As your text and drawings come together, consider how you can group like ideas or bring extra attention to key ideas. You might be surprised how much it adds to draw a box around the text and doodle that go together. There’s all sorts of ways to do this. Here are some ideas:
Sketchnote Ideas for Borders and Call Outs
- Solid line
- Double line
- Box with shadow
- Dashed line
- Dashed line with solid line
- Circle
- Chicken Scratch
- Single line with decorative ends (circles, squares, triangles)
- Stars, Exclamation Points, Arrows, Question Marks, Flags, Lightbulb
- Thought bubble
- Squiggly or sawtooth lines
- Border created out a series of shapes (squares, circles)
- Picture frame or banner
- Brackets
Activity: Practice with this Video Highlight
Here’s a highlight from a recent LDS general conference. As you watch the video, sketchnote as you see fit focusing on the shapes and text usage that makes sense to you. Then, go back through and try some of the border and call out ideas above. Share what you try on the blog.
More Sketchnote Examples of Borders and Call Outs
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