Ben Crothers - SE05 / EP04

Mike is joined by Aussie Ben Crothers, who is the author of Presto Sketching and a design strategist at Atlassian Software. Ben and Mike discuss Ben’s book, the process of getting published, How sketchnoting is changing, plus tools and tips.

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RUNNING ORDER
* Intro
* Who Ben is and his origin story
* The beauty of co-design
* Teaching (and the struggle with YouTube)
* The origins of Ben’s Book and writing on the train
* How Sketchnoting is growing
* Sketchnoting in education
* Robots stealing Jobs
* Instagram Sqaures
* The value of pointless activities (and Steve Jobs)
* Tools
* 3 Tips

LINKS
* Ben’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bencrothers
* Ben’s Website - http://bencrothers.com/
* Presto Sketching Twitter - https://twitter.com/prestosketching
* Presto Sketching Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/prestosketching/
* Presto Sketching Website - http://prestosketching.com/index.html
* Atlasian - https://www.atlassian.com
* Presto Sketching book - https://www.amazon.com/Presto-Sketching-Drawing-Brilliant-Thinking/
* Co-design - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participatory_design
* Agile method - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development
* Jeff Patton - https://www.oreilly.com/pub/au/4727
* O’Reilly media - https://www.oreilly.com/
* An example of Instagram squares - https://www.instagram.com/p/BlguxSYgE9h/?taken-by=prestosketching
* Draw Me a Kraken - https://www.instagram.com/p/BewEjexHYS2/?taken-by=prestosketching
* Mike’s Cards - https://www.instagram.com/p/Be9om5-FCmU/?taken-by=rohdesign

TOOLS
* Whiteboard
* MUJI Store - http://www.muji.com/
* MUJI Markers - http://www.muji.us/store/stationery/pen-pencils/other-pens.html
* Square notebooks from Tiger/Flying Tiger - https://flyingtiger.com
* Copic markers - https://www.copicmarker.com/
* Neuland Markers - https://us.neuland.com
* iPad Pro 12.9 - https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-ipad/ipad-pro
* Procreate - https://procreate.art/
* Microsoft Office Lens Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.officelens&hl=en
* Microsoft Office Lens iOS - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/office-lens/id975925059?mt=8

TIPS
* Don’t be afraid to copy
* Draw something you enjoy!
* Set yourself challenges

CREDITS
* Producer: Jon Schiedermayer
* Show Notes: Chris Wilson

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PAST PODCAST SEASON LINKS
* Season 1 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se1
* Season 2 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se2
* Season 3 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se3
* Season 4 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se4