Today, Mike is joined by Nick Sousanis, Assistant professor of Humanities & Liberal Studies at San Francisco State University, where he is runs a Comics Studies program. While at Columbia university, he wrote and drew his dissertation entirely in comic book form, which became the book Unflattening. He’s an advocate for using visuals in education. RUNNING ORDER * Intro * Nick’s Comic-based Dissertation * Drawing isn’t just for the professionals * Unflattering book * Comic studies * Visuals and metaphors across languages * Tools * 3 Tips * Nick’s next book LINKS * Nick’s website - http://spinweaveandcut.com/ * Nick’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/nsousanis * Nick’s Book, Unflattering - http://spinweaveandcut.com/unflattening/ * Unflattering on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Unflattening-Nick-Sousanis/dp/0674744438/ * San Fransisco State University - https://www.sfsu.edu/ * Grids and gestures - http://spinweaveandcut.com/grids-and-gestures/ * Linda Barry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynda_Barry TOOLS * Newsprint paper - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsprint * Wacom Intuos - https://www.wacom.com/en-in/products/pen-tablets/intuos * Cintiq - https://www.wacom.com/en-in/products/pen-displays/wacom-cintiq * iPad Pro - https://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/ * Apple Pencil - https://www.apple.com/apple-pencil/ * Pilot Precise Rollerball v7 - http://pilotpen.us/brands/precise/precise-v5-v7/ 3 TIPS * Lines, marks & gestures * You can draw even if you don’t think you can * Don’t worry about ideas, just draw stuff. CREDITS * Producer: Jon Schiedermayer * Show Notes: Chris Wilson SUPPORT THE PODCAST To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army and Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s books and use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off! http://rohdesign.com/handbook/ http://rohdesign.com/workbook/ SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES: You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sketchnote-army-podcast/id1111996778 PAST PODCAST SEASONS * Season 1 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se1 * Season 2 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se2 * Season 3 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se3 * Season 4 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se4 * Season 5 - https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast/sets/sketchnote-army-podcast-se5