In this episode, Mike is joined by Patrick Rhone and things get deep. Patrick has followed sketchnoting since Mike coined the term, and he uses sketchnoting every morning in a very different way. This is the perfect episode for anyone who would love to sketchnote but doesn’t think they can (and it’s a great discussion for the long time Pro too).
RUNNING ORDER
- Intro
- Patrick’s sketchnote journey
- A sketchnote travel book
- Meeting different people
- Why do people sketchnote?
- What puts people off sketchnoting and how to overcome that
- One-and-done vs the two-step
- Drawing the same thing again and again
- Playing the long game - slow, steady, and then sudden bursts
- The pilot class of the Sketchnote Workshop
- Sketchnote morning pages and defeating The Resistance
- Find the bird
- 3 Tips
- Tools
- Get rid of the special
LINKS
- Patrick’s website - http://www.patrickrhone.net
- Patrick’s books - http://patrickrhone.com
- The Cramped - http://www.thecramped.com
- The Palm Tipsheet - http://palmtipsheet.org
- Moleskine - https://us.moleskine.com/en/
- Peter Jenkins, A Walk Across America - https://www.amazon.com/Walk-Across-America-Peter-Jenkins/dp/006095955X/therohdesignwebs
- “Ideas not Art” stickers and buttons - https://www.zazzle.com/sketchnotes
- Rob Dimeo - https://mobile.twitter.com/Rob_Dimeo
- Sermon sketchnote group on Facebook - https://facebook.com/groups/1676824095864634
- Morning Pages - https://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/
- Steven Pressfield - https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Pressfield
- The War of Art - https://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/1936891026/therohdesignwebs
TOOLS
- Pocket Moleskine Sketchbook - https://www.amazon.com/Moleskine-Sketchbook-Pocket-Plain-Black/dp/8883701054/therohdesignwebs
- Retro 51 Tornado - http://www.retro51.com/fwi_tor_classiclacquers.html
- Uniball Signo - https://www.amazon.com/Uni-Ball-Signo-Retractable-0-38mm-Ultra-Micro/dp/B01MYWUMPQ/therohdesignwebs
- Hobinichi Techo 2019 Diary - https://www.1101.com/store/techo/en/magazine/2019/yokoku/
3 TIPS
- Find the bird
- Keep and revisit a notebook with your repeated practice
- Don’t be afraid to keep learning - YouTube is great
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
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