Not 100% notebook related, but pretty cool! Lowriders in Space was recently named a best children’s book of 2014 by Kirkus Reviews. The illustrator, Raul Gonzalez, did all the artwork in Bic pens, and says “The reason I did this is that I wanted the book to have a very accessible book to youngsters out … Continue reading A Kids Book Illustrated Entirely in Ballpoint Pens
Another sketchbook addict! This is quite a box-full! “This is what four years of sketchbooks look like. It’s 25 lbs. (or just a touch over 11 kilograms for those of you on the metric scale). They’re all 5 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Handbook Journal Company Travelogue Series sketchbooks. In this box, there is 55 individual … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Dave Chow
Artist/illustrator Lisa Congdon has a new line of notebooks commissioned by MoMA, featuring her drawings of objects from their design collection: See more at New Notebooks for MoMA! – Today is going to be awesome..
Lovely little spot illustrations throughout the Dec. 23 & 30, 2013 issue:
Nomi Chi is an illustrator and tattoo artist in Vancouver. Here’s the outside of a Moleskine sketchbook she filled while traveling over the past year: And here’s just one of the amazing pages from inside: See more at Nomi Chi: Sketchbook update II: The moleskine edition..
This week’s addict is something of a celebrity: I’m sure you’ve seen the amazing artwork of Mattias Adolfsson— he does incredibly detailed whimsical drawings in Moleskines in a very recognizable style. He’s been featured frequently on various blogs and in books about illustration, sketchbooks and Moleskines. But what I’ve never seen before is his actual … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Mattias Adolfsson
I just love this image: See more at Sayaka Isowa’s website. Found via Image of the Week: Pages from a medical illustrator’s sketchbook | Scope Blog.
The New York Times recently published an extensive profile of an autistic young man and his struggles to function more independently as an adult in the working world. His ambition is to be an illustrator and animator– below are some photos of the amazing little drawings he does in the composition book he carries with … Continue reading The Notebook of an Autistic Artist
I love this image from a recent issue of the New Yorker, which appears to have been drawn in a squared Moleskine notebook: I checked out the illustrator’s website, and though I didn’t spot any other Moleskine images, I really like his work!