Rohdesign Dispatch: Fall 2024

Rohdesign Dispatch: Fall 2024

Here in Milwaukee, it’s autumn, and scenes like the one in the photo above fade quickly as winter approaches. This is my favorite time of the year, with pumpkin pie, Thanksgiving meals, and cool, crisp weather encouraging me to wear a warm sweater.

I hope all is well wherever you are!

— Mike Rohde, editor

What’s in this issue?

• Five cool things to share.

• Sketchnote Army Podcast season 16 has begun.

• A new in-person Sketchnote Workshop for educators is happening in Western Wisconsin on March 12, 2024.

• Concepts Sketchnote Workshop Video is now available for anyone to watch and features a 30-day Pro version trial.

• The Sketchnote Live Workshop Set is still $50 and includes all three workshops: lettering, layout, and icons.

5 Cool Things

❥ 1. How I do diary comics. And Why.
Andrew Tan has created an 11-minute video sharing his diary comic formula. It's a fantastic idea that I’ve been working on this week.

❥ 2. Five mistakes you’re making when you take visual notes
The Ink Factory’s Think Like Ink Monthly newsletter provides helpful advice to improve your sketchnotes with these tips.

❥ 3. Travel sketchbooks: The biggest lessons I’ve learnt
Artist and traveler Parul Arora shares her insights from traveling with sketchbooks in this 5-minute video.

❥ 4. Sketchnoter Types and Page Size
My friend Emily Mills shares sketchbook size recommendations based on the kind of sketchnoter you are. Cool!

❥ 5. The Weight of Digital Tools
Doug Neil at Verbal to Visual shares how digital tools can have unseen weight and why he appreciates analog tools.

Sketchnote Army Podcast Season 16 is now playing. Listen in…

Sketchnote Army Podcast Season 16 has begun with Emily Mills, Joran Oppelt, and Kelvy Bird. Listen now.

New, in-person Sketchnote Workshop for educators in Wisconsin, March 12, 2025!

Teachers enjoyed sharing their work at a sketchnote workshop

Sign up for this one-day, in-person sketchnote workshop in beautiful Fennimore, Wisconsin!

The Sketchnote Workshop is designed to develop and strengthen your visual thinking abilities. It will help you understand sketchnoting and strategies for teaching it to students. You will also explore ways to integrate sketchnoting into your class curriculum.

• Boost Engagement: Sketchnoting combines visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning, increasing student engagement and motivation to learn.

• Improve Memory: Visual notes help organize and retain information more effectively, supporting better comprehension and recall.

• Create Inclusive Classrooms: Sketchnoting offers alternative ways for students to demonstrate learning, making lessons more accessible.

• Enable Differentiation: Teachers can use sketchnoting to personalize learning, offering various ways for students to interact with content.

• Foster Creativity and Critical Thinking: Sketchnoting encourages creativity and helps students express complex ideas through simple visuals.

Sign up today for just $250

“I’ve been pondering how to use sketchnotes in my classes. I now have a plan to introduce the concept to my classes and a way to utilize it to add to my students’ understanding.”

Concepts Sketchnote Workshop Video is now available for free!

You can watch a recording of the Concepts Sketchnote Workshop, which was held in February 2024, for free. Then, use the link on the video page to get your 30-day trial of Concepts Pro, and you can follow along with me as I use the app.

Watch the free video (1:18)

Sketchnote Live Workshop Set: Lettering, Layout, and Icons together for $50 at Vimeo.com

If you missed any of my Sketchnote Live Workshops since 2020, you can still buy all three workshop videos for just $50.

Save compared to purchasing each video separately, or complete your set if you’ve already purchased one of the workshops:

Buy the Sketchnote Live Workshop Set $50

The 3 workshop recordings also include all PDF reference sheets and templates. That’s 6 hours of teaching for just $50. Buy your set today.