Weekly hand-drawn explanations of ideas from science, psychology, creativity and life.
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Hello!
This week I had fun making lots of improvements to the Sketchplanations site. In particular, it now remembers your position from searches, categories etc so it should be much easier to browse around without losing your place. Should...
The Free-Rider Problem
Always kind of funny when your friend realises they’re paddling alone. Prints and things of this
Hello!
Thanks for the encouragement after the midweek interview post about approaching 1000 sketches 🙏 This is number 997.
Yesterday I did...
How Sketchplanations began—and what keeps it going
Not long ago, I was interviewed about how Sketchplanations began and what I’ve learned from keeping it going. As I approach 1,000 Sketchplanations—just a few weeks away!—It was fun to reflect on the project, and I wanted to share the conver...
False Needles in Haystacks
I wonder if anyone ever has looked for a needle in a haystack. Prints of this
Hello,
An observation that you may be able to relate to from your experience with airport security and car alarms, from the excellent Sir David Spiegelhalter....
The Cloze Test
What do you think the dog buried? Prints of this or other education sketches
Hello!
Ever tried Duolingo or sat through a corporate training? Then you’ve probably seen one of these.
Also, on Wednesday I shared “3 Tips for an unknown illus...
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I write the newsletter Sketchplanations and am the author of Big Ideas Little Pictures. Also a product and design leader who makes music.
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