Sketchnotes are a visual way of taking notes that focuses less on words and more on capturing core ideas. Some benefits of sketchnotes include improved memory and recall, increased focus, and more meaningful notes. Examples of sketchnotes are provided, along with a plan for participants to create sketchnotes during an upcoming talk and share them to be posted online.

1. Sketchnotes: what & why

2. What are sketchnotes?
• Taking notes of conversations or ideas in a
richer, visual way
• Less about words, more about visualizing
core ideas

3. Benefits of sketchnotes
• Personally:
– Improved memory & recall
– Improves focus
– Makes notes more meaningful
• Professionally:
– Sketching practice
– Material for your portfolio
– Sharing with your peers

4. Some examples

5. Lee Gingras @ CHI
“…my notes are a lot more accessible to
me after the fact in this format.
Since I have to quickly take what
someone says and try to figure out how to
represent it visually, I actually do more
analysis and less transcribing…
Also, the notes are immediately visually
sensible to me and are highly browseable,
whereas my regular style of note-taking
requires actually reading.”

14. The plan
• Create sketchnotes during danah boyd’s JSB
Symposium talk
Next Tuesday, 2 pm, Blau auditorium
• Scan & send to dlauter@umich.edu, or bring
to Ignite event on Tuesday
• We will post the entire collection online