Sketch and note. Visual notes. Practically all ideas and concepts can be visualised using this method. Sometimes just a few strokes are enough to give form to a mental model, making it visible and thus understandable for others. There is a good reason for the saying ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’.

From simple icons and stick figures to typography styles and finished visual notes. For the shopping list, when journaling or for work – it is really easy and anyone can do it.

Sketchnotes help you to …

• Develop new ideas.
• Visualise your own thoughts.
• Work in a structured manner.
• Learn things more easily.

… and they bring a sense of fun to creating notes.

The Sketchnote journal was developed by Anna Frank, a visual designer from Hamburg, and the Berlin-based innovation strategist Sabine Wein. Both authors have been working daily with Sketchnotes for a number of years. They are using this journal to pass on their extensive knowledge. It is insightful, to the point and enhanced with many different ideas and methods from the vibrant Sketchnote community.