- On October 31, 2019
- By Kate
It's October! My favorite month and the month of Inktober! "Every October, artists all over the world take on the Inktober drawing challenge by doing one ink drawing a day…
- On August 27, 2019
- By Kate
Nuggets & notes from a fabulous and action-oriented attention book. Every once in a while, a book comes along that seems to write what's in your soul. This is one…
- On August 17, 2019
- By Kate
A personal morning practice synthesized from a bunch of awesome thinkers & do-ers. I recently started a new practice: the early-morning Power Hour. It’s inspired by an article in Success…
For years I’ve carried a full set of Prang watercolors for field sketching…but now it feels cumbersome. Prang, I love you, but you are so big to carry! So in…
Laura Klein and I host a podcast of two old ladies drinking and fighting about UX. In the June 4th episode, we tackle the challenge of time estimating. How long…
- On February 10, 2019
- By Kate
I've participated in The Sketchbook Project from the Brooklyn Art Library for multiple years, so when they announced a new project for TINY sketchbooks, I was all in! Imagine the…
- On January 11, 2019
- By Kate
Each year the sketchnoting community celebrates this day with the Pass The Sketchnote event. Participants across the world team up and “pass” a note, each member adding a visual element…
- On August 18, 2018
- By Kate
Graduation Address to 2018 graduates of CCA Master of Design in Interaction Design The following is a short talk given to the 2018 class of Masters of Interaction Design at…
In July, I had the pleasure of working with the Masters in IxD designers at California College of the Arts (CCA.) Facilitators Jon and Piril led the group in a…
For a long while, I've wanted to do a project featuring the art of native Southwesterners. The indigenous peoples in (now called) Arizona have created dazzlingly beautiful works. As a…
