Yesterday I was in the mood for watching an interview about music. I had just watched this awesome Take Away Show featuring The Lumineers, so when I saw that Jonathan Fields had interviewed soloist Vernon Bush for the latest installment of the Good Life Project, I knew what I would be sketchnoting that day:… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Sketchnotes of Seth Godin and Hugh MacLeod Interview on Intrepid Radio
I’ve been following the work of both Seth Godin and Hugh MacLeod for the past year, so when I saw they did an interview together, I couldn’t help but grab my notebook and jot down some sketchnotes: If you want some more Godin, check out my sketchnotes of his interview with Krista Tippett on the… Continue Reading
Sketchnotes of Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
I recently read Rework, by Jason Fried and David Heinemeir Hansson, for two reasons: 1) the subject of the book interested me (as I attack an entrepreneurial itch that I can’t stop scratching); and 2) Mike Rohde did the illustrations, and I wanted to check out his work. The book was refreshing, and the illustrations… Continue Reading
Sketchnotes of On Being Interview With Seth Godin
I just listened to a GREAT interview between Seth Godin and Krista Tippett (of On Being). Here are some sketchnotes I took while listening:… Continue Reading
Sketchnotes of Good Life Project Interview with Dan Pink
Dan Pink recently released a new book, titled To Sell Is Human. When I first heard the title, I thought, “Nope, not for me.” Who wants to read a book about being a salesman? But when Pink appeared on Jonathan Fields’ Good Life Project, I decided to give him my ear. I was happily surprised… Continue Reading
Sketchnotes of President Obama’s 2013 Inauguration Speech
Two days ago President Obama gave his second inauguration address. Though I wasn’t able to watch or listen to it live, I just caught the full video recording, and captured some ideas from the speech in the following sketchnotes:… Continue Reading
Goodbye Banner Ads, Hello Etsy
This was shaping up to be the longest post to date on this blog. I was gonna tell the whole story of how a year of blogging led me on a wandering path to the non-final destination of opening my own art shop. But it felt forced. It’s a story that I want to tell… Continue Reading
A Night of Netflix and Sketchnotes
A few weeks back I went on a documentary-watching kick. In two nights I watched three documentaries: Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Indie Game: The Movie, and First Position. Ever-ready with my pen and sketchbook, I pulled some ideas out of those documentaries and put them to paper: As noted in the last sketch, all of… Continue Reading
Sketchnotes of Biomimicry Oregon’s Genius of Place Workshop on Stormwater Systems
Yesterday I completed my first ‘official’ graphic recording gig, and it was a success! The Portland-based group Biomimicry Oregon put on a Genius of Place workshop that focused on the state of urban stormwater systems and how we can use nature as a model to improve the form and function of those systems. The 50… Continue Reading
