How to Draw a Gear Icon

Welcome back to Doug Draws Icons, the series in which I’m helping you build your visual vocabulary, one simply-drawn icon at a time. In this episode we’re learning how to …

“Pararrayos” Drawn & Defined

In this (very first!) episode of Doug Draws Spanish we’re learning the word pararrayos. Similar in structure to the word paraguas (para agua = umbrella), we just need to know …

The Map of Emotions

For much of my journey as a visual note-taker, I avoided drawing facial expressions because it seemed too hard to get the right emotion across (anything besides happy or sad, …

How to Draw a Pencil

Welcome to the first episode of Doug Draws Icons! The purpose of this video series and YouTube channel is to help you build your visual vocabulary, one simply-drawn icon at …

The Bookmark You Take Notes On

I read books to both broaden and deepen my understanding of the world. (I’m guessing that’s at least part of the reason why you read too.) In some ways that’s …