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 love this: Mike Sheehan used a fold-out sketchbook (probably a Moleskine Japanese Album) to capture drawings of people in line to vote. See more at Off-Ramp : Mike Sheehan’s Election Day sketchbook | 89.3 KPCC.
Great ink drawings in a Moleskine, including this one: See more at three letter word for art: Moleskine update.
Some beautiful drawings in a Moleskine sketchbook: Trevor says “In late 2008 I happened upon my first Moleskine sketchbook and I don’t think I will ever use another brand of sketchbook ever again. The quality, feel, slight yellow tinge – all of it just so pleasant to draw on.” See more at Moleskine Sketchbook … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Trevor Henry’s Sketchbook
I love this idea– writing and drawing a blog in a notebook and then scanning the pages into an online blog. I’ll have to try it sometime! Takashi Betsui’s day job at an ad agency in Tokyo is decidedly digital, but his blogging life is much more analog than you’d expect. In fact, … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Blogging on Paper
More fabulously detailed and whimsical Moleskine art from Mattias Adolfsson: See more at Sketchbook 21 on the Adweek Talent Gallery.
Diana at The Sketchbook Challenge has a great video where she talks about different kinds of journals and sketchbooks, which she has filled (and covered) with beautiful work:
I was browsing around on Flickr and found this image that mentioned that it was the person’s first Moleskine page. It made me wonder what mine was, so I dug around in my boxes of notebooks to find it… I started my first Moleskine sketchbook sometime in 2001, I think. The very first page is … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: First Page
From a UK article about an exhibition of sketches done in local watering holes: For several years, father-of-three Ian, 41, has taken his sketchbook to hundreds of bars across the city to draw local drinkers. Ian makes small drawings in pen in his sketchbook or on coasters before creating larger versions in charcoal at his … Continue reading Ian Bowden’s Pub Sketches
Here’s another sketchbook addict, found via the “Sketchbook Series” posts at Book By Its Cover. She uses an interesting variety of sketchbooks and her artwork is lovely! See more here.