin uses to capture ideas
How Austin creates his books (farming)
Thoughts as nest eggs that attract ideas
Why the first mark is the hardest
LINKS
Austin Kleon - https://austinkleon.com
Austin’s Newsletter - https://austinkleon.com/newsletter/
Austin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/austinkleon
Austin’s latest talk “How to Keep Going” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy62eCeTnAA
Steal Like an Artist T-Shirt - https://cottonbureau.com/products/steal-like-an-artist
SxSW - https://www.sxsw.com
Harper Colins - https://www.harpercollins.com
Good Theft - https://austinkleon.com/2018/01/11/good-theft-vs-bad-theft/
David Sedaris - https://www.davidsedarisbooks.com
Ryan Holiday - https://ryanholiday.net
Robert Greene - http://powerseductionandwar.com
Calavera - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calavera?wprov=sfti1
Thoreau’s Annotated Diaries - https://www.themorgan.org/sites/default/files/images/exhibitions/galleries/6-Journal-open-to-Nov-11.jpg
The Journal of Thoreau - https://www.walden.org/collection/journals/
Ralph Stedman Painting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg38VvhPeCs
BOOKS
Blackout Poetry - https://www.amazon.com/Newspaper-Blackout-Austin-Kleon/dp/0061732974/therohdesignwebs
Steal Like an Artist - https://www.amazon.com/Steal-Like-Artist-Things-Creative/dp/0761169253/therohdesignwebs
Show Your Work - https://www.amazon.com/Show-Your-Work-Austin-Kleon/dp/076117897X/therohdesignwebs
The Steal Like an Artist Journal - https://www.amazon.com/Steal-Like-Artist-Journal-Kleptomaniacs/dp/0761185682/
CREDITS
Producer: Jon Schiedermayer
Show Notes: Chris Wilson
SUPPORT THE PODCAST
Buy one of Mike Rohde’s books and use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off - http://rohdesign.com/books
PAST PODCAST SEASON LINKS
Season 1 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se1
Season 2 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se2
Season 3 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se3
Season 4 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se4
Subscribe to the Sketchnote Podcast
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.
Support the Podcast
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
40 min
July 09, 2018Brandy Agerbeck - SE05 / EP01
Mike is joined by Brandy Agerbeck, author, teacher, and graphic facilitator based in Chicago. Brandy talks about her journey into visual thinking and graphic recording and facilitation, tools she uses and 3 tips for sketchnoters.
SPECIAL: THE AGERBECK METHOD 20% DISCOUNT!
Since recording the episode, Brandy launched a 90-day, comprehensive online course on visual thinking, The Agerbeck Method - http://www.TheAgerbeckMethod. She's sharing a 20% discount for Sketchnote Army Podcast listeners at this link - http://www.loosetooth.com/sketchnote
SPONSORED BY
The Sketchnote Workshop. A full-day hands-on training that expands your team’s creative thinking. Mike Rohde guides your team through practical activities to expand your team’s confidence - http://sketchnoteworkshop.com
SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES:
Subscribe to the podcast through iTunes and leave a nice review or rating if you like the show - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sketchnote-army-podcast/id1111996778
RUNNING ORDER
Intro
Brandy’s background and how a wannabe biology teacher became a graphic facilitator
The importance of listening skills
The three big skills, and 1 key characteristic, of the graphic facilitator
Brandy’s Writing
Tools
A downside to digital tools
TOOLS
Whiteboard markers - https://us.neuland.com/search?sSearch=whiteboard+marker
Mr. Sketch markers - http://www.mrsketch.com/
Neuland BigOne - https://eu.neuland.com/markers-more/neuland-markers/neuland-bigone-wedge-nib-single-colours.html
Marker videos she mentioned - https://www.instagram.com/p/BWQwB1sgyrs/?taken-by=loosetoothcom
Sharpies - https://www.amazon.com/Sharpie-Permanent-Marker-Point-Black/dp/B00U2O5XHE/
Papermate Flairs - http://www.papermate.com/paper-mate/flair-medium/PMFlairMediumBlackMedium.html#start=2
24 lb. Poster Bond paper - https://www.dickblick.com/products/white-poster-bond-paper-rolls/
Index Cards - https://www.amazon.com/Index-Cards/b?node=490741011
Microsoft Surface (not really for sketching) - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface
Photoshop - https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html
Neuland BigOnes - (nibs are 6mm x 12 mm, not 20mm) - https://us.neuland.com/markers-more/neuland-markers/neuland-bigone-wedge-nib-single-colours.html
A video Brandy shot at Neuland HQ on how to refill the markers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuMbeQxXoJ0
Papermate Flairs: https://www.instagram.com/p/BWREbQJAdc3/?taken-by=loosetoothcom
LINKS
Brandy on Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/loosetooth
Brandy’s site - http://loosetooth.com
Brandy’s event calendar - http://loosetooth.com/events/
Her 3-day signature workshop, The Lab - http://www.loosetooth.com/lab
