David Neal is the geek visualizer - S12/E06

Sketchnote Army Podcast

In this episode, David Neal, known as ReverentGeek on social media shares how a software developer like him became a tech speaker, educator, illustrator, and sketchnoter. You’ll enjoy this fun interview!

Presented by The Sketchnote Handbook’s 10th Birthday Giveaway

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Here are the prizes you could win:

• 1 coaching session with me for 30-minutes
• 3 signed 10th Birthday Edition Sketchnote Handbooks
• 3 Sketchnote Ideabooks and Airship Autoquill Fineliner 6-Pack Pens
• 3 Sketchnote Typeface full desktop licenses

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Sponsored by Concepts

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by:

Concepts: an infinite, flexible creative tool for all your good ideas. Available on iOS, Windows and Android.

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Concept’s infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Draw and take notes with liquid pens, markers and brushes in your favorite colors.

Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size — with simple gestures.

Drag+drop images onto the canvas, and use layers and grids to organize your creative space.

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Learn more: Concepts App

Running Order

• Intro
• Welcome
• Who is David?
• Origin Story
• David’s current work
• Sponsor: Concepts app
• Tips
• Tools
• Where to find David
• Outro

Links

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• David Neal’s Website
• David’s Avatar Icon Service
• David’s Illustrated Dad Jokes Book
• David on LinkedIn
• David on Twitter
• David on Instagram
• Show and Tell with Dan Roam - Talks at Google
• REWORK
• XKCD
• An Illustrated Guide to OAuth and OpenID Connect
• Mike’s Avatar drawn by David
• Pluralsight

Tips

1. Find some way to make visualization a regular thing - practice
2. Keep at your practice, don’t give up!
3. Forgive yourself when your work is not as great as you want it to be
4. Challenge yourself to develop your own way to create things

Tools

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• iPad
• Apple Pencil
• Procreate
• Concepts
• Affinity Designer
• Pilot Precise V5 Extra Fine
• Sharpies

Credits

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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