Prior to keeping journals, I would sketch concepts on any available surface. I realized, though, that valuable concepts, once drafted on paper scraps, Post-It notes, and within random notebooks, were being discarded and lost. At the same time I also found myself greatly attracted to the art journals of Freda Khalo, Pablo Picasso, and Vincent Van Gogh.
Unlike them, however, none of my journals are solely fine art — instead I create a collision of art, graphic design, and product design due to my short attention span and general disorganization. Yet drawing and painting in a succession of journals has been invaluable in saving ideas and remember what I’ve done from year-to-year.