MGTaylor’s page about their modeling language - http://www.mgtaylor.com/mgtaylor/glasbead/expmodel.htm
International Forum of Visual Practitioners - http://www.ifvp.org/
BOOKS
Brandy’s books - http://www.loosetooth.com/author/
Permission w/ Pamela Meyer - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615529224/therohdesignwebs
The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide - https://www.amazon.com/Graphic-Facilitators-Guide-listening-thinking/dp/0615591876/therohdesignwebs
Drawn Together Through Visual Practice - https://www.amazon.com/Drawn-Together-Through-Visual-Practice-ebook/dp/B01M335A6G/therohdesignwebs
The Idea Shapers - https://www.amazon.com/Idea-Shapers-power-putting-thinking/dp/1494919338/therohdesignwebs
1997 book on the MGTaylor Process: Leaping the Abyss - https://foresight.org/SrAssoc/99Gathering/lta_toc.html
CREDITS
Producer: Jon Schiedermayer
Show Notes: Chris Wilson
SUPPORT THE PODCAST
Buy one of Mike Rohde’s books and use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off - http://rohdesign.com/books
Subscribe to the Sketchnote Podcast
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.
Support the Podcast
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
44 min
July 02, 2018The Podcast Refresh: Michael Clayton & Mike Rohde - SE05 / EP00
What’s better than one expert sketchnoter called Mike… how about two? In this special season 5 pre-season podcast episode, Mike Rohde is joined by Michael Clayton as they preview the upcoming season 5 changes and the future of the Sketchnote Army Podcast.
SPONSORED BY
The Sketchnote Workshop. A full-day hands-on training that expands your teams creative thinking. Mike Rohde, the creator of Sketchnoting, will guide your team through practical activities to expand their creativity. Email Mike at [email protected] or visit the site - http://sketchnoteworkshop.com
SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES:
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes and leave a nice review or rating if you like the show, right here - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sketchnote-army-podcast/id1111996778
RUNNING ORDER
Intro
Why did you decide to refresh the podcast?
What made you change the theme music?
Have you thought about adding in some video or images in the Podcast?
Who’s coming on in Season 5?
What’s the deal with the sponsorship?
Outro
LINKS
Mike Rohde - https://twitter.com/rohdesign
Professor Michael Clayton - https://twitter.com/profclayton
Full Podcast Archives - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast
Michael Clayton’s episode - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/professor-michael-clayton-se01-ep04
Catherine Madden - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/catherine-madden-se01-ep03
Rob Dimeo - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/physicist-rob-dimeo-se01-ep02
Dave Gray - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/dave-gray-se02-ep01
Eva-Lotta Lamm - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/eva-lotta-lamm-se02-ep03
Christina Wodtke - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/christina-wodtke-se03-ep08
Sunni Brown - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sunni-brown-se03-ep01
Ryder Carroll - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se4
Jon Scheidermeyer - https://twitter.com/smaltmine
Sketchnote Video Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCdugvAzY7lZMqV2VguMVPWEzW1aftQ1a
Brandy Agerbeck - https://twitter.com/loosetooth
Austin Kleon - https://twitter.com/austinkleon
Ben Crothers - https://twitter.com/bencrothers
Sketchnote Workshop - http://sketchnoteworkshop.com
CREDITS
Producer: Jon Schiedermayer
Show Notes: Chris Wilson
SUPPORT THE PODCAST
To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army and Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s books and use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!
http://rohdesign.com/handbook/
http://rohdesign.com/workbook/
PAST PODCAST SEASONS
Season 1 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se1
Season 2 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se2
Season 3 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se3
Season 4 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se4
Subscribe to the Sketchnote Podcast
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.
Support the Podcast
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
25 min
March 27, 2018Luis Gonzaga SE04 / EP10 - ISC18LX Special
In this special episode between season 4 and 5, I’m joined by Luis Gonzaga, one of the organizers of International Sketchnote Camp 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal.
We talk about Lisbon as a great place to visit and enjoy, the structure of the event combining a traditional 3-track conference with a BarCamp portion, pricing and benefits, and finally, why you should plan to come to Lisbon on September 20-22nd, 2018 for a great experience with the community.
