Sketch with Confidence: The Skill That Gets Your Design Thinking Out of Your Head

1-Hour Master Class with Mike Rohde, Principal UX Designer and Best-Selling Author of "The Sketchnote Handbook"

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In this Master Class, you’ll:

Get excited because this is the Master Class that will finally get you sketching. Every designer knows they should sketch more, but the temptation to jump straight to Figma is strong. The problem is, Figma makes everyone's early ideas look the same. Sketching is where your thinking becomes visible, where clients see how you solve problems, not just how you use tools. In this hands-on session, you'll discover a design talent you didn't know you had and surprise yourself with what you can do with just a pen and paper. And no, you don't need to know how to draw.
Make yourself invaluable by becoming the person in the room who can grab a pen and make an idea real. A quick sketch communicates more clearly than a brief or a Slack paragraph, keeps feedback focused on structure rather than style, and lets you explore ten ideas in the time it takes to set up one Figma frame. You’ll walk away with a repeatable sketching method built on simple shapes and tested on a real design project, that you can use from day one.
Gain confidence and credibility with the skill to make sketches you're actually proud to put in front of people. For the first time, your thinking will be visible, legible, and worth sharing in meetings, in workshops, and in the moments that count.

This is a 90-minute hands-on workshop where you'll be learning sketching by doing.

Supplies needed for participants:

3–5 blank printer paper sheets (letter or A4 sized)
1 pencil (traditional or mechanical)
1 black marker or pen
1 colored marker or pen
1 straight edge (ruler or triangle)

There will be a shared Google Drive where you can upload and share your wireframes for live feedback.

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You'll learn from the best:

Mike Rohde: Best-selling author of "The Sketchnote Handbook" and Founder of Rohdesign

Can’t attend live? You can enjoy your Master Class at any time, anywhere. You’ll get the recording sent to your email to watch it as many times as you want!

Your Speaker and Industry Expert

Mike Rohde is a designer, author, and illustrator with a passion for visualizing ideas and teaching people how to think visually and be more creative. He designs software, experiences, and services using a human-centered approach and a collaborative attitude.

Mike is the author of two best-selling books on sketchnoting: The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook. He also helps authors communicate ideas visually in books like REWORK and REMOTE, The $100 Startup, and The Little Book of Talent.

Mike leads online and in-person workshops where students learn sketchnoting techniques and build their own creative confidence. He also created The Sketchnote Army, a showcase of sketchnoters and their work from around the world.

Mike interviews interesting visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick on the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

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Design skills are valuable for both you personally and for your company.

For you personally, design skills are important because:

Design roles are growing faster than average. The World Economic Forum ranks human-centered design among the fastest-growing skill areas through 2030.
Employers increasingly expect design skills across roles, not just from designers. Knowing design thinking, user research, or UX principles makes you more competitive in any field.
Designers who combine human-centered skills with AI expertise are in especially high demand.

For your company, design skills are important because:

Design skills help your team increase sales, retain customers, and improve customer satisfaction. Better customer experiences lead directly to better business results.
Companies that invest in design outperform the S&P 500 Index by 228% (Design Management Institute, Design Value Index).
Design is more than aesthetics. It's how teams make products easier to use, services more efficient, and technology more human. These skills create value across every department.

Design and tech skills can open up career opportunities.

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Why can design skills make you valuable in these jobs and industries?

That's because:

Design skills help your team increase sales, retain customers, and improve customer satisfaction. Better customer experiences lead directly to better business results.
Companies that invest in design outperform the S&P 500 Index by 228% (Design Management Institute, Design Value Index).
Design is more than aesthetics. It's how teams make products easier to use, services more efficient, and technology more human. These skills create value across every department.

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You can enjoy your Master Class on-demand at any time, anywhere. Watch it as many times as you want.

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When you sign up for the live Master Class, you'll automatically receive the link to the recording a few hours after the live event ends.

A few days later, the on-demand Master Class will show up on your private profile page if you're an IxDF member. If you're not a member, you'll receive your recording by email.

You can enjoy your Master Class on-demand at any time, anywhere. Watch it as many times as you want.

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