Sketchnote Lab Dispatch: June 2025
Five cool things, final day to get tickets for the Pro Tactics workshop in Birmingham, a replay of the June Sketchnote Lab Live, Keynoting ISC25UK, and all of June's posts.
Hey, Lab Members! Welcome to the June edition of the Sketchnote Lab Dispatch.
THANK YOU for your continuing support, which lets me focus on sketchnoting and how to help teach you to integrate it into your life!
What’s in this issue?
5 Cool People to share with you.
UK Pro Tactics Workshop, in-person with Alejo and me.. tickets close today!
Sketchnote Lab Live Video Replay on Whiteboard Sketchnotes.
International Sketchnote Camp on Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Birmingham.
Sketchnote Lab posts from the past month.
Custom Sketchnoting Workshops to help your team learn the art and practice of sketchnoting to help move projects forward.
Five Cool People
A twist on 5 Cool Things list this month: 5 Cool People to follow!
❥ 1. Alejo Porras, a fantastic sketchnoter, teacher, and friend of mine, offers insights into sketchnoting from a professional perspective, including tips for the business of sketchnoting and how to be a professional in his Fresh Ideas newsletter.
❥ 2. Cara Holland shares her expertise as a professional graphic recorder in her newsletter, The Jott and The Visual Edit.
❥ 3. Andy McNally, a friend who has a cool, whimsical style to his work. His newsletter, Andy Draws, focuses on capturing Apple event announcements as concise sketchnotes and all-around inspiration.
❥ 4. Zsofi Lang offers great ideas and practical suggestions to enhance your visual thinking and create sketchnotes in her newsletter, Notes from a Creative Freelancer.
❥ 5. Kumar Ahir creates the LetsSketchin newsletter, focused on helping you become a better sketchnoter with practical posts and encouragement.
Give these people a follow—you won’t be disappointed!
LAST DAY for tickets to the Pro Tactics Workshop in Birmingham, England, July 4, 2025!
Today is your last day to secure your spot at the live, in-person workshop that my friend
and I are hosting on Friday, July 4, in Birmingham, EnglandWe're teaming up to teach two things with dedicated time for practice:
How to craft a no-brainer offer that attracts your ideal sketchnote clients
Creating masterful layouts for effective sketchnotes
We would love for you to join us in Birmingham and accelerate your practice!
Ticket sales close Friday, June 20th at midnight EST!
May Sketchnote Lab Live: Video Replay
On Saturday, June 14, I had a great time with
, teaching my approach to creating whiteboard sketchnotes, sharing tips, tool suggestions, and demonstrating our processes.Topics included:
How I work with whiteboard markers to create sketchnotes
Special tricks for using whiteboard markers as a unique medium
Favorite uses of multiple colors and why
Lisa Rothstein shared her remote setup for whiteboard sketchnotes
Lisa showed how she thinks conceptually with whiteboard sketchnotes
Q&A to wrap up the session
Click here to watch the full replay as a paid Lab Member
The full one-hour video replay is available exclusively for Paid Lab Members. To access this recording, as well as replays for December, January, February, March, and April, plus a 15-minute one-on-one session with me, become a paid Lab Member.
Here’s a 3:45-minute teaser to show you a little bit of the 1-hour session:
Here’s the complete, recorded replay:
Say hello at International Sketchnote Camp 2025 in Birmingham, England, July 4-6, 2025.
ISC25UK will take place from July 4th to 6th, 2025, at the Aston University Students’ Union in Birmingham, UK. I’ll not only keynote the event but will share about the experience here on Sketchnote Lab. Come say hello if you’re there!
Last Month’s Sketchnote Lab Posts
Here’s what’s been happening at Sketchnote Lab:
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Custom Sketchnote Workshops
I love teaching teams like yours how to think visually and sketch simply with Custom Sketchnote Workshops.
I've presented workshops at schools: Drexel University, Marquette University, and The University of Michigan; Anne Arundel, New York City, and Fresno school districts.
I’ve also presented workshops for teams at SmugMug/Flickr, Hubspot, Northwestern Mutual, Johnson Controls, Dentsu Creative, and Sibley Memorial Hospital.
I’d love to teach your team, too. Let’s talk!
Thanks again for the chance to share something fun in your inbox!
— Mike
Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. The goal is to guide you in integrating sketchnoting into your everyday life. 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 and keep sketchnoting.
He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Army Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.
Mike offers recorded, live, and in-person workshops to help accelerate your sketchnoting practice and coaching for personalized, 1:1 sketchnoting guidance.
Become a paid Lab Member to support Mike’s work.
An unexpected treat to be on your cool list Mike. I appreciate it.
Thank you for including me in your "Five Cool People" list, my friend. Everyone on there are people like you that I admire and look up to. It is such an honor to be included in this group of amazingly talented creators.