Sketchy Ideas #25 - Biases, increasing contrast and making money
Welcome to the sketchnote roundup the newsletter that looks like a primary school wall display.
This edition features some cognitive biases, a couple of tips to make your headlines pop and how Andy McNally makes money from his sketches.
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Content: Cognitive Biases
Cognitive biases - Learn Create Share
Cognitive biases affect us every day. This collection of visual summaries includes tips on how to overcome each one.
This week I've made a series of visuals and short summary posts explaining some common cognitive biases. I have some more prepared for next week too.
Style: Helping lower contrast text standout
Using a background colour can lead to low contrast, making it harder for text to stand out.
Karl uses underlining in white and a duplicated layer with a guassian blur to help the text pop even in lower contrast settings. (Although making text blend into the background can be helpful to help more important text standout from the rest).
Here's a quick tutorial.
Bonus: Money, money, money
5 Fun Ways I Make Money from My Sketchnotes and Doodles | by Andy McNally | Jul, 2022 | Medium
Here are five ways that I have made money from sketchnotes(visual notes) and doodles. Most of these ideas have little or no cost to get started and are great ways to create passive income streams…
If you're wondering how you could make money from your illustrations, maybe Andy could inspire you.
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