There is nothing quite like taking a peek inside a person’s moleskine sketchbook. Their drawings, scribbles and notes can reveal a lot about one’s personality, thoughts and secrets. Its almost like seeing someone’s soul… This wild and wacky series of Moleskine journal entries was done by Australian artist Karl Kwasny. Karl also works under the alias Monaux.
James Jean was born in Taiwan, raised in New Jersey, and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York. Since 2001, he has worked for such clients as The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Warner Bros., DC Comics, Atlantic Records, Nike, Prada, and many others. James is now based out of Los Angeles.
A moleskine pocket sketchbook is an essential for your handbag or pocket. It is 80 pages of high quality wonderfulness. Its a perfect tool to jot down your million dollar ideas, thoughts, and designs.
Moleskine sketchbooks are a favourite amongst many artists alike. I’ve selected three video sketchbooks to help you with that creative spark and give you the inspiration you may be in need of…
I adore the idea of making artistic profiles of everyday people out of the sketchbook.
Here are some pages from the Moleskine of Canadian illustrator and designer Trevor Henry. Trevor started sketches in late 2008 when he first discovered the wonder of the Moleskine sketchbook. I love his monster sketches. They look like they could come alive and bite me.
It is no secret that Moleskine notebooks are a staple for many artists out there. Take Ukrainian based artist Anna Rusakova for example. Her Moleskine project captures all her quirky sketchbook drawings, visual thoughts and inspirations.
While sketching in his Moleskine notebook, Detour author Zhang Yuan, film director, talks about his main source of inspiration, the hutongs, the alleys of Beijing.
Moleskine is always coming out with fun and interesting products and videos. Check out their video for their limited edition Pac-Man notebook. Super cool.
30 years ago, Pac-Man, a pop-culture icon of the 1980′s was born in Japan. In 2010, Moleskine presents the Pac-Man limited edition to commemorate this symbol that marks the golden age of arcade video games.
The covers of the notebooks feature Pac-Man’s iconic yellow colour and the classic pixelised style, with playful, pixilated imagery.
Santa, if you’re reading this…. I want one.
Moleskine as a brand keep with the trends. Now you can have the legendary Moleskine look and feel for your iPhone & iPad with their new cases collection. The hybrid smartphone and tablet covers feature blank notebook pages, making it the ultimate in portable and contemporary workstations. Featuring the traditional smooth black cover, sleek rounded corners and a suede lining, these iPhone and iPad cases are perfect for organising your life.
One doesn’t have to look far to hear talk of the dwindling “print” industry and most things analog. Our shift in the last few years towards a “paper-less” lifestyle with our iPads, e-readers and mobile phones stoked my inquisitive mind. How were traditional paper-based brands adapting? While reading’s future is seemingly cemented on a digital format, the age-old documentation of both serious and casual thoughts seems to be a little slower to adapt to a new electronic landscape. I can attest to this, my use of note-taking software such as Evernote really didn’t catch on for me when the convenience and ability to format size, color and boldness all came with the flick of a wirst; all the tools which lay before me with a simple pad and paper. It is this convenience, this authenticity and this intimacy that has become among the important factors that go into Moleskine’s continued success. Moleskine has become one of the most visible paper and notepad brands out there today. Finding itself into the repertoire of the lifestyles of many, an opportunity to speak with Marco Beghin meant getting to the bottom of how a paper brand can co-exist and succeed in an increasingly digital world.
