I recently came across an article in which the writer celebrates keeping a notebook. But there was one passage that really surprised me: Another thing that makes my notebook unique and interesting is the open access to its pages. While diaries are revered as the fiefdom of one man’s innermost thoughts and deep, dark secrets, … Continue reading A Public Notebook?
Very cool! The original sketchbook of the woman who designed the graphical interface icons for the first Mac computers: Kare stayed on at Apple to craft the navigational elements for Mac’s GUI. Because an application for designing icons on screen hadn’t been coded yet, she went to the University Art supply store in Palo … Continue reading Susan Kare’s Sketchbook: The Birth of an Icon
Did anyone else attend one of these events:Â Â Moleskine Words in N.Y. City? I did! I went over to A. I. Friedman, which is one of my favorite places to browse notebooks, and they had a table set up in the front of the store, with a throng of people around it already. A friendly Moleskine … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Moleskine Words in N.Y. City
I came across an interesting interview with Drew Bryant, who works as a designer for a branding/exhibit design firm, but also loves to draw in his spare time. Here’s a few outtakes: What sparked your passion for drawing? Since I was a young child I have loved to draw. It really has came and went … Continue reading Drew Bryant Talks About Keeping a Sketchbook
Design Work Life is always a great source of cool visuals, including some fabulous sketchbook spreads from a variety of artists:   Mette Hornung Rankin’s conÂtriÂbuÂtion to The Sketchbook Project: Things That Stick.  See more at design work life » Things That Stick. Some work by Nick Iluzada:  See more at design work … Continue reading Sketchbook Envy at Design Work Life
I love this photo of a beat-up, falling apart, well-loved sketchbook. It belongs to Mr. Warburton, an animator and the creator of the Cartoon Network series Codename: Kids Next Door. See more drawings from inside at warburtonlabs: ANOTHER VINTAGE SKETCHBOOK.
Remember Michael Bierut’s 86 notebooks? Well, he’s up to 90 now. And they’re in an exhibition with a really cool poster! Read more: Michael Bierut‘s ‘30 Years 90 Notebooks’ at College of Saint Rose | New at Pentagram | Pentagram.
Gabriel Campanario is the Seattle Sketcher I featured a few weeks ago in this post. He’s also the founder of Urban Sketchers, and was interviewed for a Japanese book called 61 Ways to Put Your Life into a Moleskine: Yoko Nakamuta, who knows how much some urban sketchers love their Moleskines, invited me to write … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: 61 Ways
Dillon sent me a whole bunch of photos of his collection… actually, half his collection, since the rest is being stored at home while he’s studying abroad for a year. I’m impressed that he brought so many with him! In the first picture, the bottom row is empty notebooks, and the top are notebooks that … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Dillon
A few months ago, I met Karen from Exaclair at her BookExpo booth and got a sneak peek at some new items from Rhodia and Clairefontaine. A few weeks later, some lovely samples showed up in my mailbox! Let’s take a look. First off, here’s the new large Webnotebook with dot-grid paper. I love dot-grid … Continue reading Review and Giveaway: Some Rhodia and Clairefontaine Goodies