screenshot of the Evernote website

As a creative person, I’m particularly fond of writing notes and making sketches of things that inspire me. Until last weekend, I used to use my iPhone camera, the Notes app, the Reminder app, a small notebook and a pen to record any random moments of inspiration. A lot of information in lots of different places can be difficult to keep track of and to amalgamate.

Whilst visiting the beautiful city of Edinburgh with my good friend Icy Sedgwick last weekend, I was introduced to a wonderful app called Evernote. Icy had been using it to record thoughts and inspiration for her stories, and suggested that I try it for my own note-taking.

So, what is Evernote? Basically, it’s a note-taking app that allows you to attach photos, websites and any other relevant information to a single note. You can also organise your notes into notebooks and assign tags to make to easier to locate specific notes.

The biggest selling point of this app is it’s capability to sync with an online account and allow you to access your notes on any computer as well as your phone. This was a big plus for me as one of the biggest problems I’d been having with my old method of note-taking was compiling everything together. With Evernote, everything I write or attach is in one place, saving me precious time that I can then dedicate to doing creative or fun stuff.

Why do I think creatives should use it? For the same reasons that I use it: to make notes on the move, be able to keep everything in one place (pictures, web links, notes etc.) and to be able to access the notes whereever or whenever you need too. It’s great for writing minutes for meetings and collaborative projects as a single account could be used by several people to share notes.

If you want to know more about Evernote, check out the website. The app is available for a wide range variety of platforms.