Five Star Gift Ideas

For your friend who loves sketchnoting and visual notetaking, there are plenty of thoughtful and personalized gift options that can enhance their artistic talents and passion. Here are a few ideas to consider:

1. Sketching Set: Treat your friend to a high-quality sketching set, including various pencils, markers, sketchbooks, and pens. Look for a set that caters specifically to sketchnoters, with different thicknesses and colors of pens to allow for vibrant visual note-taking.

2. Customized Sketchbook: Gift your friend a personalized sketchbook with their name or initials engraved on it. You can also opt for a sketchbook designed specifically for visual notetaking, such as one with dot grid pages or templates for headers, icons, and layouts.

3. Digital Sketchpad or Tablet: Take your friend's sketchnoting skills to the next level with a digital sketchpad or tablet, such as the iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil or a Wacom Intuos. These devices offer a wide range of digital drawing tools, making it easier to capture ideas, create intricate sketches, and even take their passion into the digital realm.

4. Skill Development Books: Help your friend brush up on their sketchnoting techniques and gain inspiration from expert visual notetakers. Look for books like "The Sketchnote Handbook" by Mike Rohde or "The Art of Visual Notetaking" by Emily Mills, which provide guidance, tips, and examples for honing their skills.

5. Online Courses or Workshops: Enroll your friend in an online course or workshop dedicated to sketchnoting and visual notetaking. Platforms like Skillshare and Udemy offer various classes taught by professionals that can help your friend learn new techniques, find inspiration, and join a community of like-minded artists.

6. Professional Graphic Tablet: If your friend is already passionate about digital sketching and wants to take it to a professional level, consider gifting them a professional-grade graphic tablet like Wacom Cintiq or Huion Kamvas Pro. These devices have advanced features, high-resolution screens, and pressure sensitivity, allowing for a seamless digital sketching experience.

7. Inspiring Art Prints or Posters: Find art prints or posters that showcase inspiring artwork related to sketchnoting, visual notetaking, or themes that your friend is particularly fond of. They can use these as a source of inspiration for their own visual creations or simply as beautiful decor for their workspace.

Remember, the most meaningful gift is one that aligns with your friend's interests and allows them to pursue their passion. By choosing a gift that encourages and supports their love for sketchnoting and visual notetaking, you are showing how much you value their unique talents and interests.

Or you can get her/him a star map with the date of the wedding.

Lisa Winkler says about Under Lucky Stars star maps:

“My cousin loved her wedding gift.”