Sketchnoting basics - Anyone can visualise ideas

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Free Online Course: Sketchnoting basics - Anyone can visualise ideas provided by Skillshare is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for Less than 1 hour of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Sketchnoting basics - Anyone can visualise ideas is taught by Patrick Visser.

Overview
  • In this class you'll learn some quick and handy sketching techniques that will propel your visual communication skills to the next level.

    Humans process visual information 60,000 x faster than words. So get visual!

    This class is suitable both for total beginners and more seasoned designers who want to be more efficient at doing quick sketches to communicate ideas and concepts.

    I'll show you how to sketch anything and apply the 4 essential building blocks of effective visual communication: images, type, layout and colour.

    In this class you'll learn:

    • Choosing the right pens
    • Sketching the basic visual elements
    • Drawing simple objects and icons
    • Easy techniques to give your type more impact
    • Effective layouts to arrange your sketches
    • How to use highlight color and shading

    These skills can be applied in work and life to get more ideas out, think faster and explain concepts to others with visuals.

    To learn this skill you'll choose an idea or process for our project, break it down to its 3 main steps and communicate it through simple sketching.

    Join me and get better at visual communication and hand sketching.

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Project Overview
    • Choosing pens and paper
    • Pen Demonstration Sketch
    • Sketching foundations and exercises
    • Choose your project idea
    • Images - Sketching everyday objects
    • Type - 4 ways to make words look better
    • Layout - arranging your message
    • Sketching my "30 minute morning routine"
    • How to use this skill