you
How can people get started with visual note taking?
My notes are messy!
I
can't read my writing!
(1) Slow down. Write a little
less if you have to. Write
clearly. Block letters like this
are easier to read than script.
Okay, I can read
my
phrases are
okay - no need
for sentences!
notes now,
but they're still boring...
- Add a little structure. Put
boxes around headings orhighlightimportant words, orthem, or make them BIGGERor bolder... Draw little icons.to help you see things quickly.✓ Done□ Things to do! Important (or # oror....)Fine, but sometimes the boxes(and drawings get lost in the text.③. Use colours or margins.DSee also:Bullet Journal,Cornell methodWhen do I get to draw?!Oh, you were waiting forPermission? You don't need it,just draw.
- Leave yourself space
when younotes.writeYou canon the flyNov 14, 2013¬But I can't draw!shapes andThis isn't about making1art. Start with simplefrom5-year-oldgothere. " You can probablydraw likea(at least!) and that'smore than enough.But it takes somuch time!Write less & draw lessrid of any perfectionism.First drafts are totallydraworCome back anddraw later.in the beginning. Get(You can even use this trickfor notes in a fast lecture11all right.Do them inink so that (a) you1don't second-guess yourselfand (b)yournotes don'tfade.or presentation: write downparts of words or even firstfew letters, then come backand fill in the rest.Yay! Now I'm drawing!Now what?
- Play
around some more!Check out SketchnoteArmy and other people'sWhy should I dothis in the firstplace?Becausefeel likeyouit can help? (also,researchsaysso!)Sketchnotes for inspiration I Seriously, visualTry differentlayouts, build1notes can be easierand more effectivefor reviewing concepts,and they're great forI thinking too. Good luck!your visualvocabulary. Have fun!Sacha Chual
