Thinking aloud through sketches, words and humour
We were at sentosa, Singapore to watch the dolphin show. Suddenly the sky turned grey and heavy rains ensued. Lightning and thunder followed and after an hour of waiting, they called off the show for safety reasons. I pulled out my sketchbook and tried to capture the moment. The rains, the wind and the Dolphins... Continue Reading →
While Travelling to Singapore, I did a few sketches at a Starbucks on orchard street. It was midnight and raining outside. While I was sketching people around me, I suddenly realised that on each table sat groups of friends busy with their phones. They were hanging out but not conversing or acknowledging each other. Smiling... Continue Reading →
Here are a few explorations where the passion and love of what we do is depicted.
I have been having a blast exploring while attempting to learn hand lettering. Meanwhile, the monk has also been making guest appearances in a few pages and Rumi stays the flavor of the season. Note to self: get more colors than just Blues in the pages. 🙂
"Kentucky Freud Chicken"
Presenting today's sketch
Here's a pic of my sketchbook where I sketched my interpretation of mediation. The central thought was about the art of thinking nothing and letting the mind become an empty bowl. It's only then that we find ourselves with complete clarity.
Here's a collection of wisdom converted into visuals. These are curated mainly from Pinterest and I don't know the source for most. Each of them inspire and sympathise.Many of the visual quotes/ phrases connect and summarise the thoughts of a creative individual. Have fun browsing and add your list to them.
A close friend shared this quote with me yesterday.This morning I visualized it my way and created a doodle. This was fun and inspiring at the same time.
Some fun with hand lettering and explorations while learning the nuances. Having fun!!
Last night I played around with hand drawn type. I was trying to get depth and three dimension using markets and color pencils. After many wasted sheets, an interesting style emerged. I am further going to develop this style later and add layers and depth. This was meditative by the end of it, just these... Continue Reading →
I have recently been bitten by the hand drawn typography bug and trying to wrap my head around this skill. I'm practicing and learning the art of creating visually appealing forms that can inspire. Using quotes and thoughts manifested as hand written type gives them an added allure. Here are a few explorations from my... Continue Reading →
“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh
A collection of scans from my sketch books of notes I have taken at various seminars and coaching sessions. I use the notes to visually summarise the learnings such that I never forget them again. When I do glance at the notes years later, everything comes rushing back clearly. These have served me well. I... Continue Reading →
I am suddenly enjoying illustrating detailed stylized birds. I started drawing owls and chickens and I am particularly enjoying the details of the feathers and doting on the fine elements. In these moments, I completely switch off and my mind is only seeing the pen ink these lines as it comes alive. I splashed on... Continue Reading →
Hotel The Exchange is an independent fashion hotel in central Amsterdam that playfully weaves together fashion and architecture in unique rooms ranging from one to five stars. At Hotel The Exchange fashion meets architecture in the most unexpected and inspiring way. Rooms are dressed like models by young designers from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI),... Continue Reading →
I fall head over heels in love each time I see hand drawn typography. They have so much character and are so eloquent. We love infusing hand lettered designs in our projects too. Here are a few inspiring ones from various resources online. !
What a cool idea to explore! The effect of inflation on superheroes!! Emil Lendof, Bob AlGreene and Nina Frazier look at how inflation could have affected superheroes. They look at the cost of their lifestyles from when they were first created and the equivalent cost today. The Price of Being a Superhero Infographic | The Coolector.
Some great words made more appealing and memorable with some amazing graphics and hand drawn typography. Fell in love with each of them!
Random styles I fell in love with. Really inspired to try out a illustrative style of design next time around. Loved this website: http://designspiration.net/tag/illustration/ Illustration Inspiration Search Results — Designspiration.
Amazing and simply breathtaking skill. Nguyen Hung Cuong is an artist living in Hanoi who imagines great origami creations using tickets or the Dó, a widespread Vietnam paper. via Impressive Paper Origami | Inspirationist.
I was in San Francisco this week and a friend drove me down to Mission District. He promised me that the murals there would blow my mind. He said the streets were covered with some of the most expressive and colorful murals ever seen. He shared that they all had a story or made a... Continue Reading →
Design Milk featured a series of houses made from containers. These homes are low cost, environmentally friendly and extremely modern and hip. Would love to build a design studio/ campus like this. Inspired!! 12 Homes Made From Shipping Containers - Design Milk.
Todd Mclellan disassembles everything from typewriters to clocks and then turns them into amazing pieces of art based on their disassembled parts. Stunning pictures and graphic imagery.
Iconic music outfits donned by flamboyant icons converted to illustrations c
A great experiment by Andrew Miller, where he picked up iconic brands and just painted them white. What's interesting is that we can still recognise the iconic shapes sans colour!
A super amalgamation of architecture, photography, graphics, color and composition, the work of Matthias Heidrich is unique and inspiring. Studie Eins Zwei Drei - Defringe.
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