Chapter Four: Borders and Call Outs for Sketchnotes

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.