karen forkish

@kforkish.bsky.social

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visual storyteller. sketchnoter. dreamer. she/her Slava Ukraini!

watercolor painting of a bee and a panda, over the top half of a globe with the words: happy world sketchnote day
Sketchnote from a hangout where we learned about making beer.
Vagus nerve sketchnote, 10th cranial nerve. The wanderer. Only in mammals, triggers parasympathetic nervous system, rest & digest, 2-way communication between brain and gut. A balanced vagus nerve brings resilience and adaptation.
A sketchnote of design tips: simplification & abstraction, typography, scale & contrast, metaphor, grid & layouts, value & color.
Sketchnote selfie created for ISC2017 in Hamburg. Botanical drawing and lists of things I do, love, and study: storytelling, animation, fountain pens, watercolors, calligraphy, childrens' books, and more.