There is no denying the importance of keeping a journal. It is important to spend time reflecting upon the experiences that we encounter throughout our lives.
Most influential designers throughout history, including Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Goya, EI Greco, Isaac Newton, have maintained a journal in one form or another.
Graphic Journaling by Moh’D Bilbeisi introduces the architecture student to the wonderful world of graphic journals. Keeping a graphic journal is a journey and a quest for a perfection that might not be attained; however, it is the journey that matters.
Graphic Journaling:
- is not a recipe for producing great graphic journals. Rather, it is a celebration of the work of many individuals who view the world as a series of lines to be scribed by their pens and pencils while trying to comprehend why things are the way they are!
- includes carefully selected journaling paradigms/case studies from a wide gamut of submissions to illustrate different issues associated with intent, compositional aspects, and technique.
- contains a colorful palette of styles and techniques.
01 KEEPING A JOURNAL
02 TYPES OF JOURNALS
03 RELAXATION
04 ERGONOMICS
05 JOURNALING TOOLS
SKETCHBOOKS
PENS AND PENCILS
OTHER THINGS
06 SKETCHING
INTRODUCTION
TECHNICAL SKILLS
SEEING, SENSING, & FOCUS
ABSTRACTION, ISOLATION, & INTEGRATION
CONTOUR DRAWING AND GESTURE DRAWING
GRAPHIC COMPOSITION
07 WATERCOLORS
WATERCOLOR PAPER
WATERCOLOR PAINT
WATERCOLOR PAINTBRUSHES
COLOR THEORY
MIXING WATERCOLORS
WATERCOLOR WASHES
FOUNTAIN PEN INK WASH
INDIA INK WASH
08 LETTERING
09 JOURNALING PARADIGMS
EXPERIENTIAL GRAPHIC JOURNALS (EGJ)
IMAGINATIVE GRAPHIC JOURNALS (IGJ)
10 BIBLIOGRAPHY
Moh'D
Bilbeisi
Moh’d Bilbeisi teaches design, architecture, graphic communication, and travel-study programs at the Oklahoma State University School of Architecture. He has twice been recognized as a Top-25 Most Admired Educator by Design Intelligence.