1000 Journals Film

Remember the 1000 Journals project? (It was a traveling journal/sketchbook project that started in 2007. It’s still going– according to the website, they now count over 75,000 participating journals, and over 17,000 images uploaded, though the website looks like there have been some spam posts lately, so I”m not sure how actively it’s being maintained.) … Continue reading 1000 Journals Film

Thomas Edison’s Notebook

I just read an interesting book called Fordlandia, about Henry Ford’s attempt to set up his own model community in Brazil where he wanted to have his own rubber plantation. Ford apparently kept a lot of pocket notebooks, which are mentioned in the book. I haven’t found any photos of them yet, but I did … Continue reading Thomas Edison’s Notebook

Sketchbook Preparation

A fascinating blog post about preparing to do a sketchbook and laying out the pages. This method won’t be for everyone, but it’s something I’d like to think about for my next travel sketchbook, as I rarely feel like my sketchbook pages have good composition: “I approach my sketchbooks like a graphic designer and the … Continue reading Sketchbook Preparation

Moleskine Monday: Tiled Drawing

A fun promotion for Evernote Moleskines (though I don’t see how it would be a good example of their digital/paper effectiveness): “We had a design event tonight. For the give away, Carlos Rocafort drew a mural on 18 different Evernote Moleskine notebooks. It took him a full weekend and 4 pens, but everyone was pretty … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Tiled Drawing

Notebook Addict of the Week: Biffybeans

This is an oldie but a goodie, and when I came across it, I wondered how I’d never selected Biffybeans aka Stephanie as an addict of the week before. Many of you probably know her well, as the blogger at both Spiritual Evolution of the Bean and Rhodia Drive, as well as a talented artist. … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Biffybeans

David Wojnarowicz’s Journals

I love seeing artist’s notebooks, especially ones like this with notes about how the artist is working out an idea as opposed to just sketches. Below is a journal page by David Wojnarowicz, a controversial artist who died of AIDS in 1992. (If you want to learn more about him and the 1980s East Village … Continue reading David Wojnarowicz’s Journals

Notebooks on Alexa Von Tobel’s Desk

The New York Times takes a look at the desk of Alexa Von Tobel, the founder and C.E.O. of LearnVest.com: That’s quite a few notebooks on one desk! Here’s her thoughts on using them: OLD TECHNOLOGY I always have Moleskine notebooks on my desk. I am a big journaler. Every day I write down where … Continue reading Notebooks on Alexa Von Tobel’s Desk