Sketchnote Lab Dispatch: May 2025
Five cool things, a free travel sketchnotes workshop, Sketchnoting the NFL Draft, and a list of the month’s posts.
Hey, Lab Members! Welcome to the May edition of the Dispatch.
Thank you, subscribers and Paid Lab Members. Your support allows me to focus on sketchnoting, and I appreciate that opportunity.
What’s in this issue?
Five cool things to share with you.
May’s Sketchnote Lab Live on making travel sketchnotes on Saturday, May 17.
Sketchnoting the NFL Draft samples, notes, and a link to the full post.
Sketchnote Lab posts from the past month.
Custom Sketchnote Workshops so your team can learn sketchnoting.
Five Cool Things
❥ 1. Through a Love of Note-Taking, José Naranja Documents His Travels One Tiny Detail at a Time - A stunning example of highly-detailed, densely-packed, immersive travel sketchnotes from José’s sketchbooks. Wow. (via Patrick Rhone)
❥ 2. Procreate Beginner’s Series: Part 1 - A helpful series of videos to get you started with the popular drawing tool for iPad, Procreate. Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.
❥ 3. Travel Sketching: Andalusia, Strasbourg, Malta & Trieste - Danny Hawk walks you through his sketchbook with ideas for another way to capture your travel experiences with sketches.
❥ 4. How to keep a great travel journal! - Great video from the always amazing Danny Gregory!
❥ 5. World Sketching Tour’s travel sketching gear - Sketcher Luis Simoes shares his favorite tools for world travel and sketching experiences.
May Sketchnote Lab Live: Making Travel Sketchnotes on Saturday, May 17th!
On Saturday, May 17, I'll share my process for making travel sketchnotes: sketchbooks, pens, pencils, and mindset so that you can make them too! The live workshop is available for all subscribers.
Sign up for the Sketchnote Lab Live: Travel Sketchnote Workshop
The seats are currently set at 100, with a waitlist. If there is sufficient interest, I will consider expanding the space for more people.
Here are a few samples of my travel sketchnotes:
Sketchnoting the NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin
I had a great time sketchnoting the NFL Draft in Green Bay a few weeks ago, writing a little about the experience here on Sketchnote Lab. Here are the three travel sketchnote threads I created from the day:
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.
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I have to say that when I first saw your draft bag, I thought I was looking at a rainbow hat on top of a Darth V mask. I thought it was an unusual get-up for the draft! Lol. Always great to see your pages. (Jose Naranja’s journals are amazing. Glad to see those show up here.)
Amazing sketchnotes, as always!! My favorites were the Washington DC, and Portland Oregon, sketchnotes. I have always been inspired by Von Glitschka's work.
The Five cool things this week were fantastic. I bookmarked many videos to watch.