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Sketchnote Handbook, The: the illustrated guide to visual note taking 1st Edition

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“Entertaining and memorable (just like sketchnotes), this fast-reading, fact-packed book by the godfather of sketchnoting provides everything you and your team need to know about the creative, mnemonic, and business benefits of this brilliant new method of note taking.” –Jeffrey Zeldman, author of Designing with Web Standards

“The perfect introduction to visual note taking and the most useful how-to guide I’ve ever read, no contest.” –
Josh Kaufman, author of The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

“Mike Rohde has taken his original, fun, and smart approach to note taking and broken it down into simple, clear steps. Now anyone can use sketchnotes to capture ideas–even you and me.” –
Chris Guillebeau, author of The $100 Startup

“I hear a lot of people talk about sketchnoting, visual thinking, and how best to harness your ideas. Mike Rohde is the real deal. When Mike Rohde puts pencil and ink to paper, you should damn well be paying attention.” –
Shawn O'Keefe, SXSW Interactive Festival Producer

“Anyone who utilizes the practical methodology Mike demonstrates in this book will not only improve their retention regarding the collating of notes, they'll fundamentally increase their overall creative potential as well. As Saul Bass so eloquently stated, ‘Design is thinking made visual,’ and sketchnotes are an ideal way to archive intellectual assets and flesh them out via simple drawing methods. This is a profoundly simple book, yet the results will be simply profound because it equips anyone to be able to do this.” -
Von Glitschka, Glitschka Studios

“Sketchnotes are a great way to capture the highlights of an idea in a way that'll naturally work for your brain. Nobody will teach you how to do it better than Mike. –
David Heinemeier Hansson, 37signals and co-author of REWORK

“I use sketchnoting as a way to calm my brain–and help me focus on the task at hand–while it is trying to run off without me. With The Sketchnote Handbook, Mike gives you the backstory and the method to creating truly beautiful notes. It’s a marvel to behold.” –
Myke Hurley, founder of the 70Decibels network

“Mike Rohde practices what he preaches. This beautiful, simple book has everything you need to sketchnote like a pro! The Sketchnote Handbook is destined to be the definitive guide to a new, practical, and innovative discipline.” –
Dave Gray, X-PLANE, author of The Connected Company and co-author of Gamestorming

“Something magical happens when you take notes with pictures and words together. In this friendly, encouraging book, sketchnote wizard Mike Rohde shares his secrets so that anybody can steal his tricks for capturing ideas with pen and paper.” –
Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like an Artist

“The Sketchnote Handbook is an informative, hands-on book designed to quickly share the principles of sketchnoting, so you can get right to creating sketchnotes for yourself. Mike’s fun, illustrative style energizes you to pick up a pen and sketchnote!” –
Nancy Duarte, CEO Duarte Inc, best-selling author of Resonate and Slide:ology

“This book is not really a book. It’s a tool kit for learning a new and better way of capturing and understanding information, and it’s perfectly aligned with the way our brains actually work. If you’re a student, or a teacher, or a businessperson, this book has the potential to change the way you learn, and the way you think.” –
Daniel Coyle, The New York Times best-selling author of The Talent Code and The Little Book of Talent

“Never fear note taking again. Rohde demystifies the practice and mak

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Peachpit Press; 1st edition (December 3, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0321857895
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0321857897
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.24 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.85 x 8.95 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 743

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Mike Rohde
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Mike Rohde is the author of two books: The Sketchnote Handbook (2012) and The Sketchnote Workbook (2014). He presents sketchnoting workshops around the world that encourage people to use visual thinking skills to generate, capture and share ideas more effectively.

His popular first book, The Sketchnote Handbook, convinces people around the world to become sketchnoters every day. Translated into German, Russian, Chinese, and Czech, it guides readers in using their natural visual capabilities to create sketchnotes for better understanding, and to have fun taking notes. The video edition of The Sketchnote Handbook includes 70 minutes of documentary-style instructional videos.

Mike’s second book, The Sketchnote Workbook, expands the application of sketchnotes, showing readers how to use them to generate ideas, plan projects, document processes, and capture experiences. The Workbook is packed with challenges and worksheets that help readers accelerate their sketchnoting skills. All versions of The Sketchnote Workbook include 2 hours and 41 minutes of documentary-style instructional videos.

He is the founder of SketchnoteArmy.com a site dedicated to finding and showcasing the work of sketchnoters from around the world.

Mike is the illustrator of bestselling books REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, and The Little Book of Talent. He has been commissioned to create live sketchnotes for conferences and events, including SXSW Interactive, An Event Apart, Summit Series, World Domination Summit, Storyline Conference, and Chick-fil-A Leadercast.

Mike is a veteran designer who creates usable, compelling design solutions for software and web applications. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his wife and 3 children.

Follow Mike on Twitter at @rohdesign or visit his blog at rohdesign.com to follow his latest activities and to sign up for his free email newsletter.

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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743 global ratings
This Book Made Me a Better Storyteller, Hand Writer and Illustrator
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This Book Made Me a Better Storyteller, Hand Writer and Illustrator
The Sketchnote Handbook has makes writing ideas, taking notes and telling stories pure pleasure and pure flow. The book breaks down techniques to sketch notes quickly and well, depending on the place and context. The non-illustrator will learn skills to craft beautiful type as well as create sets of iconography -- and improve your handwriting to boot!When I first got the book I carried around with me, even when traveling. It is a thick book, so this was quite a task and just shows how valuable I found it. The Sketchnote Handbook is definitely best in print though, since you will be printing (or maybe using an iPad) to practice your own sketchnoting. Can't recommend it highly enough!The pic is in my early days, taking notes at a conference.
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Inna
5.0 out of 5 stars Creative and entertaining
Reviewed in Germany on October 28, 2023
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3.0 out of 5 stars Quality is poor, content seems good
Reviewed in the Netherlands on September 5, 2023
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3.0 out of 5 stars Quality is poor, content seems good
Reviewed in the Netherlands on September 5, 2023
The content of the book seems fine, a lot of examples (more than how-to's).

Received the book with creases on some pages plus the paper is very thin, a bit like religious books type thin. At first I thought someone just used a homeprinter for the pages..... I'm afraid I'll rip a few pages
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5.0 out of 5 stars Visual e diretto al punto
Reviewed in Italy on April 14, 2018