Deck from the Sketchnotes-SF meetup in June at Neo [http://neo.com/]. We practiced lettering, using our natural writing styles to explore and expand our lettermaking abilities. We started with a quick warm-up, then jumped into rapid practice, sharing work and getting inspired by peers at each stage. Then we jumped into a TED talk to practice capturing words in context. The evening wrapped up with links to resources to explore. Details on the meetup at: http://www.meetup.com/Sketchnotes-SF/events/222798434/

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Sketchnotes-SFWelcome!
Tonight’s topic:
Down & Dirty
Lettering
June 2015 @sketchnotesSF

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thanks to our hosts
http://www.neo.com/
@neoinnovate

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• Pizza talk
• warm-up
• rapid-rounds
• sampler sheet
• practice session
• gallery & critique
what we’ll do

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Doug Neill
http://www.thegraphicrecorder.com/2013/08/12/
sketchnotes-of-austin-kleons-creative-mornings-talk-
on-showing-your-work/

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Doug Neil
http://www.thegraphicrecorder.com/2013/01/25/
sketchnotes-of-on-being-interview-with-seth-godin/

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Carolyn Sewell
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pedestriantype/5604234976/

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What do YOU
want to learn
about lettering?

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intro
Lettering
for sketchnoters

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• Legibility
• Hierarchy
• Speed!
3 Key things

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• Header
• Body
• Special - loud
• Special - soft
4 Types

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Jessica Eldredge
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessabean/8705360625

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Jeff Bennett
http://vizthinker.com/sketchnotes-sketches/

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Eris Weaver
http://www.sketchnotesbook.com/blog/2013/3/25/entries-
from-the-sketchnotes-challenge-part-2

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Jason Alderman
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalderman/10039867503

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Alexis Finch
http://www.flickr.com/photos/agentfin/10986121516/in/
set-72157637923005334

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Kate Rutter
http://meded.aium.org/meded-forum/2015-
meded-forum

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Gray marker or pencil
Gel pens (.3 / .5 / .7) Unlined Moleskine
Common materials

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Good-enough
materials

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Everyone got
materials?

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warm-ups
quick activity to
get your hands
moving.

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30 seconds

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Tedi!

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rapid rounds
natural hand
5-from-1
explorations
sampler

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lettering
your
Natural Hand
Via @katerutter

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write your name
3 minutes
write it naturally
print in ALL CAPS
print in lowercase
play around!

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lettering
try on
a new hand
Via @katerutter

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try on others’
write your
name in
1
1
3 min each pass
Pass your main sheet
2
2
use the new
style to write
your name in
Pass the sheet
3 4
repeat in
and3 4

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quick-share!
2 min!

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basic • serif • double • bubble • block
lettering
5 from 1
Via @katerutter

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pick one of your
explorations to
expand

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basic
serif
double
bubble
block
Via @katerutter

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basic
tall
wide
2 minutes Via @katerutter

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quick-share!
2 min!

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lettering
sentence
playtime
Via @katerutter

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write your sample sentence
3 minutes
The quick brown fox
jumps over the lazy dog.
Pack my box with five
dozen liquor jugs.
Amazingly few discotheques
provide jukeboxes.
The five boxing wizards
jump quickly.
ALL CAPS
lowercase

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Structured exploration
Apex - pointed or round? ALL CAPS
lowercase
explore
Bar - high or low?
Serif - sans or with?
Stroke - thick or thin? Where?

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Structured exploration
Apex - pointed or round?

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Structured exploration
Bar - high or low?

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Structured exploration
Serif - sans or with?

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Structured exploration
Stroke - thick or thin? Where?

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Structured exploration
7 minutes
Apex - pointed or round? ALL CAPS
lowercase
explore
Bar - high or low?
Serif - sans or with?
Stroke - thick or thin? Where?

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quick-share!
2 min!

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Practice
session

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• title of talk
• speaker name
(& portrait)
• event
• date
• your name +
contact
TED Talk ~7 minutes
Go ahead, make up new words!
Erin McKean at TEDYouth2014, February 2013
https://www.ted.com/talks/erin_mckean_go_ahead_make_up_new_words

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https://www.ted.com/talks/erin_mckean_go_ahead_make_up_new_words
• title of talk
• speaker name
(& portrait)
• event
• date
• your name +
contact
TED Talk ~5 minutes
Go ahead, make up new words!
Erin McKean at TEDYouth2014, February 2013
Add: emphasis, type styles - Enhance Hierarchy

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lettering
Sampler
sheet
Via @katerutter
for exploration later

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HEADER
body
special
- loud
special
- soft

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make a sampler sheet
10 minutes
HEADER
body
alphabet sentence
label
special
- loud
special
- soft

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collaborative
critique

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feedback &
improvements

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Lettering
Resources

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People to follow - lettering
Carolyn Sewell
http://www.carolynsewell.com/
@https://twitter.com/carolynsewell
Jessica Hische
http://jessicahische.is/
@jessicahische
Joanne Fink
http://www.zenspirations.com/
@Zenspirations
Joanne Sharpe
http://joannezsharpe.blogspot.com/
@joannezsharpe
Mary Kate McDevitt
http://marykatemcdevitt.com/
@MaryKateMcD

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Sketchnoting
http://sketchnotearmy.com/
http://whiteboardwarrior.org
http://www.meetup.com/Sketchnotes-SF/
Resources

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General Visual Practice
Resources

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Graphic recording & facilitation
International Forum of Visual Practitioners:
http://ifvpcommunity.ning.com/
Center for Graphic Facilitation:
http://graphicfacilitation.blogs.com/
Resources

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People to follow Sketchnote Army
http://sketchnotearmy.com/
Mike Rohde
http://rohdesign.com
@rhodesign
Sunni Brown
http://sunnibrown.com
@sunnibrown
David Sibbet @ the Grove
http://grove.com
Dave Gray
http://www.davegrayinfo.com
@davegray
Doug Neill
http://www.thegraphicrecorder.com/
@douglaspneill
Sacha Chua
http://sachachua.com
@sachachua
Alexis Finch
http://graphitemind.com
@agentfin
Austin Kleon
http://austinkleon.com
@austinkleon
Eva Lotta-Lamm
http://www.evalotta.net
@evalottchen
Jeannel King
http://jeannelking.com/
@jeannelking

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Special Offer
Thanks, Mike!

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Sketchnotes-SF Meetup
Tue Jun 16, 2015
Joyce Gagnon | @joycefgagnon
Kate Rutter | @katerutter
may the sketch
be with you!