Intro to Analog Dot Journaling and Life Logs

Join Shasta Garcia of Play Ethic Studio for an all analog workshop that can help with your digital days. Shift into the fall feeling by building a custom planner and thought keeper that adapts to your needs with popular dot journaling techniques. Find the fun and creativity in the skill of planning. You’ll learn tools to organize and reflect on your days, months, and year. 

Analog journaling can flex for your seasons of life. It’s a check-in tool for calendaring, productivity, time management, note-taking, keeping organized, mindfulness, gratitude, life reflection, tasks, goals, or habit tracking. Keep what fits and skip the rest.

For 10 years Shasta has been remixing journal methods and collecting analog tools. She breaks down the core elements while teaching visual concepts that aid in planning, organization, and reflection. 

A variety of tools and materials will be provided for use in the class. Students will take home a dotted grid notebook and reference zine.

Workshop takeaways

• Shift into the fall feeling with a practical planner set up for your needs
• Learn over 10 concepts, frameworks, and functional layouts
• Learn the importance of reflecting when planning
• Approaches to fit journaling into your routines
• Ideas for pairing analog and digital organization tools
• Fun and creativity in planning

Benefits of analog journaling methods

• Improved memory and recall
• Stress reduction
• Overcome decision fatigue and mental clutter
• Improved time management
• Habit building
• Visualizing your life
• And more…

Materials

A variety of tools and materials will be provided for use in the class. Students will take home a starter notebook with dotted grid and reference zine. Use your Arch 15% discount to pick out your dream journal or other supplies.

About Shasta

Shasta Garcia is a multidisciplinary designer, strategist, coach, and artist with 20+ years working in creative fields along with a lifetime of deep exploration into art and craft mediums. Play Ethic Studio supports creative professionals and the creatively curious with coaching, design consulting, art workshops, and tools. She regularly teaches beginner friendly workshops at Arch. Learn more at www.playethic.studio.

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