Happy 2023!
I hope the year has had a good start for you. Around here we’ve endured some pretty cold weather but today it’s warm-ish and sunny.
That little sketch on yellow paper you see above was created by my 10-year old son, Landon. I just love that sketch!
It’s a great reminder to me that the simplest of sketches can carry so much meaning and character.
What’s in this issue?
Announcing: Master Icons & Metaphors Live Workshops w/ earlybird pricing! Dario Paniagua and I are hosting 2 live workshops on icons and metaphors on March 11, 2023. You’re hearing about it first with a special $10 discount code!
The Sketchnote Layout Live Workshop Video-on-Demand is available at Vimeo.com for purchase for just $20.
Sketchnote Army Podcast season 13 is coming in March.
First, here are 5 cool things to check out:
— Mike Rohde
5 Cool Things
❥ 1. Letter like a Graphic Novelist with Heather Martinez
A great Visual Jam video training session with the amazing Heather Martinez teaching you how to create comic-style lettering.
❥ 2. How to draw ideas
An essay from Ralph Ammer on the value of drawing out your ideas.
❥ 3. Apostrophe Games Dry Erase Blank Playing Cards
Create alternative card games with your visual thinking skills.180 reusable dry erase playing cards in poker card size (2.5" x 3.5").
❥ 4. Give yourself time to think with this visual technique
My friend Dave Matronardi shares a cool technique to help you gather your thoughts in meetings with a simple visual technique.
❥ 5. Pentel Pocket Brush Pen with Gray Ink
I’m a fan of the Pentel Brush Pen, using a black version for sketchnoting and lettering. This gray version seems like a perfect way to add simple gray shadows and highlights with flair.
Announcing: Master Icons & Metaphors Live Workshops w/ earlybird pricing!
You know before anyone else that Dario Paniagua and I are offering 2 live workshops to supercharge your icon and metaphor creation skills on Saturday, March 11th, 2023.
We’ll be teaching how we approach icons and metaphors in two live, online workshops (4 hours of training) to accelerate your skills in just one day.
I’ll share how I approach icon creation, leading you through several helpful exercises, followed by Dario sharing his unique approach to creating next-level metaphors.
Code EARLYBIRD is just for you!
Because you are a Rohdesign Dispatch reader we’re sharing code EARLYBIRD with you for $10 off the $80 two-workshop price when you register right here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/master-icons-metaphors-live-workshops-tickets-499481090387
Registration includes recorded videos for both 2-hour sessions and a dedicated 1-hour Q&A session on Saturday, March 18, 2023.
Here’s what we’re teaching:
Icon Session with Mike Rohde
How the 5 basic elements help me draw simpler icons
Using constraints as a way to elevate my icon-creation
The value of simplicity, repetition, and practice
How to use an icon creation template in your practice
Tips, tricks, and insights into my icon making practice
How to build an analog or digital visual library of icons
Exercise: Create a visual library
Helpful resources Mike uses in his icon development
Exercise: Create challenging business icons
Metaphor session with Dario Paniagua:
The right 'state' to approach metaphors' creation process
The DNA components for creating effective metaphors
Key concepts about 'Attention.'
The difference between Icons and Metaphors
Techniques to avoid clichés
The Disruptive Model
Exercise: Disruptive association, Disruptive scenario and Mashups
How to visual deschooling: The Children's Approach
Exercise: Reverse thinking
3 golden metaphors techniques
You know me, so here’s a bit about Dario
Dario Paniagua hails from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and lives in Italy. He worked in advertising before transitioning to what he truly loves: coaching people to empower their hidden visual thinking abilities.
He constantly creates and shares free content on this topic and premium content as well. Dario created the first Membership that coaches Visual Practitioners on developing their Visual Thinking through metaphors without using cliches.
When & Where?
Saturday, March 11, 2023
11:00 to 3:00 pm US Central
Delivered live via Zoom (online)
What's Included?
4 hours of live instruction and Q&A
PDF templates
Access to recordings of both workshops
1-hour Q&A session on March 18, 2023 11:00-12:00 US Central
Who should attend?
Beginners through advanced sketchnoters.
Remember to register today with code EARLYBIRD for $10 off the total price before anyone else!
Sketchnote Layout Live Workshop Video-on-Demand at Vimeo.com
If you missed my Sketchnote Layout Live Workshop last year, you can still purchase the recording at Vimeo.com
You can purchase and watch the video at the Vimeo.com or download the video to your own devices to watch for just $20:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sketchnotelayout
You can also purchase my Sketchnote Lettering Live Workshop Replay at Vimeo for just $15:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sketchnotelettering
Sketchnote Army Podcast Season 13 is coming in March!
Sketchnote Army Podcast Season 13 is on the way in March, with half of my interviews already recorded. Listen to past seasons here.