Tag: Lynda Barry
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Sketchnotes from the 25th Anniversary PBWC Conference
The Professional Business Women’s 25th Conference today was fantastic! It was my first. In earlier years I watched the event come and go and always wished I had (made) the time to attend. This year, I just decided I was going. And I am glad. California’s 14th Congressional District Congresswoman Jackie Spier gave the opening keynote address. She talked about political…
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To See Takes Time: Stiegl Typography Sketched
A recent post on Understanding the Differences Between Type and Lettering by Joseph Alessio (@alessio_joseph) on Smashing Magazine shared by The Sketchnote Army (@sketchnotearmy) plus Mike Rohde‘s (@rohdesign) illustration of sketchnote type in his book The Sketchnote Handbook got me noticing letters. Sunshine Gardens was the first font to piqué my interest. Dinner at Steakout, a…
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Sketchnotes are Fantastic
Austin Kleon‘s recommended reading list in his book Steal Like an Artist continues to yield real gems. Lynda Barry’s What It Is is the first from Austin’s list that I read and I loved it. Sketchnotes by Mike Rohde is next on the list. Here’s my sketchnote of what resonates with me from Mike’s book (plain…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Resolved
I found myself turning the lush pages of Lynda Barry‘s book What It Is because I read the minimalist styled pages of Steal Like an Artist: Ten Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative. In the back of the book, Austin Kleon, a fantastic living artist, left a tidy list of 10 or so books that…
