World Sketchnote Day 2023: Date, History and Facts

World Sketchnote Day 2023 occurs annually on January 11. In 2016, it secured a place among the holidays on the calendar. The term “sketchnotes” is a combination of the phrases “sketch” and “notes.” The art has a wide following. Numerous sketchnoters have their say (and their picture) and have created numerous formats, including traditional sketchnotes, drawn recipes (sketchipes), pleasant travel recollections in sketch form, to-do lists, and shopping lists. The act of sketchnoting itself has two effects: it aids in memory retention and it improves one’s disposition through the usage of adorable images. It requires good listening skills and the capacity to sift through information to visually record what is essential.

HISTORY OF WORLD SKETCHNOTE DAY

Traditional history places the earliest recorded writings by humans in Mesopotamia between 3400 and 3300 B.C., yet note-taking and inventive methods of collecting thoughts have always been in demand. One method for accomplishing this is brainstorming, in which people gather to generate new ideas through creative thinking and the use of sketches and phrases. Sketchnoting expands on this by encouraging individuals to take notes in an engaging and memorable manner.

The first mention of sketchnoting — sketch (visuals) + notes (text) — dates back to early 2007, when designer Michael Rohde decided to try out a new method. This was done to improve understanding while taking copious notes. While attending a symposium on design, he had only brought a pocket-sized notepad, which was insufficient for writing everything. He started listening and analysing, writing and drawing the huge things he was hearing, seeing, and thinking about. Thus, the method of sketchnoting, which combines sketching with taking notes, was born. And others began to follow suit.

The artwork makes use of the Visual Alphabet, a collection of forms and symbols that may be utilised to produce a variety of sketches. It resembles the way that letters combine to make words. As required, basic shapes such as dots, circles, lines, waves, triangles, and squares can be rotated, warped, and mixed. Individuals are free to utilise the symbols and sketches as they see fit, and they construct their own alphabet based on their personal meaning associations.

FACTS ABOUT WORLD SKETCHNOTE DAY

1. You can adapt it

   You need not be an artist. The discipline is based on simple sketches, and you can adapt it to suit your needs.

2. Every thought can be sketched

   It all comes to perfection with lots of practice. Through the use of illustrations, symbols, structures, and texts, your every thought can be translated into paper.

3. Sketchnotes creates the perfect outlet for ideas

   Sometimes words and text fail to capture difficult concepts adequately. Sketchnotes help us by creating a gateway to fully transmit our creativity.

4. Sketchnote is a type of note-taking technique

   Note-taking has its earliest origin traced to Greeks using notes for personal records. Sketchnote is a combination of text, typography, shapes drawing, symbols, and shapes to take notes that look interesting and are memorable.

5. It is based on associations

   The symbols and pictures are based on creating word and picture associations, which engages the brain in learning in more than one way. While note-taking, at the least the ears and eyes are used, and the eyes make up 80% of how we take in the world around us. This helps us remember the work covered more easily.

WORLD SKETCHNOTE DAY DATES

Year	Date	Day
2023	January 11	Wednesday
2024	January 11	Thursday
2025	January 11	Saturday
2026	January 11	Sunday
2027	January 11	Monday