Sketchnote Podcast

Tanmay Vora has integrated visuals deeply into his leadership training and business consulting through visual co-creation, helping businesses visualize ideas worth sharing. In this episode he shares what that looks like in his everyday practice.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

An infinite canvas sketching app built for tablets with a stylus, like the iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface, and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Concepts’ infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size with a simple gesture.

SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.

Learn more: Concepts App

• Intro
• Welcome
• Who is Tanmay?
• Tanmay’s origin story
• What Tanmay is working on now
• What Tanmay does to cope with pandemic:
  • Going with the flow, focus on the pursuit, show up every day
  • Focusing on his health
  • Stays away from news
• Sponsor: Concepts app
• Tools
• Tips
• Where to find Tanmay
• Outro

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Tanmay’s Website
• About Tanmay
• Tanmay on LinkedIn
• Tanmay on Instagram
• Tanmay on Twitter
• Diana Soriat: Sketchnote Army Podcast SE09/EP10
• Abhijit Bhaduri
• Book: Growth IQ by Tiffani Bova
• Tanmay’s Nudge Note Samples

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• A4 Printer Paper
• Pencils
• Staedtler Pigment Liner Fineliner Pens
• Photoshop
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Paperlike
• Paper by WeTransfer
• Procreate

1. Integrate visuals into everyday tasks and routines
2. Share your work generously with others to keep yourself active
3. Constraints will help you keep on track

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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!

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, Lai Chee Chiu talks about her use of drawing to define and improve processes and how drawing is a secret superpower in her solopreneur business.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

An infinite canvas sketching app built for tablets with a stylus, like the iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface, and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Concepts’ infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size with a simple gesture.

SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.

Learn more: Concepts App

• Intro
• Welcome
• Who is Lai Chee?
• Lai Chee’s origin story
• What elements are in her favorite kinds of projects:
  • People + Process + Something new to learn
• How Lai Chee gets people to internalize processes
• What Lai Chee does to cope with pandemic:
  • Online learning
  • Drawing all the time
  • Whiteboarding with her niece
• Sponsor: Concepts app
• Tools
• Tips
• Where to find Lai Chee
• Outro

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Lai Chee on Instagram
• Lai Chee on LinkedIn
• Lean methodology
• 33% People Rule
• Sketchnote Army Slack
• Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Sakura Pigma Micron 05 Black 0.45mm
• Neuland Markers
• Gray Brush Pen
• Copy paper
• Canson 297236 XL Marker Drawing Pad DIN A4 70 g/m² 100 Sheets White
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Procreate
• Affinity Designer
• Concepts

1. Explore the 33% people rule
2. Treat your drawing as a reward instead of a task
3. Post as much work as you can

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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!

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 Kris Neckelmann shares how getting fired from a bank job inspired her to go full-time into visualization. You’re going to love this passionate interview!

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

An infinite canvas sketching app built for tablets with a stylus, like the iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface, and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Concepts’ infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size with a simple gesture.

SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.

Learn more: Concepts App

• Intro
• Welcome
• Who is Kris?
• Kris’ origin story
• The work Kris is doing now
• What Kris does to cope with pandemic
  • Yoga and meditation
  • Get out in the sun, put her feet in the grass
  • Work on a fun project
  • Walk my dog every day
• Sponsor: Concepts app
• Tools
• Tips
• Where to find Kris
• Outro

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Kris’ Website
• Kris on Instagram
• Keep Ideas on Instagram
• Kris on LinkedIn
• Keep Ideas on Medium
• Kris on Medium
• Book: Doodle Revolution by Sunni Brown
• Jeannel King
• Book: The Alchemist by Paul Coehlo
• RSA Animates
• Book: Austin Kleon Steal Like and Artist

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Pentel Fude Brush Pen
• Kuretake Fountain Brush Pen
• Rhoda Sketchbooks
• Neuland BulletProof Notebook
• OTraki 4 Pack Artist Gloves for Drawing Tablet
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Procreate
• Concepts

1. Draw sample lines with your pens before you’re under pressure
2. Find people’s work you like and analyze it to learn and grow
3. Have patience!
4. Show your work and reveal your journey

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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!

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, agile visualizer Adrien Liard shares how his lifelong obsession with drawing led to a brief career in graffiti which became a foundation for Adrien’s agile development career and his live, graphic recording practice.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

An infinite canvas sketching app built for tablets with a stylus, like the iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface, and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Concepts’ infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size with a simple gesture.

SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.

