Letter by letter, we’ll keep working on writing like design thinkers. Today, we’ll focus on form, consistency, and adding a little flare.  And, like a good fitness program, we’ll do the reps.

_{Session 5 of 10 . 14 min}

We kick off week 2 with easy-to-learn & quick-to-draw sketching shortcuts that I call visual symbols.  These will enable you to start sprinkling little visualizations throughout your work right away.

_{Session 6 of 10 . 13 min}

Yesterday we learned visual symbols to help quickly sketch people (and emotions & actions). Today we learn a second set of symbols to help visually represent everyday things and ways of working.

_{Session 7 of 10 . 13 min}

Today we learn how to grab and direct the visual attention of others using frames.  But, drawing frames on post-it notes can be precarious. We’ll need to use new tricks when sketching on the edge.

_{Session 8 of 10 . 14 min}

Today we learn how to sketch arrows design-thinking-style. We work on different styles of simple yet visually effective arrow heads, and practice straight arrows as well as arrows based on arcs.

_{Session 9 of 10 . 15 min}

Congratulations on making it to day 10! Today we review everything we’ve learned (in a visual way) and celebrate with a mini sketching challenge to stretch our rapid visualization muscles!

_{Session 10 of 10 . 18 min}

Well, this pack now goes up to eleven! It turns out that not everything fit into 10 sessions. So I’ve wrapped up a few extras (all about working more like a design thinker) as a gift. Enjoy!

_{Session 11 of 10 . 11 min}

Congratulations on completing the Skills Bootcamp #1! You’ve taken another big step on your journey by starting to learn how to sketch like a design thinker. In future bootcamps, you’ll build on these foundational skills and learn specific rapid-visualization strategies that you can apply in your everyday work.