Draw Something Every Day!

I'm a huge fan of Jessica Hagy's Indexed blog, where she publishes a simple visual thinking chart every weekday while the coffee brews. Her work is what great visual thinking is all about. Her simple charts pack a ton of meaning into a simple drawing that's fast and easy to create, understand, and share with others.

Here at AVT, we believe creating a daily drawing habit is a great way to... 

The more you draw, the easier it becomes. Likewise, the more extensive your visual vocabulary, the greater your visual thinking superpowers will become. You don't need any artistic talent, fancy art supplies, or expensive tech. A simple pen or pencil and a sheet of paper, post-it notes, or index card will do nicely. Best of all, you don't need a lot of time either; committing to just 5 minutes a day will do wonders for your visual vocabulary.

• Write out a definition for the word of the day using size and color to show the importance and add meaning then add a quick sketch. The classic Cesar Salad generally attributed to restaurateur
  Caesar Cardini is the ultimate example of creating something great using what's on hand.
• Create a mind map outlining the major components of your next big project, vacation, book, course, or presentation Draw a simplified version of your favorite animals
• Create a diagram showing your top skills
• Draw an icon of your favorite foods
• Create a visual hierarchy to rank your favorite
  vacation spots
• Create a timeline of your work history
• Draw a visual packing list or your next vacation
• Create a visual to-do list

• Draw an icon of the same idea a different way everyday for a week using your favorite app - start simple and work your way up to more elaborate This one was drawn on an iPad using the 
  Paper by WeTransfer app
• Create a drawing of your breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snacks (use as few lines as possible) 
• Create a Venn diagram showing the 3 best things that happened today 
• Draw a timeline of your day every day for a week or month; heck, why not all year! 
  

• Draw icons for everything on your grocery list
• Draw 5 things on your desk, in your purse, or in your
  junk drawer
• Draw a love note to your honey
• Create a chart for the agenda of your next meeting
• Draw a map of your daily commute
• Draw a flow chart of your morning routine
• Draw out the steps to your favorite recipe
• Diagram the user interface of your favorite app
• Draw the view from your window
• Diagram the features of your most and least favorite
  tech devices and show why
• Create a chart of your monthly budget
• Create a contour line drawing of your favorite plants
• Create a map of your garden
• Diagram your family's emergency evacuation plan
• Create a bubble chart showing your levels of education and training
• Create a mind map of your 5-year plan
• Create a map of your neighborhood
• Create a flowchart showing the life cycle of a chicken