An Introduction To Visual Note-Taking
Tap into the power of your visual brain.
Reconnect to making marks by hand as you learn to use text, layout, imagery, and color within your notes to engage your visual brain and reach your full creative and professional potential.
Illustrated Instructional Videos
With each video lesson you’ll not only learn about visual note-taking, you’ll get to see it in action:
Module 1:
Introduction
An overview of the classroom and the philosophy that guides it.

1.1 Course Overview (3:56)
1.2 A Goal-Oriented Learning Framework (3:35)
1.3 The Verbal To Visual Mindset (6:12)
1.4 Materials: Getting Started (7:18)
Module 2:
Text
Techniques for writing text in a visual way.

2.1 Text Turned Visual (3:59)
2.2 Developing Custom Fonts (4:54)
2.3 An Introduction To Handlettering (4:15)
Module 3:
Layout
How to tap into your built-in spatial reasoning skills.

3.1 Layout Overview (5:01)
3.2 How To Separate & Connect Ideas (5:20)
3.3 A Structured Approach To Layout (5:44)
3.4 An Organic Approach To Layout (3:33)
3.5 Layout & The Verbal To Visual Mindset (3:49)
Module 4:
Imagery
Develop basic drawing skills to access your visual brain.

4.1 The Power Of Imagery (8:06)
4.2 How To Build Your Visual Vocabulary (5:02)
4.3 How To Draw People & Faces (7:14)
4.4 Build A Scene, Make A World (6:18)
4.5 Imagery & The Verbal To Visual Mindset (4:55)
Module 5:
Color
Add more visual engagement and meaning to your notes.

5.1 Why Add Color To Your Notes? (4:33)
5.2 How To Add Color To Your Notes (4:01)
5.3 Colorful Examples (5:41)
5.4 Mapping Materials To Process (3:47)
Module 6:
Learn
How to use visual note-taking as a learning tool.

6.1 Learn With Visual Notes (5:52)
6.2 Learning Environments & Processes (6:30)
6.3 The One-Page Process Summary For Learning (3:21)
Module 7:
Solve Problems
Use visual notes to tackle the challenges you face in your professional and personal life.

7.1 Solve Problems With Visual Notes (5:06)
7.2 Problem-Solving Example: Habit Change (5:44)
7.3 The One-Page Process Summary For Problem Solving (4:09)
Module 8:
Share Ideas
Merge the verbal with the visual to become a better sharer of ideas.

8.1 Idea-Sharing Principles (4:54)
8.2 Sharing Ideas Visually (4:34)
8.3 Example + Deconstruct: A High School Chat (18:42)
8.4 The One-Page Process Summary For Ideas Sharing (2:38)
Module 9:
Onward
A look back for perspective and a look forward to keep building.

9.1 Where We’ve Been (4:51)
9.2 How To Continue Building (5:55)
9.3 Where We’re Going (4:56)
Actionable Resources
Following each video lesson you’ll get the opportunity to put into practice what you just learned with these actionable resources:
A Personal Learning Plan to help you take action after each video lesson.
A 100%-sketched set of 128 skill-building activities, all of which are designed to help you develop the skills you need to become a proficient visual note-taker.
A set of ready-to-use hand-sketched icons (in PNG and SVG format) plus an actionable guide that will walk you through the steps of building you own personalized visual vocabulary.
Your Instructor
My name is Doug Neill, and here’s a bit of my background:
- In 2011 I received a Master of Arts in Teaching from Pacific University, with secondary certifications in Math, Science, and ESL.
- That same year I got pulled into the world of visual thinking and documented my skill development over at The Graphic Recorder.
- I launched Verbal To Visual in 2013 to help others develop their sketchnoting skills, and have built four courses to date: An Introduction To Visual Note-Taking, How To Make Sketchnote Videos, Sketchnoting In The Classroom, and Learn In Public.
What Current Classroom Members Are Saying
Here’s what current classroom members are saying about their experience:




Course Overview
Ready to start learning? Here’s a recap of what you’ll find within this course:
9 Modules of Illustrated Video Lessons
See visual thinking in practice while you learn the fundamentals.
Personal Learning Plan
Take action after each lesson as you develop your own personalized visual note-taking style.
The Verbal To Visual Notebook
Build your skills with these interactive and engaging activities.
Visual Vocabulary Pack
Use this pack to start building your own visual vocabulary.
One-Time Fee For Lifetime Access
Once you pick up this course you’ll have lifetime access to all current and future resources contained within it.
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
I want you to be able to experience this course from the inside to see whether or not it’s a good fit for you. With that in mind, if you’re not satisfied with what you see after your first 30 days, I’d be happy to return your money.
Course Bundles
Want to save money by picking up a few courses at once? An Introduction To Visual Note-Taking is included in the following course bundles: