Words.

Doesn’t matter what shape or form.

I love them all.

Written in a moleskine,

or sung by the fabulous Amy Winehouse.

Tonight, her words made my heart crack.

Every single one.

Escape Into Life: Issue no. 13
In addition to the six new artists we feature daily, one of my goals has been to incorporate multimedia onto Escape into Life. Now you’ll find art videos, movie trailers (relating to the arts), and short films. We try to keep it interesting. One such “find” is the brilliant interview [...]

Fellow Moleys.

What are field notes?

* sorry for being a blonde.*

There has been a lot of discussion regarding traditional and digital media, a lot of which is focused on which one is better. While many people are open to the benefits that the modern alternative offers, something about the traditional seems to pull these same people to, at the same time, stay with the retro [...]

Here’s a tutorial for those who want to make their own notebook. Called the Everyday notebook, it is ideal for a variety of uses. Read on to find out how to create one.

The Everyday notebook is easy to make, inexpensive, and can be made to fit your style! They are the perfect size for any [...]

I have a daily blog; usually I do individual drawing, but lately I’m stuck on ideas. Any multiple-day themes I could do? In the past I’ve done food, drinks, saints, dog breeds, etc. I’m stuck on a good idea however.

Broadcasting Brain’s Mark Dykeman reveals that he is “a bit borderline obsessive-compulsive” when it comes to his paper notebooks. Though he admits that he “massacres” and “abuses” his notebooks, he loves writing in pen and paper. He goes on to reveal that notebooks are a “great, if somewhat archaic, way to capture your thoughts.”

A new [...]

From the Journals of an Amateur Naturalist:

Taking notes in the field has been a passion of mine for a long time. I have stacks of pocket-sized notebooks full of observations made over the years and I’m in the process of re-writing these notes in a neater format along with photos that are related to each [...]

Michael Scholl, of The Art of Michael Scholl, is a graphic designer/illustrator who loves to draw and illustrate when he gets the chance. He is presently experimenting with various styles to determine what’s more natural to him.

Below are some of his Moleskine art:

A sketchbook journal from October and November, 2008. Location drawings, collage, and cartoons. Music: NY, Artist: Meghann Robinson, Album: Drive
Source: zipchips

3 pgs complete so far in the new moleskine. I’m truely loving every minute of this. The three are “self-portraits” in the style I love to do. Please help me out by looking at this every so often and leave me some feed back.

http://byronmorganart.tumblr.com/

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Also anyone interested in trading or buying artist trading cards from Byron [...]

From artist Prashant Miranda:

Hello companions of this lusciously mad journey,

It seems to be the wildest trip yet. I locked my right knee while climbing a tamarind tree in Assam, last December. Since then I’ve been hobbling along for a couple of months, with my crutch, or a walking stick, still travelling, and soaking it all [...]

Service designers can look to Beethoven and Mozart for guidance on sketching in music.

Contemporaries of Mozart held the romantic notion that he composed “automatically, intuitively, and without conscious effort.” They saw the writing as a simple mechanical process that channeled the music from his head onto paper, ready for the symphony. But over three-hundred sketches [...]

Back from the internet drought, I’ve found a new blogging site. Tumblr. Its an interesting change from blogspot. I’ve decided to use this tool to dissect my creation of a moleskine. Pictures, video and sound will be used to give an in-depthshot of me and my moleskine. Enjoy. http://byronmorganart.tumblr.com/

simplifi.de gives five instances when old-fashioned paper outstrips technology.

Simplicity is achieved when there is nothing left to add and nothing left to take away. The simplest tool to use is the one that goes just as far as you need it to, and no further. While technology certainly will fit the bill sometimes, there are [...]

There are movies hard to forget. To build your own film archive there’s the new Film Journal, dedicated to movie lovers.
Alphabetically organized sections to fill in with film information, 6 tabbed sections to personalize, film festival list, adhesive labels, colored icons, 12 blank pages in which to unleash your creativity.
The black cover is fully embossed [...]

Inkyjournal conducts an experiment to find out the qualities of the Rohrer & Klingner Old Bordeaux ink.
I bought some bottles of Rohrer & Klinger at The Writing Desk from the United Kingdom. The shop has a nice Col-o-rama. Rohrer & Klingner is a German company that makes all kinds of ink since 1892. I filled [...]

Laurie of Plannerisms shares her monthly tab hack for her Moleskine pocket size daily planner.
I wanted to show you my monthly tab hack. First let me show you what I was trying to do. I love having monthly tabs (really just colored areas on the side of the page indicating the month) like the Journal [...]

Forgetfulness

First thing she had to note on  Evernote  was  her  log-in name and password.

Robyn, a wife and work at home mom, admits she is a lover of technology and gadgetry. But there is one aspect in her life in which she prefers the conventional way.

I love technology and gadgetry more than I probably should admit. I use it in just about everything I do - from writing, researching [...]

Escape Into Life: Issue no. 12
We’ve decided to publish new content to Escape into Life on an ongoing basis. This way you should be able to check the site every day or so and always see new poetry, essays or reviews. In addition we publish 6 new artists a day to Escape into Life, which [...]

Children’s author/teacher Shelley Moore Thomas shares some tips for busy moms who want to find time to write a book.

So you’re only busy and not exactly a mom. But you might still want to spend a few moments reading the guidelines as they are totally suitable for everyone else who want to find the time [...]

I call this… what happens when the Prismacolors bleed through the previous page. The Easter Bunny Dog comes for a visit!

Essays and research papers have [...]