Sketchnote Illustrations for Books
Help Your Readers Get the Best Out of Your Ideas!
As an author of a non-fiction business book, you write it so that others can absorb your stories, insight and wisdom and take some action based on their understanding. You write books to create a positive impact on others.
As a reader, picking up a book is about investing significant time to read your stories, get to the insights and find ways to act upon those ideas.
The problem however is: most business books are written in a linear structure of ideas divided into chapters with each chapter having some textual summary. Key insights are baked deep into stories, anecdotes, research and narrative.
In a linear structure, readers often find it challenging to:
- Link key ideas and concepts within a book to synthesize understanding. The energy that it takes to distill key ideas keep the readers away from adequate understanding and reflection on the key ideas.
- Remember the most important ideas in a way that is easier to recall and act upon.
- Sustain interest in the book in absence of a clear meaning structure that conveys the overall picture while linking details to the big picture.
Book Sketchnotes/Illustrations
We make the flow of meaning within the book visible through hand-drawn sketchnotes that combine text and visuals to synthesize ideas. We help authors with visual notes for:
- Overall framework of ideas in the book
- Section Summaries
- Illustrated Case Studies
- Book Chapter Summaries
- Micro-visuals (one idea one visual) for key insights
- Book Marketing Collaterals
- Animated book ideas/chapter summaries with music/voice over
Chapter Summary Samples
Bestselling Books We've Illustrated
Growth IQ: A Wall Street Journal Bestseller (2018)
Translated in 9 languages, Growth IQ by Tiffani Bova offers ten simple–but easily misunderstood–paths to growth, and every successful growth strategy can be boiled down to picking the right combination and sequence of these paths for your current context.
I illustrated chapter summaries and case studies in form of sketchnotes.
Catalyse: Power Up Your People Ecosystem by Krish Shankar (2021)
Released in December 2021, Catalyse is a handy guide as you craft HR for the future. Every business person wants to understand the secret sauce of business success. One key element of success deals with the way you catalyse your people ecosystem.
Catalyse is a new HR playbook that provides a practical guide to unlock your people power with illustrated chapter summaries in form of sketchnotes.
Digital Belonging: Building Human-Centered Organizations (2022)
Released in May 2022, Yogesh K. Soni’s book Digital Belonging, outlines practical strategies to ensure that people feel included, seen, and heard. Digital Belonging becomes crucial in a world dominated by remote/hybrid mode of work where people’s need to belong is at a stake.
Each chapter has key take-aways for readers which are also illustrated in form of sketchnotes.
The Experience Mindset: A Wall Street Journal Bestseller (2023)
Released in June 2023, Tiffani Bova’s book became an instant WSJ Bestseller. The book offers a brilliant framework for maximizing performance improvement for both customers and internal stakeholders alike.
I illustrated chapter summaries, visualized data and illustrated case studies in form of sketchnotes.
Brain ON! by Deb Smolenski
Released in August 2023, Brain ON! is your coach to retrain your brain through strategies that will help you improve your mental fitness and find your way through the complex and changing world. Brain On! is your manual for improving your mindset and being victorious each workday.
I designed ONYX – the brainy brain character that features throughout the book. I also illustrated some of the key concepts in the book.
The FIRED Leader (2023) by Paul McCarthy
Released in November 2023, the book offeres a offers a step-by-step blueprint to show organizations how to integrate the crucial FIRED Leadership qualities into their current leadership identification, recruitment, onboarding, and development processes.
I created visual chapter summaries s well as other visual stories in the book.
Play to Potential (2024) by Deepak Jayaraman
Released in November 2024, Play to Potential offers a refreshing exploration of human potential, emphasizing discovery through play rather than work. Deepak Jayaraman weaves insights from his eponymous podcast, his coaching work and his lived experience to share a powerful yet simple framework (FLAVOUR) that can act as a guide to navigate the pulls and pressures of life.
I illustrated the framework, visual chapter summaries as well as other visual stories of featured individuals in the book.