In December 2020, at the height of the pandemic, I ran a live, online workshop teaching my approach to lettering for sketchnoters. I had a blast sharing and I was honored to teach 200+ students that day in December!

Since then, I’ve heard from people creating sketchnotes that the biggest area of struggle when sketchnoting is — layout!

They ask me questions like:

Which layout is the best one to use and when?
How do I deal with too little or too much space?
Why do some layouts work so well while others do not?
How can I plan for the space I want to use before I begin?
Can I go beyond templates to understanding why layouts work?

Since layout is such a challenge for people, I'm focusing my teaching in a 2-hour, live, online workshop happening Saturday, November 5th from 12-2pm US Central.

It’s called The Sketchnote Layout Live Workshop.

To answer these questions, I’m offering a NEW, 2-hour, live, online workshop on November 5th from 12-2pm US Central, called The Sketchnote Layout Live Workshop!

Here’s what I’ll be covering:

The basic principles of how layouts work
7 common sketchnote layouts and where and why they work best (with samples)
A deep dive into my top 3, go-to layout templates and when to use them
Live teardown of effective sketchnote layouts. I’ll share why layouts work and how to apply layout principles from them in your own custom sketchnote layouts
Live Q&A after the session to ask your questions

When & Where?

Saturday, November 5, 2022
12:00 noon to 2:00 pm US Central time
Delivered live via Zoom (online)

Materials List

Black gel or felt tipped pen
Color gel or felt tipped pen (red, blue or your choice)
Pencil
9 x 12 tracing paper pad
Loose printer paper or your sketchbook
Printouts of templates & samples (PDF will be provided)

What's Included?

2 hours of live instruction and Q&A
PDF of layout templates and sketchnotes Mike will deconstruct
Access to the recording of the workshop after the live event

Who should attend?

Beginners through advanced sketchnoters.

Praise from past workshop students:

“Taking a workshop with Mike is money well spent. Every moment is full of instruction and tips in order to help the participants improve on their skills or learn a new skill. Mike makes sure everyone learns from him regardless of their skill level.

My first workshop with him was delightful and two hours well spent. He teaches calmly which eases any nervousness one might feel. His notes are gorgeous and I find that his workshops help me get better at my skills. It might be something small that I’ve been doing or something big, the workshop changes my practice in some way.”

— Alma Hoffmann, author, graphic design professor, and editor at Smashing Magazine

Sketchnote Layout Live Workshop

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