Learn more: Concepts App

• Intro
• Welcome
• Who is Adrien?
• Adrien’s origin story
• The work Adrien is doing now
• What Adrien does to cope with pandemic
  • Being excited about opportunities pandemic brings
  • Less travel means more family time
• Sponsor: Concepts app
• Tools
• Tips
• Where to find Adrien
• Outro

• Adrien’s Website
• Adrien on Twitter
• Adrien on Instagram
• Adrien on LinkedIn
• Ben Felis
• Yobi Scribes
• Clubhouse

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Royal Talens Sketchbooks
• Neuland No.One® Art, brush nib 0.5-7 mm
• Posca Paint Marker Set
• Molotow ONE4ALL Acrylic Paint Marker Set
• Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen, 2-Pack. Soft and Hard Tip
• Tombow Pen Retro Dual Brush Markers
• Neuland BigOne®, wedge nib 6-12mm
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Procreate
• IPEVO V4K Ultra High Definition 8MP USB Document Camera

1. Practice consistently a little bit each day, regularity for the win
2. Inspect your work looking for growth areas you can work on
3. Practice the things that you’re weak on, it should hurt
4. Draw from life because drawing is in the mind

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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!

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 we’ll hear from Franziska Schwarz, a science communicator, PhD in nutritional medicine, and graphic recorder who visualizes science ideas. Franziska shares how falling asleep in university classes led her to explore visuals as a way to communicate scientific ideas in a new, refreshing way.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

An infinite canvas sketching app built for tablets with a stylus, like the iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface, and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Concepts’ infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size with a simple gesture.

SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.

Learn more: Concepts App

• Intro
• Welcome
• Who is Franziska?
• Franziska’s origin story
• The work Franziska is doing now:
  • Teaching other scientists to visualize ideas
  • Adapting visualization concepts to science
  • The importance of preparation in scientific visualization
  • Why scientific generalists are ideal for visualization
  • Helping older people learning zoom to practice origami
• What Franziska does to cope with pandemic
  • Pen collecting
  • Sign painting on walls
  • Learning new visual skills
• Sponsor: Concepts app
• Tools
• Tips
• Where to find Franziska
• Outro

• Franziska’s Website
• Franziska on Twitter
• Franziska on Instagram
• Franziska on LinkedIn
• Franziska on Xing
• Bikablo
• Benjamin Felis
• Nadine Roßa
• Rob Dimeo
• Paper Folding (Origami)

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Faber-Castell Broad Pen 1554 - Blue
• Tombow Fudenosuke Fude Brush Pen - Hard
• Molotov Liquid Chrome Markers
• Moleskine Art Sketch Pad, Soft Cover, Pocket
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Infinity Designer for iPad
• Procreate

1. Copy other artists’ work
2. Draw a new idea by mixing two disconnected elements
3. Hand letter poetry or quotes that you like

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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!

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

Andreas Gaertner — illustrator, professional graphic recorder, author — shares lessons he’s learned on his journey from tattoo artist to professional visual thinker that draws live for large companies and teaches others to draw live too.

Listeners: You have access to a special discount code sketchnoteArmy2022 for a 35% discount on Andreas’ Graphic Recording PRO online course:

https://www.andreas-gaertner.de/graphic-recording

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

An infinite canvas sketching app built for tablets with a stylus, like the iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface, and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Concepts’ infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size with a simple gesture.

SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.

Learn more: Concepts App

• Intro
• Welcome
• Who is Andreas?
• Andreas’ origin story
• “Doing is most important, taken is overrated.”
• ”Bluff, then perform”
• “Fill the room” and the importance of having a big enough tank
• Spitting out a mint in front of a crowd of 200 people
• The work Andreas is doing now:
  • Online courses
  • Live drawing sessions
  • Drawings for donations
• What Andreas does to cope with pandemic:
  • Getting up at 5AM
  • More quality time because of less travel
  • The power of video calls
• Sponsor: Concepts app
• Tools
• Tips
• Where to find Andreas
• Outro

• Andreas’ Website
• Die Zeichner
• Share Notes
• Andreas on Instagram
• Andreas on LinkedIn
• Andreas on YouTube
• Andreas’ Book: Made in Creativity
• Online Graphic Recording Course
• Morgan Motors
• Hamburg’s Reeperbahn
• The 5AM Club by Robin Sharma

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Neuland No.One® Art, brush nib 0.5-7 mm 105 Gray Marker
• Neuland No.One® Outliner
• 180gsm A4 paper
• Pack TeleprompterPAD® iLight PRO 11"
• Miro Digital Whiteboard
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Wacom Cintiq 22 Drawing Tablet

1. Use gray and black for 2 levels of information
2. Shut up — DO IT! Practice again and again!
3. Make your drawing process visible to the customer — don’t hide it!

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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!

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, Zsofi Lang journeyed from NGOs and international development in Brussels, Belgium — into live sketchnoting, illustration, and mural-making. She shares what she’s learned from transformative, team-building exercises where she guides teams to create large-scale murals together that map their culture and values.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

An infinite canvas sketching app built for tablets with a stylus, like the iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface, and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Concepts’ infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size with a simple gesture.

SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.