SPONSORED BY
The Sketchnote Workshop! Guide your team toward visual thinking confidence and creativity, to improve your innovation. Reach out and see how I can customize a high value workshop experience for you and the people you work with.
http://sketchnoteworkshop.com
SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES:
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sketchnote-army-podcast/id1111996778
LINKS
International Sketchnote Camp 2018 Lisbon - https://sketchnotecamp.wordpress.com/
ISC18LX Twitter - https://twitter.com/Sketchnote_Camp
Lux Lisboa Park Hotel - http://lisboa.luxhotels.pt
Luis Gonzaga - https://twitter.com/LuisGonzagacom
Daniel Perdigao - https://twitter.com/UpSideUp_PT
Ana Marques - https://twitter.com/Milenar_IM
Special thanks to podcast producer: Jonathan Schiedermayer
PAST PODCAST SEASON LINKS
Season 1 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-season
Season 2 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast
Season 3 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-1
Subscribe to the Sketchnote Podcast
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.
Support the Podcast
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
42 min
January 06, 2018World Sketchnote Day 2018 - SE04 / EP09
In this bonus episode to wrap up season 4, I’m joined by Mauro Toselli, Sketchnote Army’s Chief Sketchnote Officer, to talk about the upcoming World Sketchnote Day on Thursday, January 11, 2018, and the many ways you can participate.
SPONSORED BY
The Sketchnote Army Clothing Collection! A variety of t-shirts and sweatshirts available for sale at Teespring that support Sketchnote Army and look fashionable at the same time!
http://sketchnotearmy.com/t-shirts
SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES:
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sketchnote-army-podcast/id1111996778
LINKS
World Sketchnote Day 2018 - Save The Date - http://sketchnotearmy.com/blog/2018/1/5/jan-11-2018-world-sketchnote-day-is-back-snday2018-eyecontac.html
International Sketchnote Camp Hamburg - https://sketchnotecamp.wordpress.com/
Mauro Toselli - https://twitter.com/xlontrax
Marc Bourguignon - https://twitter.com/100978Marc
Chris Malapitan - https://twitter.com/chriskem
Hashtag #SNDay2018 - https://twitter.com/search?q=%23snday2018&src=typd
Hashtag #eyecontact - https://twitter.com/search?q=%23 eyecontact&src=typd
World Sketchnote Day Stickers - https://www.zazzle.com/world_sketchnote_day_stickers-217635997237944587
Sketchnoters' Stories - "The Visual Note Taking Handbook": Dyan Burgess: http://sketchnotearmy.com/blog/2017/1/20/sketchnoters-stories-the-visual-note-taking-handbook-dyan-bu.html
Sketchnoted Presentation for The Physics Show - Katharina Theis-Bröhl: http://sketchnotearmy.com/blog/2017/1/16/sketchnoted-presentation-for-the-physics-show-katharina-thei.html
Sketchnoters' Stories: "About being a Visual Practitioner": Holger Nies Pohl - http://sketchnotearmy.com/blog/2016/11/28/sketchnoters-stories-about-being-a-visual-practitioner-holge.html
Sketchnote Stories Submission - http://sketchnotearmy.com/sketchnote-submission/
Steve Silbert - https://twitter.com/stevesilbert
PAST PODCAST SEASON LINKS
Season 1 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-season
Season 2 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast
Season 3 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-1
Subscribe to the Sketchnote Podcast
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.
Support the Podcast
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
15 min
December 26, 2017Matthew Magain - SE04 / EP08
G’day folks, today Mike is joined by Matthew Magain from Melbourne Australia. You might recognize his name from the Sketchnote Handbook. Matthew Shares his journey into sketchnoting and then on to 3D sketchnoting. Find out about how adding a third dimension can add (both in quality and challenges) to your sketchnoting.
