Digital Sketchnoting



Leverage the power of an all-in-one tool.

Merge your sketchnoting skills with the unique capabilities of a digital note-taking device to amplify your learning, problem-solving, and storytelling efforts.


Course Overview


Unit 1: Compass

Get oriented with this course and identify your personal goals.

1.1 Course Roadmap
1.2 Digital Dreams
1.3 Digital Sketchnoting Mindset
1.4 Sketchnoting Basics
1.5 Capstone Project

Unit 2: Tools

Explore your hardware and software options and decide on starting tools.

2.1 Pick Your Device
2.2 Browse the Apps
2.3 Explore & Experiment


Unit 3: Techniques

Experiment with the available features inside your note-taking app.

3.1 Pens & Brushes
3.2 Canvas Size
3.3 Layers
3.4 Zooming In & Out
3.5 Moving, Rotating, & Resizing
3.6 Photo Integration
3.7 Videos & Animation
3.8 Export Options

Unit 4: Purpose

Explore the three primary uses of sketchnoting through the digital lens.

4.1 Learning
4.2 Problem-Solving
4.3 Storytelling


Unit 5: Process

Bring it all together into a digital sketchnoting process that meets your needs and can grow with you.

5.1 Build Your Process
5.2 Post-Sketchnote Workflow
5.3 Work the System
5.4 Keep Going

Capstone Project

As a final project for this course, I'll encourage you to walk us through a sketchnote you created while pointing out the tools you use and how you use them, like I do in this video about the app Concepts:


Live Visual Thinking Workshops

Connect with Doug and other visual thinkers from around the globe in these regular live events.


Monthly Q & A

Bring questions related to the course you're working through or share your latest sketchnoting project for feedback. Open to all skill and experience levels. Join us for some rich discussions about the world of visual thinking!

Upcoming Q & A:

December 12th at 9:00am Pacific Time


Quarterly Book Club

Each quarter I share two books that I'll be reading and I encourage you to pick one (or both!) to read and sketchnote along with me. We meet once a month to discuss the ideas within the books and how you're going about making them visual.

Upcoming Book Club Event:

January 23rd at 9:00am Pacific Time


Learn from anywhere.

Built on top of the Mighty Networks platform, you'll be able to access all of our resources from any browser or by using the native iOS or Android app.

But it's not just a place for you to watch video lessons. You'll also be able to share your sketchnoting work, get feedback, and ask questions so that you can keep moving forward.


What Students are Saying

Awesome course. Great introduction to so many varying digital tools. Doug’s a great instructor. You’ll love it.

Cynthia Shipman

Doug brings a very unique perspective while taking us through this sketchnoting course. He is a great teacher. This course is an excellent example of an agile way of teaching – the time of the course was fixed but the scope absolutely kept on evolving as we started getting deeper into digital sketchnoting. One of the best teachers to learn such wonderful knowledge. Thanks Doug.

Rajendra Deshpande

Doug has created a global classroom where participants cheer your work, give you new ideas and useful feedback. The environment encourages you to just go ahead with your journey – your direction is the right one for you, and the community salutes you on the way. It’s been really fun.

Hanne Aastrup

As a teacher who works with students who learn in many different ways, including many visual learners, digital sketchnoting is a way to help students, especially these days where remote learning is a possibility for all or some of the school year. These students who say they learn best writing or drawing with pencil and paper can transfer these skills to technology. And as a teacher I can put some difficult concepts in a format that some students will understand better than just in writing. And I can do it remotely and online if necessary. I’m glad I took this course and jumped way out of my comfort zone to learn a new way to teach and reach all students.

Sarah Fennelly


Become a Visual Thinker

Develop the instinct. Hone the craft.



The Full Curriculum

$495 - Purchase

Lifetime access to our library of complete-at-your-own-pace courses:

  • An Introduction to Visual Note-Taking
  • Digital Sketchnoting
  • How to Make Sketchnote Videos
  • Building an Online Course with Sketchnotes
  • Learn in Public
  • Learn a New Language with Sketchnotes
  • Sketchnoting Side Hustle


The Learning Community

$985 - Purchase

Lifetime access to all of the resources within the Curriculum package, as well as one year of access to:

  • Monthly live Q & A sessions with Doug
  • Quarterly book clubs with monthly live check-in events
  • Share your sketchnotes and get feedback on your work
  • Connect with a global community of visual thinkers

At the end of the year you'll have the option to renew your community membership for $495 per year.


The Coaching Accelerator

$1475 - Purchase

Access to all of the resources within the Curriculum and Community packages, as well as:

  • Four hour-long one-on-one coaching sessions with Doug
  • Ongoing email mentoring with Doug

If you're interested in a stand-alone coaching package, reach out: doug@verbaltovisual.com.