Doodling — Unlock the Power of Visual Learning/Language

Pankaj kukreti
5 min readApr 11, 2022

Take time to do what makes your soul happy!

Digital Doodling Art While on Tea break

Do you know that doodling is the key to maximum language memory retention?

We (as humans) have a great tendency to access visual memory cues more quickly and quickly than textual form, and that is where doodling helps.

Doodling in an artistic form can be understood as a “set of drawing objects or marks with a simpler formation that helps you to understand and recall things easily.”

Doodle infographic drawings help you to create associations and mental images that help you understand things easily.

Doodling vs. Drawing

In a typical drawing, we have certain criteria or goals for how the final drawing should look. in contrast, doodling allows you to go with the flow without worrying about end results, with new possibilities and unique structures/designs every time you make it.

Doodle: The Most Simplistic Artform

Doodling represents your flow of getting ideas from your brain with no philosophy or rules. You can just get started from any point along the line. Your aim is not to create a perfect piece but to express things that are revolving around your mind.

A Doodle Connection with Ancestors:

Have you heard about cave paintings? Though they were also the sort of doodle paintings that our early ancestors made. The way they make it with basic shapes and sizes is truly inspirational. Our cave ancestors used to tell stories in the form of those drawings that still have meaning in them.

It’s important to remember that we’re talking about a time before writing or words were invented.

Cave Art Tells the Story of Human Exceptionalism — Reasons to Believe

In Contemporary Styles

With the increasing demand for personalized touches, Brands are adopting various forms of digital doodle art in their packaging or programs to cover doodle artists. Some doodling forms may be found on school notebooks too.

Some early doodle poster artwork for arena animation Red Bull

with great impact on overall art forms. One can have a professional job in that too.

Doodle in your journal: :

Doodling in your journal is a great way to keep information in a very fun way. In favor of simplicity, it is a great way to make your journal prettier and more personalized, which helps you reconnect with your journey in a more artistic way.

Doodle Notes :

“Doodle notes” are a unique visual note-taking method to tell your story in the most intuitive way. A Doodle note helps you to maximize focus and learning.

In the journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology, it was found that doodlers outperformed non-doodlers by 29% more facts than non-doodlers.

Graphical Recording and Sketchnotes | Tanmay Voora

Doodling: A useful tool for entrepreneurs and designers

Brain Mapping, Storyboarding, and other visual strategic techniques help entrepreneurs and design thinkers get started. Doodling helps them to visually illustrate the business and goals on a big picture level with just a pencil and paper.

Twitter’s early page drawing describes how Twitter will look.

For example, Twitter’s early page drawing describes how Twitter will look.

Even Google loves it:

The first Google Doodle was designed in 1998 to celebrate the Burning Man Festival.

Google Sir Isaac Newton’s 367th Birthday Doodle (google.com)

The first animated doodle was made in memory of Isaac Newton in 2010, and the first interactive doodle was designed for Pac-Man’s 30th anniversary.

How do you need to get started?

When you doodle and mark up marks, you are expressing yourself. Therefore, you don’t need any predefined criteria or degrees. Just get into the flow and you will see yourself indulge within a few minutes.

All you need is a pen and paper and a just do it attitude.

Doodling gives you

Being mindful and putting your effort in the right direction may assist you in expressing yourself. Where you translate your thoughts and express them to create beautiful art, which ultimately

  • Increase your concentration.
  • It helps you explore your creative side.
  • Retrieve information in a better and better way.
  • keeps you in the present moment

Make Your Own Work of Art.

Whether you are a generalist, a gynecologist, or a game designer. (I took professions that started with “G”, just to make fun though:-P) You can adapt the doodle art. It’s for all, and anyone can benefit from those doodle-making techniques.

Like in every profession, doodling can be done on different subjects, and who knows, you may become the inspiration for others. With knowledge and simplicity in your art form, Start making your artwork and inspire other

Early Drawing of comic Character building

Be with the nature of scribbling activity and make-it-up-as-you-go activity. No further research is required to get started. Just be yourself and start your journey to being the next creative head of yours.

Some Takeaways:

  • Doodling is very easy and practical.
  • You do not need any predefined drawing skills to get started.
  • You can start at any time. Every day has a unique thing to jot down on your paper.
  • Your doodle can inspire others.
  • Doodling is a wonderful way to refresh and revitalize yourself.
Digital doodle Art by me

Some References :

Sunni Brown: Doodlers, unite! — YouTube

Bullet Journal Addict — The Ultimate List Of Simple And Easy Journal Doodle Ideas For Your BuJo

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