At the end of December last year, we said that our StoryBook sketchbook product was going to be put on hold indefinitely. However, in our pillar article: 9 Lessons from a Design
Here is something slightly off the beaten track today. Technology is one of the key drivers of change today, in particular, it changes the way we live and work. Designers, being mostly
Update: With just over a week to go before the end of our Birthday sale, I like to ramp up the celebrations with a new shop front and to announce that the free shipping offer
Feng Zhu, Entertainment Design Guru and friend of Design Sojourn, recently released a really cool video filled with tips and techniques on designing with traditional mediums, i.e. pens, paper and sketchbooks. Remember those? Just kidding! With many designers now working with digital sketching tools
Good sketching skills are important in any design process, and something truly needed in the design industry today. While working in the design industry, I have seen many young designers give
I have a small confession. I only managed to watch Inception on the plane 3 weeks ago. Despite my fears of an over-hyped movie, I thoroughly enjoyed it! There are very few movies these days that require an audience to think deeply,
Forget Black Friday, if you are reading this, it is now time for the Spaces for Ideas Cyber Monday Sale! Well at least in my timezone it is (+8 GMT).
The kind folks of Autodesk heard that I loved SketchBook Pro so much that they extended their Comic-Con only 30% discount to all Design Sojourn readers!
I'm sure many of you know what SketchBook Pro is all
When I started developing the Expandable Sketchbook it was meant as a fun personal design exercise that was an outlet for my passion for sketchbooks and design. What I did not expect was the
I'm not sure how useful or practical this notebook is, but it is sure to get your creativity juices flowing by helping you think, or write for that matter, out of the box! It
Stop the press!
Remember our last discussion on the Spaces for Ideas Brand? I had originally planned for the logo to be sophisticatedly debossed on the front of the
Friends, the time has finally come! After spending a number of weeks finalizing the Spaces for Ideas Sketchbook, I can now confidently be in a position to take pre-orders! Let’s sum up the Spaces for Ideas Sketchbook in my usual favorite way, as a nice
iPhone and 15cm Ruler for sizing!
So here it is, the final prototype for my Spaces for Ideas expandable sketchbook. Actually this prototype has been in my care for the last 2-3 weeks, however I had delayed releasing
It is time for a long overdue update on my Spaces for Ideas Project. This time I like to share with you the brand that I am building for this
I love it when Industrial Designers don't take themselves or their sketches too seriously. Reviewing sketch after sketch in an automotive style does get tiresome at times. Enter Craighton Berman, an Industrial Designer and Creative Director, who is not afraid to share his view on
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Thought I might share a quick snap of the workspace that I use for
In 2006 I had the opportunity to have, in my possession, a Drawing Tablet and Tablet PC. Together with my Sketchbook, I published a 5 part series on the Pros and Cons of using a Sketchbook, Drawing Tablet and Tablet PC for your concept
Michael DiTullo, Design Director at Converse, sent me a quick note about Core77's new Show and Tell series that features his sketching techniques in a nice 4 easy minutes. Now you don't have to draw like this "Form Monster" (Heh-heh!), but have a