SPONSORED BY
The Sketchnote Army Clothing Collection! A variety of t-shirts and sweatshirts available for sale at Teespring that support Sketchnote Army and look fashionable at the same time!
http://sketchnotearmy.com/t-shirts
SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES:
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sketchnote-army-podcast/id1111996778
RUNNING ORDER
Matt’s Origin Story from Website design, to graphic facilitation to videos
Sketch Group’s origins and growth
“Good enough for the moment
Graphic recording and facilitation as a performance
Experimenting on the edges
3D sketchnotes
Excitement with some resistance
Sharing 3D sketchnotes in different ways
The importance of walls and lighting
An experience of information
Tools
3 Tips
Outro
TOOLS
Neuland Markers - https://us.neuland.com
Graphic Facilitators guide by Brandy Agerbeck - http://www.loosetooth.com/gfg/
Cintiq - http://www.wacom.com/en-us/products/pen-displays
Procreate App - https://procreate.art
HTC Vive - https://www.vive.com/
Google Tilt brush - https://www.tiltbrush.com
LINKS
Matt on Twitter - https://twitter.com/sketchgrp
Matt’s blog post about VR Sketching - https://www.sketchgroup.com.au/blog/vr-sketchnoting-bringing-conversations-to-virtual-life
Cognitive media’s Animated Sketchnote of Dan Pink’s TED talk, Drive - https://youtu.be/u6XAPnuFjJc
Sketch Group website: http://sketchgroup.com
Web Directions - https://www.webdirections.org
Links on Google Poly to Matt’s VR sketchnotes from the Web Directions Summit conference:
Chris Messina - https://poly.google.com/u/3/view/41qBWkQ8tKH
Amélie Lamont - https://poly.google.com/u/3/view/9da-r8ULRgM
Genevieve Bell - https://poly.google.com/view/aGHfuxtdW0J
Dan Rubin - https://poly.google.com/view/aGHfuxtdW0J
3D Sketchnote videos:
Genevieve Bell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcKf3D9PJE- Amélie Lamont: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byRP0RcyedE
Graphic Gear website (launching early 2018!) - http://graphicgear.com.au
MATTHEW’S 3 TIPS
Share your sketchnotes
Sketch a podcast
practice large scale sketches (not just small scale)
PAST PODCAST SEASON LINKS
Season 1 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-season
Season 2 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast
Season 3 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-1 
Special thanks to Christopher Wilson for the show notes - @mrchrisjwilson https://twitter.com/mrchrisjwilson
Subscribe to the Sketchnote Podcast
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.
Support the Podcast
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
51 min
December 14, 2017Cate Tolnai - SE04 / EP07
Cate Tolnai got into sketchnoting last March at the CUE conference. She quickly dove head first into it as she saw the benefits in education. Today she joins Mike Rohde to discuss sketchnoting in education and growth mindsets, as well as sketchnoting in general.
SPONSORED BY
The Sketchnote Army Clothing Collection! A variety of t-shirts and sweatshirts available for sale at Teespring that support Sketchnote Army and look fashionable at the same time!
http://sketchnotearmy.com/t-shirts
SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES:
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sketchnote-army-podcast/id1111996778
RUNNING ORDER
Intro
Who is Cate Tolnai?
Growth Mindset
What is Sketch 50?
Sketchnotings impact on Education
The value of mistakes and the reflective process
Tools
Three Tips
Outro (Mike is awesome)
LINKS
Cate Tolnai’s website - http://catetolnai.com/
Cate Tolanai on twitter - https://twitter.com/CateTolnai
Sketch 50 website - http:/sketch50.org
Sketchnote books by Mike - http://rohdesign.com/
Sketchnote Army - http://sketchnotearmy.com
Growth Mindset - https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/29/carol-dweck-mindset/
Sketch 50 on Twitter - https://goo.gl/A6ny23
ITSE conference 2018 - https://conference.iste.org/2018/
Show your work - https://austinkleon.com/show-your-work/
Cate’s Procreate tutorials - https://goo.gl/6k63th
TOOLS
iPad Pro - https://www.apple.com/lae/ipad-pro/
Apple Pencil - https://www.apple.com/lae/apple-pencil/
Procreate - https://procreate.art/
Rocketbook - https://getrocketbook.co.uk/
CATE’S 3 TIPS
Just share! (Find good hashtags, or just share with a friend)
Lean in to your growth mindset
Don’t worry about borrowing from others (trace!)
PAST PODCAST SEASON LINKS
Season 1 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-season
Season 2 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast
Season 3 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-1 
Special thanks to Christopher Wilson for the show notes - @mrchrisjwilson https://twitter.com/mrchrisjwilson
Subscribe to the Sketchnote Podcast
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.
Support the Podcast
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
24 min
December 08, 2017Oscar Campo - SE04 / EP06
This week I’m joined by Oscar Campo is a professor at a university in Cali, Columbia. He got into sketchnoting to help him take better notes at his church and pay more attention to the sermons.
Later, Oscar started incorporating sketchnotes into all of his life including his work at university. Although he has no artistic training, he creates beautiful images within his sketchnotes.
