The education theory of learning styles suggests that we each have a preferred mode of learning (visual, auditory, reading/writing, or kinesthetic – VARK for short) and that we learn best …
Wendy MacNaughton on Drawing and Paying Attention
In her 2021 TED Talk, Wendy MacNaughton encourages us to slow down and look at the world more closely, using drawing as the activity to get us there. As a …
Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff – A Visual Summary
I’ve got twin toddlers who are right in the middle of the so-called terrible twos. For that reason I’ve been closely reading Michaeleen Doucleff’s book Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient …
El Pelo Crespo del Escualo
In this episode of Doug Draws Spanish I’ve crafted and sketched out a silly sentence that incorporates three new words that I’m learning: crespo, escualo, and entorpecer. Here’s the sentence: …
Online Workshops for Visual Note-Takers
In a few weeks I’ll be kicking off a new round of live events inside of Verbal to Visual. We’ll be alternating each week between two styles of events, the …
How to Draw a Handshake
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 draw …
The Impact vs Effort Curve
How much effort do you put into the projects that you take on in your personal or professional life? What impact does that effort have? I think it’s worth exploring …
How I Use Concepts for Live Sketchnoting
Each week inside of Verbal to Visual I host a workshop in which we explore some particular aspect of the sketchnoting process. As a way of practicing what I preach, …
“Astilla” Drawn & Defined
In this episode of Doug Draws Spanish I’m sketching out the word astilla and exploring its definition. As the scene comes together in the video above, see if you can …
How to Teach Kids Emotional Intelligence
My twin boys turned two years old earlier this month, and toddlerhood is in full swing. They are voracious explorers and often have big emotions. To help them develop the …