To see the different ways people “approach” creating an image, we decided to do a fun “Draw-Off” with Jack Butcher:

Jack Butcher is a designer who runs Visualize Value, and also a popular Instagram account Visualize Value that shows his distinctly unique style of images:

He used to make images for investor pitch decks that were clean and very simple, so he created this aesthetic that is uniquely his.

We decided to do a fun “Draw-Off” to see what happens!

The Challenge

Jack Butcher, Dan McDermott, Neville Medhora each draw a prompt.

Time constraint: 30 minutes.

Jack’s Tech Stack: Apple Keynote.
Dan’s Tech Stack: iPad, Adobe Procreate App.
Neville’s Tech Stack: iPad, Tatsuya Sketches, Google Presentations.

Draw out this phrase: “By being deliberate. You can compound your daily habits. So you build a skill.”

Jack Butcher

By being deliberate.
You can compound your daily habits.
So you build a skill.

Version 1:

Version 2:

Version 3:

Dan McDermott

By being deliberate.

You can compound your daily habits.

So you build a skill.

Neville Medhora

By being deliberate.

You can compound your daily habits.

So you build a skill.

Re-Cap

While different drawings work well in different contexts, Jack’s drawings definitely looked far more refined and professional than mine and Dan’s.

Jack’s drawings also have one specific look: Black background with tiny white lines and dots (for the most part). This makes creating them more streamlined. Like:

This “uniform aesthetic” is interesting because there’s just less decisions to make.
– You already know the color scheme.
– You already know the vibe.
– You already know which software (Jack uses Apple Keynote to design these).

For my own drawings I often have to make a lot of details and custom drawings which definitely takes up a lot of time. Like:

What’s also interesting is Jack interpreted the prompt to make all in one image. Dan broke the images into separate concepts. I made 3 images that fit together as a story.

It’s just fun to see the different ways peoples brain approach a problem.

Hope you enjoyed this and learned something!

Sincerely,
Neville Medhora – Copywriting Course