SPONSORED BY
The Sketchnote Army Clothing Collection! A variety of t-shirts and sweatshirts available for sale at Teespring that support Sketchnote Army and look fashionable at the same time!
http://sketchnotearmy.com/t-shirts
RUNNING ORDER
Intro
Oscar’s origin story
Sketchnoting at University (Professors make the worst students!)
Sermon Sketchnoting
Observing like an artist (or engineer)
Tools
Noteshelf app
Trick: Hiding layers!
3 Tips
LINKS
Oscar on Twitter - https://twitter.com/OscarCampo_
Oscar on Facebook - http://facebook.com/oscar.campo
Oscar on Instagram - https://instagram.com/oscampo
Mike’s Sketchnote Handbook - http://rohdesign.com/handbook
TOOLS
Noteshelf app for iOS - http://www.noteshelf.net/
Apple Pencil - https://www.apple.com/lae/apple-pencil/
iPad Pro 9.7 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_Pro
Any pen!
Procreate app - https://procreate.art/
Comic Draw App - https://plasq.com/apps/comicdraw/ios/
Linea App - http://linea-app.com/
Whink app - http://whinkapp.com/
OSCAR’S 3 TIPS
Don’t compare your sketchnotes to other people’s
Tools aren’t important, Information is.
Share your sketchnotes with the world
PAST PODCAST SEASON LINKS
Season 1 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-season
Season 2 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast
Season 3 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-1 
Special thanks to Christopher Wilson for the show notes - @mrchrisjwilson https://twitter.com/mrchrisjwilson
Subscribe to the Sketchnote Podcast
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.
Support the Podcast
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
50 min
November 30, 2017Heather Martinez - SE04 / EP05
This week I’m joined by Heather Martinez, a graphic recorder and facilitator, and a hand letterer who has skills to spare.
We talk about Heather’s path into visual thinking, and the road trip she took to see the country with her husband, and trailer, Flo, and how it’s impacted her life and work in ways she couldn’t have predicted.
Finally, learn about Heather’s upcoming course, Lettering with the Masters, and some great tools and tips.
 SPONSORED BY
 Sketchnote Icons T-Shirts and Hoodies! ONLY available at Cotton Bureau and ONLY through December 3rd! Choose Vintage Purple, Indigo or Espresso, or a warm, gray zip hoodie! Don’t miss this chance to order your Sketchnote gear!
 http://cottonbureau.com/products/sketchnote-icons/
RUNNING ORDER
Intro
Heather’s Elevator Pitch
Similarities and differences between Graphic Recording and Graphic Facilitation
Graphics design to visual practitioner
Traveling in a teardrop trailer round the US.
Being a resident artist
Learning to be comfortable with less
Lettering with the masters (starting in January 2018)
Appreciating Typography
Tools
3 Tips
Outro
LINKS
Let’s Letter Together - http://www.LetsLetterTogether.com
Heather Martinez’s site - http://www.HeatherMartinez.com
Ray’s site - http://raycliks.com
Heather’s Travel Blog - http://www.OnTheRoadWithFlo.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/corpgraffitiart/
Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/corpgraffitiart
Facebook - http://facebook.com/corporategraffitiartist
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/GraphicFacilitation
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherleavittmartinez/
Heather’s sketchnotes from Studying Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - https://instagram.com/p/BRQ0xMqhKo6/
Example of Heather’s digital sketchnoting - https://instagram.com/p/BZ1xh4zBbZJ/
Example of Heather’s visual toolbox - http://visualpractitioner.tumblr.com/tagged/Visual%20Toolbox
Example of Heather’s fine art in progress - https://instagram.com/p/BYMTDrWhnv1/
Her fine art portfolio - http://visualpractitioner.tumblr.com/fineartportfolio
Tim Hamons - https://www.artofawakeningasia.com/our-founder
Christina Merkley videos - https://youtu.be/EbHVEb360AY and https://youtu.be/IYla_eCj6P4
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Arts, Letters and Numbers in Averill Park, NY - http://www.artslettersandnumbers.com/residents4/2017/3/21/heather-martinez
Caetani Centre in Vernon, BC - https://caetani.org/2017/04/self-directed-air-heather-martinez/
Elsewhere Studios in Paonia, CO - http://www.elsewherestudios.org/
TOOLS
Neuland Markers - https://us.neuland.com/
Folded pens - http://calligrafile.com/blog/folded-pen-friday-part-2
Sign painting brushes - http://www.tcpglobal.com/
Brush Pens - https://www.jetpens.com/Pentel-Aquash-Water-Brush-Medium-Compact-Body/pd/1775?gclid=EAIaIQobChMInNe2jPvj1wIVC7jACh14oAMKEAQYByABEgLoovD_BwE
Neuland Pinboard Paper - https://us.neuland.com/paper-co./pinboard-flipchart-paper/brown-pinboard-paper.html?c=777
Art Alternatives Spiral bound Sketchbook - https://www.art-alternatives.com/sketch_books.html
TIPS
Push your tools to their limits
Practice with intention (hope is not an action plan)
Check your spelling
PAST PODCAST SEASON LINKS
Season 1 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-season
Season 2 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast
Season 3 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-1 
Special thanks to Christopher Wilson for the show notes - @mrchrisjwilson https://twitter.com/mrchrisjwilson
Subscribe to the Sketchnote Podcast
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.
