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Hand-drawn pictures can make things clear, simple, and fun in blogs, too!

Pumpkin Season is Here!

melinda carpenter October 28, 2022

Print out this mini pumpkin patch and practice drawing some faces on them. This can be a quick and simple warm up before creative work or a way to refresh your thinking when you get stuck. You can also trace over the pumpkins if you want to learn how to draw them. Head on over to the One Squiggly Line Shop to get this free printable download. A PNG file with transparent background so you can cut and paste individual pumpkins to use online, too. For all ages.

Communicate!

melinda carpenter October 22, 2022

One handwritten word in a sea of text can make your message more warm, friendly and appealing. While it’s great to create your own visuals, there are times when that may not be possible. Head on over to the One Squiggly Line Shop to download this free PNG image with a clear background. It’s suitable to print up to 9.5” wide which works with regular printer paper in landscape mode.

One Squiggly Line:

A visual thinking business that uses pictures to keep things clear, simple, & fun...in blogs, too!

Visual Thinking:

Words and pictures used together to engage the whole brain and turn information into knowledge that can lead to wisdom and action.

It's about communication, not art!

Graphic Recording:

Large-scale visual notes drawn live, in real-time, usually in color.

Visual notes:

A catch-all term for notes of any size created with a mixture of words and pictures, and may or may not be created live.

Sketchnotes:

Small-scale visual notes drawn in real-time. They may be created live or from audio or video files. My sketchnotes are usually black & white.

Graphic facilitation:

Facilitation of a meeting through the use of visuals. Often involves the use of templates and worksheets. Popular for problem solving, brainstorming, goal-setting, and strategy sessions.

Synthesis images:

Illustrations created to simplify complex information, drawn in the style of graphic recording or sketchnotes. Synthesis images are usually in color and generally created from print materials (like a company report or brochure).

Graphic Illustrations:

Simple, stylized drawings (including icons) created to represent an idea, concept, or information.

Other Illustration:

Drawings done in a variety of styles with varying degrees of complexity for a variety of reasons to depict pretty much anything.

Lettering:

A variety of unique, original lettering styles drawn by hand and designed to complement and add impact to the words.

Sketch Animation:

Short animations made from hand-drawn illustrations, generally to inform or educate.

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“The soul never thinks without a mental picture.”

— Aristotle

One Squiggly Line

A visual thinking business that uses hand-drawn pictures to make things clear, simple, & fun

Hand-drawn visuals to make things clear, simple, and fun so you can understand more deeply, communicate more clearly, and act more confidently. Visual Notes ~ Illustration ~ Sketch Animation ~ Graphic Recording ~ Other Creative Services.

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