One of the best parts about bullets journaling is that your bullet journal can take whatever shape you need it to. As you become comfortable your bullet journal, you’ll probably find that your journal begins to look nothing like the complex and artistic spreads posted on social media (in fact, minimalist bullet journaling is…
Right click the image below to print this bullet journal banners doodle cheat sheet or save to your harddrive. I like doodling during speaker presentations at events and conferences, and most contemporary speakers understand that doodling listeners are actually listening-listeners, not daydreamers. I find a lot of freedom to doodle at psychology and counseling related…
Problem: Drawing Antlers is Hard I love drawing antlers in my sketch notes to frame a quote or concept but, let’s be real, antlers are really hard to draw freehand. I’ve been trying to intentionally practice how to draw antlers and floral laurels lately because of previous not-great results- and antlers are definitely a…
Occasionally in school, a teacher might require a handout as one of the course assignments. Typically the handout is done as an accompaniment to a research paper or presentation that can be shared with other students in the course. I think making short handouts at the end of a research project is very helpful. The…
Toward the end of my first year in graduate school, the year I discovered I had a knack for doodle notes and elaborate bullet journal pages, I found myself often repeating the same few layouts, techniques, and lettering styles in my notes. As I noticed this tendency to repeat, I suspected the habit was…
As anyone who’s ever lingered too long in a stationary aisle knows, it’s easy to spend a fortune on paper, pens, and stationary products you’ll never use. On the other hand, quality supplies can make a big difference in ease of use, the final result, and the experience of journaling or note taking. In other…
Today I wanted to add a quick tutorial for doodling a few of my favorite bullet journal style accents. I primarily use these in doodle notes in the classroom- to draw attention to key concepts or just to fill empty space to create a visually balanced page of notes. And here’s the play by…
How To: Make Your Doodles Pop with Grey Highlighter Shading When I first began taking elaborate hand lettered notes I experimented with using lots of colors and varying pen styles, but I found through trial and error that the more action on the page, the more overwhelming my doodle notes were when I went…
Whether high school, college, grad, or post-grad studies, creating handwritten doodle-note style course notes during a lecture can help you remember the content of a lecture better, study more effectively, and ace your next big midterm or final. Learning to take Doodle Notes Classroom lectures are an ideal time to practice lettering and doodling.…
