The Art of Visual Notetaking: An interactive guide to visual communication and sketchnoting

I have been following Emily's career as an illustrator, sketchnoter, and graphic recorder for a few years now and I've always been fascinated by her skills, style, positive attitude, and willingness to share what she knows about her chosen profession... and this book is just that: A collection of everything that she knows about visual note taking! She takes you by the hand and guides you through every facet of the process of making visual notes (as I assume she does in her workshops). The way that she explains and breaks down the steps and adds skills and techniques is direct and - at the same time - caring. The illustrations (I won't call them "doodles") and examples/samples are strong, straight-to-the-point, and easy enough for a beginner to copy and practice... and gain confidence as they progress. (Note: the fact that there are large spaces to practice in are a plus.) As great as this book is, there is one glaring thing missing from it: other voices in the choir. What I mean by "other voices in the choir" is that I wish that there were examples from other visual note takers and sketchnoters. While Emily's "voice" has a gorgeous tone that is well trained and resonates high above the rest, a few other "voices" or examples might add to the depth of what she is teaching and reinforce what her audience is learning. While at times the book might seem to get too elementary for someone with some knowledge of sketchnoting, I do understand that that is not her intended audience. A teachable person can learn anything from anyone, and this old dog did learn a few new tricks. (Thanks, Emily!) Update: Having spoken with Emily about her book, the “singular voice” of her book was due to limitations set by the publisher and not by her choice. While unfortunate, I cannot fault her for that so I’m changing my star rating from 4 to 5. ;)

Is super helpful in improving skills and getting ideas of what works and why.

Ce livre est clair et détaillé. Il permet de commencer sur le sujet des notes par dessin. Pas besoin de savoir dessiner il suffit de savoir faire les formes géométrique de base et d'avoir un peu d'imagination. Ca demande de la pratique régulière pour s'améliorer aussi bien sur les traits que sur la rapidité. Il y a des pages blanches pour s'entrainer mais je ne les ai pas utilisées ayant déjà un carnet pour constituer ma bibliothèque personnelle d'images. Ensuite on peut suivre les videos sur le site web de l'auteur, et parcourir d'autres sites tout aussi intéressant.

Fabulous book

Acabo de leer este libro y me ha encantado. Con su lectura puedes aprender qué son y cómo realizar apuntes visuales. Si te interesa el Visual Thinking y realizar sketchnotes, sin duda, disfrutarás con él. Lo recomiendo para quien esté empezando y para quien ya haya dado sus primeros pasos, pues sacarán mucho partido con su lectura. Es un libro muy visual, ameno y fácil de leer, aunque esté es Inglés 😉. Para mí, es uno de mis favoritos sobre este tema, y seguro lo consultaré a menudo.