I’ve always enjoyed doodling and drawing. This is where visual communication goes beyond words on a type written page.
I find myself sketching and illustrating ideas in the margins of my work notebooks and random places whenever the moment strikes me. Sometimes, thoughts and sketches come together.
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Neuron Doodling: Thinking About Complexity
Do you doodle while held captive by a long wait, work meeting, or school lecture? As a neuroscientist, I’ve spent countless hours looking through a microscope at brain and spinal cord tissue samples of the nervous system. What I see…
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“Drawing” Me Out of My Skull
I was doodling, drawing at the dinner table in the kitchen at 1 o’ clock in the morning. I’m on night watch for our twin baby sons, when my wife wakes up and walks by me to get a drink…
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Do You Day Dream? Doodling Visions, Ideas, and Tips!
Do you get bored? Is the daily routine becoming too “easy”? Everyone needs adventure in their life. There is a need to embrace meaning in life. Adventure is a way to see beyond the present into a hopeful, exciting future.…
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Learning to Draw, Again: Doodling and Discovery (5 Tips)
I’ve been trying to teach myself how to draw again. But, I don’t want to just “draw” anymore like I did when I was younger. I want to express abstract concepts and ideas. Unlike writing poetry or stories (or blog…
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Sketching for Science: Neurons in Fountain Pen Ink
If you’re looking for something to draw, science has a ton of easy subjects you can try. Scientific drawings of plants were my early favorites. The organic structure of trees and flowers made them easy for me to replicate on…
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