Sketchnoters - A Showcase of Sketchnotes An unordered list of Artists from all over the World whose works appear in Mike Rohde's book: "The Sketchnote Handbook" User Experience Designer Geek, Experimenter, Doodler User Experience Designer Experience Design [UX] Consultant, Founder of JobTosser, Advisor to Seed&Spark Designer, Illustrator, and Creative Director Interaction Designer and Information Architect User Experience Designer Content Strategist. Illustrator. Writer | Artist Freelance UX Designer Interdisciplinary Designer & Illustrator Designer/Doodler Musing on Illustration and UX Graphic Recording & Live Illustration Designer and Writer User Experience Specialist Illustrator (web) Designer Visual Notetaker and Sketchnoter Visual and UX Design Management Consultant A writer who draws 3D Illustrator Designer.
The Visionary and The Pivoter Last month, my startup of 4.5 years, Circle of Moms, was acquired by Sugar. I’m proud of what my team created over that time: the product behind a large and strong community of moms, a set of technologies that allowed us to move quickly and make sound data-driven decisions, and a positive team culture conducive to both good work and employee happiness. A month out, I’ve had a little bit of time to reflect, and the lessons I’ve learned from the process are still fresh in my mind. By almost any measure, Circle of Moms was a success, but not a “rocket ship”, either of the quick (YouTube) or slow (Facebook) variety. We did lots of good things and lots of bad things along the way, and this is a great time to write about a few of them. I’m going to recount a few pieces of my experience as honestly as possible, trying not to pretend that we were more clever than we actually were. What is a Pivot? A year ago, I wrote about why I was building technology for moms. The Pivoters Great, right?
Learning by Design: Sketchnoting in DS106 | G-log Jim Groom invited me to present to his DS106 class yesterday. Unfortunately this week has been a challenge to do things in the evenings synchronously so I pre-recorded this video [7min] For those of you who can’t sit through 7 minutes of video, here’s a quick outline of the talk: Introduction to me (In B&W, then in living colour!)Sources of Inspiration: Text Timothy Gower’s Blog- Elsevier Boycott Sources of Inspiration: Listening Sources of Inspiration: Your Beautiful Mind Doodling Essay Mechanics LayoutLetteringBasic ShapesMetaphors Oh. I have housed all my Visual Notes resources on a special page but this video was my first time talking through a few of my work. Reading from the twitter stream and looking at the Flickr ds106doodles after the fact, I think Jim had them listen to Ken Robinson’s Changing Education Paradigm. I read some of their comments and they had difficulty keeping up. I took a picture of my hand holding a pen on paper with my iPhone. Imported it into Brushes on my iPad.
How does it feel like to be a 6 pointer from a good IIT in terms of future scope and self satisfaction iSketchnote 8 Ways You’re Wasting Your Life Email One of the hardest challenges we face in life is to simply live in our own skin – to just be right here, right now, regardless of where we are. Too often we needlessly distract ourselves with anything and everything: food, booze, shopping, television, tabloid news, online social networks, video games, cell phones, iPods, etc. – basically anything to keep us from being fully present in the current moment. We use compulsive work, compulsive exercise, compulsive love affairs, and the like, to escape from ourselves and the realities of living. And it doesn’t really matter if our feelings are positive or negative – they are overwhelming and exhausting, and so we prefer to numb ourselves to them. Here are eight reasons so many of us miss out on life as it’s happening. The fear of missing out. – If you feel anxious because you constantly feel like you’re missing out on something happening somewhere else, you’re not alone. Photo by: Eliot
(19) Intelligence: Why does it feel like everyone has it better than me How to Do What You Love January 2006 To do something well you have to like it. That idea is not exactly novel. We've got it down to four words: "Do what you love." But it's not enough just to tell people that. Doing what you love is complicated. The very idea is foreign to what most of us learn as kids. And it did not seem to be an accident. The world then was divided into two groups, grownups and kids. Teachers in particular all seemed to believe implicitly that work was not fun. I'm not saying we should let little kids do whatever they want. Once, when I was about 9 or 10, my father told me I could be whatever I wanted when I grew up, so long as I enjoyed it. Jobs By high school, the prospect of an actual job was on the horizon. The main reason they all acted as if they enjoyed their work was presumably the upper-middle class convention that you're supposed to. Why is it conventional to pretend to like what you do? What a recipe for alienation. The most dangerous liars can be the kids' own parents. Bounds Notes
(19) Identity-Based Habits: How to Actually Stick to... Change is hard. You've probably noticed that. We all want to become better people -- stronger and healthier, more creative and more skilled, a better friend or family member. But even if we get really inspired and start doing things better, it's tough to actually stick to new behaviors. It's more likely that this time next year you'll be doing the same thing than performing a new habit with ease. Why is that? How to Be Good at Remembering People’s Names My girlfriend is great at remembering people’s names. Recently, she told me a story that happened when she was in high school. My girlfriend raised her hand and proceeded to go around the room and accurately name all 30 or so people. She said that moment was an affirming experience for her. Even today, she's great at remembering the names of anyone we come across. Here's what I learned from that story: In order to believe in a new identity, we have to prove it to ourselves. Identity-Based Habits Imagine how we typically set goals. 1. 2.
