Thinking in a Sketchbook

Ruth Fildes

Ruth Fildes

Through my sketchbook art, I strive to capture the nitty-gritty of everyday life. I see the beauty, and have so much awe and wonder, for what some might see as …

Tanmay Nawar

Tanmay Nawar

The story ‘magic beans and cunning leaves’ is inspired from a tree at my native place which is believed to house a snake inside it’s trunk the tree and the …

Sophie Moran

Sophie Moran

My first sketchbook is the one I used to document my progress and ideas throughout my FMP, the project turned into a zine featuring local cats up for adoption in …

Shreyansh Barua

Shreyansh Barua

“My Sketchbook of Modelling Ideas” shows the 3D modelling images which I have worked on my architecture thesis project in the silk village of Sualkuchi, Assam, India (Known as Manchester …

Sebastian Roberts

Sebastian Roberts

This is my original A3 Sketchbook, which documented the workshops done at the start of my foundation course. It explores day and week long projects focused around exploring mediums and …

Samiya Nazeer

Samiya Nazeer

This digital sketchbook is based around the term Paradise inspired by my primary research from two historical buildings in Pakistan, ‘Lahore Fort’ and ‘Wazir Khan mosque’ . I have created …

Samiya Nazeer

Samiya Nazeer

Stitch and Colour From research, drawing to visualisation, I have documented my project’s development in this sketchbook by showing my examples of my successful and unsuccessful pieces of work. This …

Sadie Askwith

Sadie Askwith

My submission shows the entire thought process for my contribution to Unit X 2020 – a collaborative ceramic sculpture and zine based on ‘Memory’ created during lockdown. The sketchbook shows …

Rik Fisher

Rik Fisher

Part exploration into walking as a creative and critical tool. Part exploration into bookbinding. Part questioning presentation. I repurposed an atlas to encapsulate a project from start to finish, both …

Rachel Mcmahon

Rachel Mcmahon

This is a WIP sketchbook. I’m currently planning an animation based on a piece of poetry. I use my sketchbook as a place to experiment with textures and materials, plan …

Phoebe Ingram

Phoebe Ingram

I use a physical sketchbook mostly to draw design ideas and plans, as well as containing collage elements that I use in my digital work. For this project I merged …

Penny Collier

Penny Collier

This Sketchbook is littered with half-baked plans, scraps of research and simplified character design. I like to use my sketchbooks as a place to document a tangle of thoughts, with …

Nathan Mahawi

Nathan Mahawi

I am from 3D design, working mostly in glassblowing. My sketches are always drawn staright using a pen, since I love having my initial thoughts permanently embedded into the book, …

Molly Pilkington

Molly Pilkington

The sketchbooks I have submitted were resources used to create imagery around greyhound racing and the links which my family have to these dogs. They focus on exploring Belle Vue …

Martha Harris

Martha Harris

This sketchbook documents my final project for my degree in illustration with animation at MSoA. I have explored ideas for 8 key events of the Celtic year from the book …

Maream Merza

Maream Merza

My Sketchbooks are everything in one. They are pieces of memories as much as they are pieces of mind. The projects in the sketchbooks influences the creativity process and display. …

Lily Kroese

Lily Kroese

This sketchbook is a record of my exchange term studying at the University of Lapland. Inside, I kept the things I noticed — all the colours and moments, tea bags …

Lily Jeal

Lily Jeal

My digital sketchbook explores the idea of ‘Home’. Researching the Miao community in contrast to typical British interiors. Exploring the concept of taste through pattern, textiles, illustration and graphic design. …

Laura Morrison

Laura Morrison

On the BA acting course we use process journals to document our journey through the rehearsal of a play. Exploring character, story and reflection. I tend to really enjoy journaling …

Ketaki Mahamine

Ketaki Mahamine

My Internship to Vietnam was my first time living abroad alone. As a hobby I sketched a lot. Atmospheres, spaces and environments became a habit to catch on the paper. …

Katie Cutler

Katie Cutler

My sketchbook shows the initial development stages of taking both primary and secondary photography, in this sketchbook ‘the woodland’ being a main focus, to influence my drawing and then experimenting …

Izzy Young

Izzy Young

I used this sketchbook to document my ideas and experiments around the theme: Awkward Moments. My aim was to create a project that showcased the instances you might describe as …

Hannah Hitchins

Hannah Hitchins

Submission to Thinking in a Sketchbook I did the art and design foundation this year, specialising in fashion/textiles. I am going on a to fashion at MSOA in September, and …

Ellis Commins-Dean

Ellis Commins-Dean

This sketchbook was curated throughout my final project and during COVID-19. With only a phone camera and limited equipment I think this sketchbook showcases an ability to adapt to the …

Eva Lawrence

Eva Lawrence

Although a little messier than my previous years’ sketchbooks, I am proud of the way this pair encase my ideas over the final year of my degree. They reveal my …

Elsa Krawielitzki

Elsa Krawielitzki

My sketchbook explores workwear from western and East-Asian farming. My research, from a fashion design perspective, is a study of the structure and elements of work attire from two contrasting …

Eleanor Walker

Eleanor Walker

This sketchbook is really just a physical place for my thoughts. All of the things or feelings I see or experience at this time get put in the book when …

Ameerah Dawood

Ameerah Dawood

My work is centered around the belief that the reason we feel so at peace around nature is because we are a part of it. These digital drawings aim to …

Alice Hackney

Alice Hackney

I am a Fine Art student working in an A3 sketchbook. I use my sketchbook to plan, explore and experiment with ideas for installations, sculpture and other works, and also …

Chloe Watts

Chloe Watts

I have created a video showing the chronology of my sketchbooks for the year, documenting both my progression and thoughts. I have submitted my sketchbooks as an entity, because whilst …

Catherine Booth

Catherine Booth

Below are both my third-year Unit X Sketchbook and Authorship Sketchbook. As well as this book, I used several A3 sheets to experiment with ideas. As a children’s book illustrator, …

Ariel Chesley

Ariel Chesley

This sketchbook follows the design process for the Umbrella Building, a historic reuse project in Belfast City Centre. Starting from urban-scale ideas to connect pop-up businesses through a network on …

Amy Millington

Amy Millington

This project was based upon the book ‘Icelandic Folktales and Legends’ by Jacqueline Simpson. In the sketchbook, you can see my investigations with the tales and small experiments as to …

Aakanksha Khatri

Aakanksha Khatri

My sketchbook is a collection of all the thoughts, ideas and scribbles I do I have while I’m working on a project or not. I do not always have my …

Alice Kell

Alice Kell

Here is a flick through video of two sketchbooks I kept whilst on my third year of Illustration with Animation. Recording my work has been a good way to look …