Learn more: Concepts App

• Intro
• Welcome
• Who is Zsofi?
• Zsofi’s origin story
• The work Zsofi is doing now
• What Zsofi does to cope with pandemic
  • Podcasts
  • Drawing
  • Dance Parties
• Sponsor: Concepts app
• Tools
• Tips
• Where to find Zsofi
• Outro

• Zsofi’s Website
• Zsofi’s Links
• Zsofi on Instagram
• Zsofi on YouTube
• Zsofi’s 3 Tips

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Leuchtturm1917 A6 Notebook
• Tombow MONO Drawing Pencil, HB
• Uniball Fineliner
• Stabilo 68 Markers
• Posca Paint Markers
• Molotow Markers
• Molotow Paints
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Autodesk Sketchbook
• Tayasui Sketches
• Paper by WeTransfer
• The Sketchnote Handbook

1. Look at other work that’s awesome and analyze and understand why
2. Visually journal 3 things that happened today
3. Don’t be discouraged when its hard, keep going
4. Use 50% opacity layer or a sticky note to capture in-progress ideas

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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!

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, Andy McNally, an illustrator, designer, and sketchnoter, shares how he creates sketchnotes of Apple technology events, has added digital to his analog sketchnoting toolset and more!

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

An infinite canvas sketching app built for tablets with a stylus, like the iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface, and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Concepts’ infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size with a simple gesture.

SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.

Learn more: Concepts App

• Intro
• Welcome
• Who is Andy?
• Andy’s origin story
• Andy’s Apple event sketchnotes
• The power of reflecting on your old work
• Activities to help in the pandemic
• Sponsor: Concepts app
• Tools
• Tips
• Where to find Andy
• Outro

• Andy’s Website
• Andy’s Newsletter
• Andy’s Instagram
• Andy’s Twitter
• Andy’s Concept Creator Profile
• Sketchnote Cheat Sheet
• Robert Generette
• Ed Emberley, Make a World
• Apple iPhone Event Jan. 9, 2007 sketchnotes
• Tony Fadell
• Springboard: the secret history of the first real smartphone
• Chez Panisse Sketchnote
• Eva Lotta Lamm’s Yoga Notes

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Papermate Flair
• Sharpie Pen
• Fudenosuke Brush Pen, Hard Tip
• Blick Studio Markers
• Moleskine Cahier Blank Journal, Soft Cover Notebook
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Concepts
• Adobe Draw - Retired
• Vectornator

1. Break things down into their basic shapes
2. Focus on capturing the idea, add color and details later
3. Don’t be afraid to leave space blank and return to it later
4. Keep learning new things

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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!

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, hear from Renée Stevens an interactive and immersive designer, educator, author, and speaker focused on innovative to use Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Extended Reality (XR).

Renée shares how sketchnoters and visual thinkers are needed to contribute their creative vision and skills in these mixed reality spaces and talks about her new book, Designing Immersive 3D Experiences.

We have a special 35% off discount on Renee’s book, just for listeners through March 31, 2022! Use code STEVENS during checkout to apply this discount* at Peachpit.com:

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This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

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• Intro
• Welcome
• Who is Renée?
• What are XR, VR and AR?
• The importance of design in XR development
• Renée’s origin story
• tagAR and other AR/VR experiences in everyday life
• How sketchnoters and visual thinkers can get started in XR
• Sketchnoting in AR and virtual work spaces
• Pandemic activities Renée does to keep sane
• Sponsor: Concepts app
• Tools
• Tips
• Where to find Renée
• Outro

• Renée’s Website
• tagAR
• Renée Vimeo
• Renée on Twitter
• Renée onLinkedIn
• Renée on Dribble
• Renée on Pinterest
• Sketchnote Army Podcast SE04/EP08 - Matthew Magain on VR Sketchnotes
• Warby Parker - Virtual Try-On
• Apple Fitness+

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Paper Prototypes
• Transparent Sketching
• Adobe Aero
• Blender
• Procreate
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil

1. Try out XR and observe XR in everyday life
2. Choose rhythm and routine instead of inspiration
3. Break out of rectangles - think outside in open space

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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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.

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©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

In this first episode of season 11, I talk with Paul Mignard who creates the popular Sketchy Sermons series on Instagram. Learn how Paul got into his work, his process, and more!

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

An infinite canvas sketching app built for tablets with a stylus, like the iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface, and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Concepts’ infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size with a simple gesture.

SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.

Learn more: Concepts App

• Intro
• Welcome
• The challenge of monetizing sketchy sermons
• Has Paul considered a book of sketchy sermons?
• Paul’s origin story
• Paul’s skunkworks Ideas - AR/VR
• Stickers and paper products
• Challenges of sketchnoting someone else’s ideas
• Paul’s sketchnoting process
• Sponsor: Concepts app
• Paul’s favorite tools
• What Paul does to keep from going crazy in the pandemic
• Paul’s three tips
• Where to follow Paul online
• Outro

• Sketchy Sermons Site
• Sketchy Sermons on Instagram
• Sketchy Sermons on Facebook
• Sketchy Sermons on Twitter
• Brain Kekoa Yap

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Moleskine Cahier Notebooks
• Pilot Futayaku Double-Sided Brush Pen - Black / Gray
• Pentel Arts Portable Pocket Brush Pen
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Procreate
• Adobe Fresco
• Concepts

1. Get in the habit of making and posting content regularly
2. Be curious with new things
3. Get inspired by learning by people online across disciplines

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music 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!

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