Support the Podcast
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
50 min
November 17, 2017Steve Silbert - SE04 / EP04
Steve Silbert is an agile coach and an avid sketchnoter. In this episode Mike and Steve discuss how Steve uses sketchnotes to help facilitate discussions, collaboration and understanding.
In the second half of the episode Steve discusses his use of sketchnoting with his religious observances and spiritual reflections. Finally, Steve shares his favorite tools and tips for sketchnoting.
 SPONSORED BY 
Sketchnote Icons T-Shirts and Hoodies! ONLY available at Cotton Bureau and ONLY through December 3rd! Choose Vintage Purple, Indigo or Espresso, or a warm, gray zip hoodie! Don’t miss this chance to order your Sketchnote Icon gear!
 http://cottonbureau.com/products/sketchnote-icons/ 
RUNNING ORDER
Intro
Steve Silbert’s Origin Story
Steve’s Work with Agile
Features that Sketchnotes and Agile Share
Collaborative sketching with teams
Sketchnote Selfies
Collaborating with a Sketchnoting a presentation
Sketchnotes and planning talks/presentations
Sketchnoting live
Sketchnoting the Torah
Sketchnoting during Passover and religious observances
Sketchnote Thanksgiving?
TOOLS
Bubm cable case used as a pencil case - https://www.amazon.com/BUBM-Electronics-Accessories-Lightweight-Large-Black/dp/B00OZN8GL8
Chisle point Sharpies - http://www.sharpie.com/sharpie/chisel/SHChiselTurquoiseChisel.html
Brush Stroke Sharpies - http://www.sharpie.com/sharpie/brush-tip/SHBrushTipBerryBrush.html#cgid=art&start=4
Fine Tip Neuland Markers - https://eu.neuland.com/markers-more/neuland-markers/fineone-by-neuland-artmarker-brush-nib-single-colours.html
Moleskine Notebook Dot Grid - https://us.moleskine.com/classic-notebook-black/p0460
Prismacolor Pens - https://www.prismacolor.com/markers/
Pentel Model 8 - https://www.amazon.com/Pentel-Automatic-Pencil-Assorted-PH158/dp/B001PMJZ3K
Pacsafe Intasafe Z250 Anti-Theft Travel Bag, Steve’s sketchnoting bag - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MOF6G48/
iPad Pro 10.5 - https://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/
Apple Pencil (x2) - https://www.apple.com/apple-pencil/
Procreate for detailed sketchnoting - https://procreate.art/
Paper by FiftyThree for notes- http://fiftythree.com
Canva - http://canva.com
Tawe - http://www.tawe.co/
Tangle Patterns - https://tanglepatternsgalore.wordpress.com/home/
ISKN with imagink apps - https://www.iskn.co/
TIPS
Learn to listen
Don’t be afraid to fail
Don’t overthink it
LINKS
Steve on twitter - https://twitter.com/@stevesilbert
Steve’s website - http://www.stevesilbert.com/
Steve’s sketchnote on the sketchnote army - http://sketchnotearmy.com/blog/2017/6/20/world-of-tanks-by-steve-silbert-stevesilbert.html
Agile - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development
Trello - https://trello.com
Mike’s Mini Workshop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39Xq4tSQ31A
Torah Portion - http://torahportions.org/thisweek/
Passover Seder - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_Seder
Marianne Rady - https://twitter.com/MarianneRady
PAST PODCAST SEASON LINKS
Season 1 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-season
Season 2 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast
Season 3 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-1 
Special thanks to Christopher Wilson for the show notes - @mrchrisjwilson https://twitter.com/mrchrisjwilson
Subscribe to the Sketchnote Podcast
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.
Support the Podcast
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
1 hr 18 min

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