Traditional or Digital?

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 [...]

Mark Dykeman on the Insanity of Paper Notebooks

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 [...]

Jace Stansbury Captures Notes in the Field

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’s Moleskine Art

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:

Moleskine Cahier Sketchbook Journal

A sketchbook journal from October and November, 2008. Location drawings, collage, and cartoons. Music: NY, Artist: Meghann Robinson, Album: Drive
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Healing Propositions by Prashant Miranda

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 [...]

The Art of Sketching in Music

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

Wolgang Amadeus Mozart (painting by Barbara Krafft)
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 [...]

When Paper Trumps Technology

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

Photo by Flickr user seanmcgrath
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 [...]

Film Journal: The Video

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 [...]

Joseph R. Tomlinson’s Moleskine Sketchbook #12

Productivity with Paper

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 [...]

Too Busy to Write Your Book?

Photo credit: Tony Hall GreenBizCheck Blog
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 [...]

Calvin James Bryant’s Moleskine Monday: 3.1.10

Hope you saw the gold medal game yesterday.  It was the best and only hockey game I have ever seen.

A Visual Journal Entry by elkemay

Here’s a visual journal created by collector and creator elkemay:

There is so much I want to ask you about now.
I’m sad I didn’t connect more with you.

That our souls spent so little time together.

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~it is hard to make myself believe that this won’t last~
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Track Your Health in Moleskine Style

Moleskiners with a passion for health are sure to welcome the new journal that allows them to keep track of their overall health. From Los Angeles Times’ Booster Shots:
Listen up, rabid Moleskine fanatics: here’s an incentive to stick to your New Year’s resolutions — the new Moleskine Wellness Journal.
Moleskine just introduced this journal, part [...]

Review: Artist Mediums in a Fiorentina Journal Refill

I reviewed the Fiorentina Journal refill a few weeks ago using pen and ink, but at the same time, I also did a quick test of the most basic art mediums in the journal and wanted to share the results.
I tested some of my favorite artist mediums in a lined Fiorentina Journal Refill. The results [...]

Calvin James Bryant’s MOLESKINE MONDAY 2.22.10

Hope your enjoying those winter Olympics.  60 watt the cartoon is ready and coming next week.

Moleskine Sketchbook: Jennifer Mullin’s Stress Reliever

Jennifer Mullin, “art teacher by day and starving artist by night,” deals with stress by creating pages on her trusty Moleskine sketchbook.
February is an insane month in the Art room, when art shows and registration wreak their havoc.
There are two big local art shows that we submit student artwork to, and of course they both [...]

The Process of Creating Pages in an Art Journal

Are you one of the many people interested in taking up the hobby of art journaling, but are hesitant to start because you are worried that your work will not turn out the way you want it to? Cynthia Niklas of Journaling Arts addresses just that.
I have heard from many of you who are uncomfortable [...]

Urban Sketchers Interviews Illustrator Tin Salamunic

Urban Sketchers’ Gabi Campanario interviews Tin Salamunic, an accomplished illustrator whose byline can be found in publications such as The Washington Post and ESPN Magazine. In the interview, Tin talks about his passion for sketching and his “Pictural Colloquy.”

At 26, Tin Salamunic is already an accomplished illustrator published internationally. His byline can be found in [...]