We are often fascinated with the end result of a project that we often forgot how a design originated and morphed into the work that is shown. Personally all of my designs, whether its a logo or the layout of a website, always start off in my sketchbook. Sketching helps to get the brain working creatively, get ideas out quickly, free your mind, and overall improve your design work.
I’ve always enjoyed viewing others sketchbooks as well, so I asked my Twitter friends if they wanted to contribute a page from theirs. Below is a showcase of designers sketches, notes, and other doodles within their sketchbooks.
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Jeff Sheldon – @ugmonk
“One of the early sketches for my “There’s More to Life” Ugmonk shirt.” The full process can be seen on Ugmonk’s blog.
Adam Olenchick – @adamolenchick
“I had the challenge of having 4 companies on a single full page print Ad. It’s not my favorite sketch but one that shows my process better than most. I find that working on gridded paper helps.”
Andrew Steger – @drewski1979
“This is a stream of consciousness sketch. I like to do this when I’m feeling stuck. I often find pieces in it that I like and end up using in later designs.”
Linzie Hunter – @linzieh
“A pages of doodles from my lettering sketchbook.”
Carolyn Sewell – @carolynsewell
“This is sketch of notes taken during the recent AIGA design conference in Memphis. I’ve found that if i like looking at my notes, I’ll read them more, be inspired more, and thus use them more.”
Prescott Perez-Fox – @scottperezfox
“Sketches for logo development for New Day Rescue & Adoptions. These all follow the “dog silhouette” route, which ended up being the final approach.”
Charles Riccardi – @charlesriccardi
“This page out of my sketchbook was used to create the first concepts for a logo project. The company is a green company seeking after better, more environmentally away lighting solutions.”
Poyin Voon – @poyinphony
“I wish i can go somewhere which can let my imagination grow…”
Luther Spicer – @designjones
“Ideas for an airport-based exhibition called ‘Perceptions of Beauty’. The central idea was based around giant luggage tags as posters that could be wrapped around anything in the airport i.e. columns, chairs & signage.”
Denise Lange – @deniselange
“I was creating (and practicing!) a handwritten script and elements to be used in a logo and accompanying branding materials.”
Dan Redding – @danredding
“I keep sketchbooks for creative inspiration and enjoyment. This page features a drawing I did of an creepy but beautiful abandoned mental hospital in Massachusetts.”
Chris Sharp – @csharpdesign
“Brainstorming sketches for a logo design. Basis was a theme of renewal and growth focusing on the letter ‘C’ (Change for Real – the client brand name) as a motif.”
Joey Ellis – @joeyellis
“In planning some games for my son’s pirate-themed birthday party, I decided I should take a moment and draw out some ideas.”
Misty Belardo – @mistygirlph
“This is a sketch of my TwitterBackground design. I did a new version of me. Hand drawn design of me was used to depict what I love doing.”
Paul Randall – @paulrandall
“These was some early concepts on a logo for a local community arts centre.”
Chris Skelton – @sk3lton
This is a double page from my Moleskine which formed the start of my logo design for the childrens outdoor activity and Forest Schools equipment supplier Muddy Faces. View the completed website.
Ashraf Ghori – @AshrafGhori
Concept design for Virtual Geographic for CG animated film www.Xero-Error.com
“A Medical Assistant vehicle design for my animated film.”
Josh Cagwin – @joshcagwin
“Rough wireframe sketch of a home page for a project.”
Delve Withrington – @delvew
“Sketches for the logo of my independent font foundry, Delve Fonts.”
Paul Barrera – @PaulBarrera12
“It was long day at the internship, working on a logo for a class / killing time. Go Sketch! it doesn’t need to make sense.”
Cynthia Lavigne – @clavigne
“This was an idea for a character I wanted to use in a Flash animation.”
Noel Miciano – @noel1215
“I hardly draw anymore, so I wanted to get back into it this year and introduce myself to typography.”
Martin Kulakowski – @notanotherone
“This was just one of the many sketches for my personal website that never saw the light of day. The main goal of the website was to showcase the latest portfolio work and the blog entries. I also wanted to allow the visitor to be able to switch between different “themes” with some CSS and PHP magic.”
Brian Hoff – @behoff
A mix of icon and typographic identity sketches for Dreamvast.
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