Sketching Confidently

[ Sessions 2-3 ]

Start with the fundamentals of drawing straight lines & round circles with confidence.

• Though they sound simple, straight lines and round circles are deceptively difficult to draw

• Learn & practice multiple simple “exercises” to master these fundamental forms

• And, leverage expert tips & tricks to level-up your skillfulness even faster

Writing Boldly

[ Sessions 4 - 5 ]

Develop your own “personal font” that is visually clear & communicative.

• Learn what makes writing design-thinking-style unique and compelling

• Develop your own letter forms with personality and flare

• And practice letter-by-letter for clarity & consistency

Using Shortcuts

[ Sessions 6 - 7 ]

Master a set of easy-to-learn & quick-to-draw sketching shortcuts to start adding visualizations to your work right away.

• Learn that representing concepts is easier than drawing them realistically

• Find ways to rapidly sketch people and express actions/emotions

• Practice simple ways to represent everyday things and ways of working

Drawing Attention

[ Sessions 8 - 9 ]

Learn how to use simple frames & arrows to grab attention and to highlight what’s important.

• See that managing and directing attention is a key part of sketching

• Practice drawing “frames” with a few tricks for drawing on the edge

• Learn the point of sketching design-thinking-style arrows

Training Together

Think of me as your creative fitness coach, and know that I’ve designed quite a workout. We’ll learn new sketching exercises each session and we’ll do the reps together.

• In each session, I start by explaining why the covered skills are important

• Then I introduce a series of exercises and offer a few tips & tricks

• And, we spend the vast majority of our time doing the sketching exercises together