(19) Life Advice: How can one make the most of one's youth How To Raise A Superstar | Wired Science The 10,000 hour rule has become a cliche. This is the idea, first espoused by K. Anders Ericsson, a pyschologist at Florida State University, that it takes about 10,000 hours of practice before any individual can become an expert. The corollary of this rule is that that differences in talent reflect differences in the amount and style of practice, and not differences in innate ability. As Ericsson wrote in his influential review article “The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance”: “The differences between expert performers and normal adults are not immutable, that is, due to genetically prescribed talent. Instead, these differences reflect a life-long period of deliberate effort to improve performance.” On the one hand, this is a deeply counter-intuitive idea. And yet, the 10,000 hour rule also echoes a long-standing belief about how talent happens. I can think of several different explanations for this effect, none of which are mutually exclusive.
50 Things Dear Class of 2010, This will be my last entry written specifically for you; beginning with the launch of our new site in early September, I'll begin focusing on the future class of 2011. I hope that you guys won't be strangers; stay in touch either in person (come visit us!) or online (please drop by the blogs from time to time and say hi). As you begin your college experience, and I prepare for my 10-year college reunion, I thought I'd leave you with the things that, in retrospect, I think are important as you navigate the next four years. Here goes... Your friends will change a lot over the next four years. Be yourself. Welcome to some of the best years of your lives.
(19) Why Do Anything In Life? I don't know. I don't want to do anything. Everyone says things like: "I'm feeling stuck" Or, "I wish I knew what my purpose was" OR "I have lot's of ideas, what do I do next?". Do nothing. Why do you have to do anything? I was at a conference this past week. I felt very lazy. It suddenly hit me while I was there - all I want to do is lie in a big field and stare at the sky. All day long. I felt like a big fake. I like to submerge myself completely in water and just float for as long as I can hold my breath. Sometimes I like to eavesdrop on conversations about relationships or sex. At the conference someone showed a 3D printing machine. So check that off my list. I read a book recently about people trying to get salt out of water. I'm really impressed. I'm not one of them. I'd even want to be a standup comedian but it's past my bedtime. I get it - we have to pay the bills. Income is going down versus inflation. But now it does. There's lots of ways to hustle. Sell the booklet for $225. Oh!
(12) How to Stop Procrastinating by Using The "2-Min... Recently, I’ve been following a simple rule that is helping me crush procrastination and making it easier for me to stick to good habits at the same time. I want to share it with you today so that you can try it out and see how it works in your life. The best part? It’s a simple strategy that couldn’t be easier to use. Here’s what you need to know… How to Stop Procrastinating With “The 2–Minute Rule” I call this little strategy “The 2–Minute Rule” and the goal is to make it easier for you to get started on the things you should be doing. Here’s the deal… Most of the tasks that you procrastinate on aren’t actually difficult to do — you have the talent and skills to accomplish them — you just avoid starting them for one reason or another. The 2–Minute Rule overcomes procrastination and laziness by making it so easy to start taking action that you can’t say no. There are two parts to The 2–Minute Rule… Part 1 — If it takes less than two minutes, then do it now. The Physics of Real Life Try It Now