TechDoodles - Frequently Asked Questions
What device do you use for your doodles?
Over the years I have used a number of devices to create my doodles, most recently I am using an Apple iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil to create my doodles. Speed and accuracy are really important to allow me to create the doodles live during presentations and conferences.
Why do you do it?
When attending an event or learning about a technology I find my doodles to be a quick and easy way to reflect on what I have learnt. After starting to share these on Twitter I have had great feedback from the community so I have continued to share these online since. People seem to appreciate how it allows them to get an overview of a presentation quickly and easily. I have tried creating some doodles digitally before however, they didn’t have the same personal connection or appeal on social media.
What application do you use?
I have used a number of applications over the years, the most important aspect to me is the ability to quickly and easily take my notes whilst concentrating on the content being presented. Equally, I must be able to quickly and easily add photos or pictures to my doodles. When creating the doodles I need to be able to zoom in and out quickly and easily and I like the ability to export the doodle as a single A4 piece of paper in landscape.
At present, I use GoodNotes on my the iPad Pro.
How is your writing so neat!?
Thanks! I don’t really class my writing as neat, my wife as near-perfect handwriting though! The only thing I can attribute it too is many years of writing on a whiteboard at tech meetings and creating many tech doodles. The early ones were certainly nowhere near as neat!
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Where do you work?
I am a Co-Owner and Director for ComputerWorld Systems LTD where I manage after product and technical strategy, as well as leading our pre-sales architecture and marketing teams.
Check out their website >> www.computerworld.co.uk and their blog www.definetomorrow.co.uk
TechDoodles is a personal site and is not linked in anyway to ComputerWorld or Define Tomorrow.