Archive - Sketchplanations

Leading from Any Chair

What would you say, should you suddenly be called upon to lead?

14 hrs ago •

Rich Pictures: Making sense of Complex situations

Making Sense of Complex Problems

Oct 26 •

The Hidden Rules of English we all Somehow Know, Mark Forsyth and Rhyme & Reason

Learn something new today

Oct 22 •

Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure

What do the two numbers mean in a blood pressure reading?

Oct 19 •

Every Eponym Has a Story

Behind the Sketch — how drawing many short stories finally made it impossible for me to forget what it means

Oct 15 •

And, above all, never give up

Advice from Jane Goodall's mum

Oct 12 •

Apricity, Words of Wonder, and a conversation with Grant Snider, creator of Incidental Comics and Beautiful Books

Bumbershoot, plash, snerdle, gloaming, petrichor, claggy and more

Oct 7 •

The Buttered Cat Paradox

Creating an anti-gravity field

Oct 5 •

🌊 🌩️ Explaining oceanography and weather

A sneak peek at an exciting project I've been working on

Oct 1 •

September 2025

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