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Draw more creatively with FLARE

25/07/2025 by Ben Crothers

If you want to find ways to draw topics more creatively, or you feel like you’re in a bit of a rut drawing things the same way all the time, then the FLARE prompts are for you. How do you draw a person? Or a building? Or a tree? There are lots of ways to […]

Filed Under: For designers and researchers, For project managers and facilitators, Fun and creativity, Problem solving, Sketchnoting and graphic recording, Visual strategy and facilitation Tagged With: creativity, flare, visual metaphor, visual thinking

Better visual brainstorming with the Concept Canvas

27/01/2019 by Ben Crothers

Making big decisions about which idea or option to invest in amongst a group is really hard. Using the Concept Canvas to visually compare apples to apples makes it a bit easier (includes free PDF). I was in a brainstorming session from hell once. I was part of a team to help a telecommunications company […]

Filed Under: For designers and researchers, Problem solving, Visual strategy and facilitation Tagged With: brainstorming, canvases, concepts, creativity, downloads, free, product design, product management, products, service design, services, templates, ux

How to draw mandalas

28/09/2018 by Ben Crothers

Drawing mandalas is more fun and rewarding than you probably think, and the results are probably better than what you imagine, whether you think you have no drawing skill at all, or you’re a seasoned sketcher. If you’re after a free and easy way to relax, centre yourself, and practise a bit of mindfulness, it’s hard to […]

Filed Under: Fun and creativity, Getting started Tagged With: abstract, creativity, intuitive drawing, mandalas, mindfulness, relaxation

3 ways to add extra impact to figure sketches

17/08/2018 by Ben Crothers

Do you ever wonder why some figure drawings have a way of jumping out at you and grabbing your attention? By trying out these ideas in your sketching, yours can do that too. Figures help your audience put themselves in the picture Whether you draw for fun or for a living (or both!), and you […]

Filed Under: Fun and creativity, Getting started, Sketchnoting and graphic recording Tagged With: creativity, figure sketching, figures, visual storytelling

For more creative sketching, try SNAILS

17/08/2018 by Ben Crothers

Looking to change up how you draw the same thing all the time? Or to boost the variety and style of what you draw? I got you: try this easy and effective SNAILS method. If I got a dollar for every light bulb that I drew in my work, I’d be… well, I wouldn’t be […]

Filed Under: Fun and creativity, Getting started, Sketchnoting and graphic recording Tagged With: creativity, inspiration, snails, style, visual metaphor

10 ideas to get you inspired to sketch

28/08/2017 by Ben Crothers

You want to sketch more…or just start sketching… but it’s hard to know where to start. I hear you. Here’s 10 things to draw, when you don’t know what to draw. I know what it’s like. You want to sketch (or you want to sketch more often), but you can’t really think of what to sketch, so it’s just really […]

Filed Under: Fun and creativity, Getting started Tagged With: creativity, inspiration, practice, zentangle

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