Make Useful Notes. Draw Ideas.

A framework for taking smart notes. From Take Useful Notes.

Ralph Ammer [1] is a professor at the Munich University of Applied Sciences and teaches Biophilic Design, which aims to create life-friendly objects, images, and services based on nature. In one of his amazing blog posts with animated sketchnotes he proposed four simple steps to draw any idea[1]:

• Study. Fill your mind by drawing what you want to think about.
• Explore. Let the magic happen by drawing as many ideas as possible.
• Develop. See how it works by arranging ideas spatially, grouping them into similar ideas and maybe adding some annotations.
• Show. Share what matters by focusing on the essential. One headline, one image and one sentence.

Why not using it as a little exercise to draw one of your own ideas? Take a break and visit his web page.

[1] . Ammer, Ralph. ‘How to Draw Ideas’, 1 December 2022. https://ralphammer.com/how-to-draw-ideas/.

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