The Brooklyn Art Library in New York has the world’s largest collection of artists’ and designers’ sketchbooks. Also one of my sketchbooks can be found from the collection!
When nowadays a big part of the design process is done on the computer, I think the hands-on sketching with different types of materials brings needed balance to the creative work. It feels good to find the creative flow without any specific goal – other than filling a sketchbook. It gives space for ideas to spark new ideas.
The Sketchbook project has different themes for different editions, and from the inspirational prompts of the vol 16, I liked the theme called “One more story”. It reminds me of my childhood - me and my younger brother, we loved bedtime stories and always wanted to hear one more. Now one aspect of my work is visual storytelling, creating moods with colors and surfaces.