Monthly Live Lab Workshops
Every month, I hold a 1-hour Live Lab Workshop where I teach a sketchnoting concept or do live problem solving, sometimes with guests.
Live Labs are free to attend; recordings are reserved for Supporting Lab Partners and Founders.
See the Full 2026 Live Lab Schedule
Here’s the next session:
March Lab Live - Sketchnote Foundations: Creating Icons
Icons are one of the most useful skills in your sketchnoting practice. In this live session, I’ll teach you how to build icons from the five basic shapes, making marks into recognizable icons to communicate your ideas simply and quickly.
​Here’s a look at what we’ll cover:
​How every icon starts with circles, squares, triangles, lines, and dots
​Simplification: what makes an icon recognizable, rather than realistic, and how to leave just the right details in to suggest what that object is.
​Building a personal icon library: how to create a set of icons specific to your work and life that you can use right away
​Visual metaphors: we’ll touch on moving from drawing objects to drawing abstract concepts.
​This session will build your practical icon-making skills, which you can put to work immediately on your next sketchnote.
​Join me on Saturday, March 21, 2026, from 12-1 US Central for this free session:
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— Mike
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 help 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.
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