The Difference Between Structure and Art

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i get the sense from the book, and also from what you are saying here, that really the underlying cognitive effort is in somehow structuring the thing that you are take down. So i'm wondering about this structure versus arc scale, and the degree to wit that may be influencing the way that you're taking text notes. That's reliishing observation. But this last piece about typing, that's really fascinating. And so my approach was, how you can draw more simply than you think with these shapes. The form follows function, right? Like it to at least work first, and then you can think about making it beautiful. They're not mutually exclusive where it can only function or

Mike Rohde is a designer, teacher, and illustrator — but you’re more likely familiar with his work in sketchnoting. Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook, which popularized the practice, and the founder of the Sketchnote Army, a showcase of sketchnoters and their work. He’s been described as “one of the leaders of the visual thinking revolution.” In this conversation, we discuss how Mike’s approach to visual note-taking has influenced his work.

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