Sketchnote Army Podcast Ben Crothers - SE05 / EP04
Mike is joined by Aussie Ben Crothers, who is the author of Presto Sketching and a design strategist at Atlassian Software. Ben and Mike discuss Ben’s book, the process of getting published, How sketchnoting is changing, plus tools and tips.
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The Sketchnote Workshop. A full-day hands-on training that expands your team’s creative thinking. Mike Rohde guides your team through practical activities to expand your team’s confidence - http://sketchnoteworkshop.com
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RUNNING ORDER
- Intro
- Who Ben is and his origin story
- The beauty of co-design
- Teaching (and the struggle with YouTube)
- The origins of Ben’s Book and writing on the train
- How Sketchnoting is growing
- Sketchnoting in education
- Robots stealing Jobs
- Instagram Sqaures
- The value of pointless activities (and Steve Jobs)
- Tools
- 3 Tips
LINKS
- Ben’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bencrothers
- Ben’s Website - http://bencrothers.com/
- Presto Sketching Twitter - https://twitter.com/prestosketching
- Presto Sketching Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/prestosketching/
- Presto Sketching Website - http://prestosketching.com/index.html
- Atlasian - https://www.atlassian.com
- Presto Sketching book - https://www.amazon.com/Presto-Sketching-Drawing-Brilliant-Thinking/
- Co-design - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participatory_design
- Agile method - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development
- Jeff Patton - https://www.oreilly.com/pub/au/4727
- O’Reilly media - https://www.oreilly.com/
- An example of Instagram squares - https://www.instagram.com/p/BlguxSYgE9h/?taken-by=prestosketching
- Draw Me a Kraken - https://www.instagram.com/p/BewEjexHYS2/?taken-by=prestosketching
- Mike’s Cards - https://www.instagram.com/p/Be9om5-FCmU/?taken-by=rohdesign
TOOLS
- Whiteboard
- MUJI Store - http://www.muji.com/
- MUJI Markers - http://www.muji.us/store/stationery/pen-pencils/other-pens.html
- Square notebooks from Tiger/Flying Tiger - https://flyingtiger.com
- Copic markers - https://www.copicmarker.com/
- Neuland Markers - https://us.neuland.com
- iPad Pro 12.9 - https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-ipad/ipad-pro
- Procreate - https://procreate.art/
- Microsoft Office Lens Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.officelens&hl=en
- Microsoft Office Lens iOS - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/office-lens/id975925059?mt=8
TIPS
- Don’t be afraid to copy
- Draw something you enjoy!
- Set yourself challenges
CREDITS
- Producer: Jon Schiedermayer
- Show Notes: Chris Wilson
SUPPORT THE PODCAST
Buy one of Mike Rohde’s books and use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off - http://rohdesign.com/books
PAST PODCAST SEASON LINKS
- Season 1 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se1
- Season 2 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se2
- Season 3 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se3
- Season 4 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se4