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143 Visuals To Inspire You to Take Action
A collection of 143 illustrations, doodles and sketchnotes from over 50 contributors from all over the world brought together in one place.
Set aside half an hour, put on the kettle and prepare to be inspired.
Set aside half an hour, put on the kettle and prepare to be inspired.
204 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 18, 2014
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Displaying 1 - 17 of 17 reviews
February 5, 2019
Exactly what the title says!
Hard not to feel inspired after going through a wonderful selection of sketchnotes and doodles, with a wonderful array of styles.
Hard not to feel inspired after going through a wonderful selection of sketchnotes and doodles, with a wonderful array of styles.
March 31, 2019
This is a collection of illustrated notes and doodles that come across as a miscellany of sketches, notes and mindmaps from various presentations just thrown together. Some of them are hard to understand and others seem pretty random and unconnected. If there was a structure to this book I didn't get it.
These would be awesome and memorable visuals if it was my notes from a lecture I attended but it doesn't work well in a book form when some of the time I have no idea what they're talking about. It might be worth a look if you want some ideas how to make your own lecture notes prettier and less tedious.
I did not find myself inspired and I'm not sure what action this book was supposed to inspire. I think it needed more explanation: what these pictures are and why they were chosen in this book and what was the POINT.
These would be awesome and memorable visuals if it was my notes from a lecture I attended but it doesn't work well in a book form when some of the time I have no idea what they're talking about. It might be worth a look if you want some ideas how to make your own lecture notes prettier and less tedious.
I did not find myself inspired and I'm not sure what action this book was supposed to inspire. I think it needed more explanation: what these pictures are and why they were chosen in this book and what was the POINT.
January 23, 2019
Most of the doodles were not that inspiring, nor that interesting, I mostly shuffled through them without pausing. I think the book should have been edited better, maybe themes could have been added or something, I don't really know but it felt like they just put doodles together and called it a book and that did not feel good enough.
November 29, 2021
Some of the visuals were hard to follow because they had a lot of info or it was too jumbled. Those I just kind of bypassed. Others were very colorful and informative. I don't think it inspired me, but I did take some notes from it. I feel it should have been better executed as it feels like they were all tossed in a random collection. Maybe some themes would've helped refine it.
December 22, 2022
This will mean more to IT people
A collection of doodles intended to inspire IT workers to greater effectiveness. They tend toward crowding and clutter in design, but some are very professional in look. My favorite, though, was a very simple sketch of a cherry tree with a few blossoms.
A collection of doodles intended to inspire IT workers to greater effectiveness. They tend toward crowding and clutter in design, but some are very professional in look. My favorite, though, was a very simple sketch of a cherry tree with a few blossoms.
October 3, 2023
A treasure trove of examples or samples of visual documentation, notes and sense making to inspire your own sketchbook, note taking or facilitation. These sketches show you just how diverse, simple or complex sketching can be. This book is a source of inspiration and permission to just try and do what works for you.
November 12, 2016
Doodles...
...for your noodles. If you're inspired by the doodles of others, then this is for you. If not, steer clear. They really do look like schoolbook covers.
...for your noodles. If you're inspired by the doodles of others, then this is for you. If not, steer clear. They really do look like schoolbook covers.
October 15, 2018
Interesting
Just a book of doodles. Nothing else except ideas. Can see the thought processes of the individuals. I would like to be that creative.
Just a book of doodles. Nothing else except ideas. Can see the thought processes of the individuals. I would like to be that creative.
September 8, 2021
These visuals didn't exactly "inspire me to take action"....but I enjoyed looking at most of them.
July 22, 2022
Meh kinda says it all.
December 8, 2016
Great visual inspiration.
This book is not very informative on technique but it doors offer some insight in some of the artists and designers sketches. It is however a brilliant visual inspiration for those of us who wish to sketch more and expand skills in user experience.
This book is not very informative on technique but it doors offer some insight in some of the artists and designers sketches. It is however a brilliant visual inspiration for those of us who wish to sketch more and expand skills in user experience.
January 27, 2017
Not inspiring
Many of the sketches were not interesting enough in their content or design to inspire me to take action, as the title says. Boring.
Many of the sketches were not interesting enough in their content or design to inspire me to take action, as the title says. Boring.
November 16, 2017
Notes: I thought this would be more inspirational, but it seemed like it was just a book of examples and not really inspiring.
October 15, 2020
Great
Good and interesting to read and see, I save some ideas that can even help me, definitly Im gonna recommend it
Good and interesting to read and see, I save some ideas that can even help me, definitly Im gonna recommend it
May 30, 2021
Motivacional
Entretenido, dan ganas de intentar dibujar y hacer algo parecido.
Lectura super rápida, dinámica, ligera y con buen sentido del humor.
Entretenido, dan ganas de intentar dibujar y hacer algo parecido.
Lectura super rápida, dinámica, ligera y con buen sentido del humor.
February 26, 2016
Sample sketchnotes and doodles.
June 19, 2018
I did not like this book and I didn't find it very useful. The book is a collection of brainstorming ideas from ui\ux designers to paper crafters. Did it inspire me to take action? No.
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