The importance of artist journals and sketch books
Journals are one of the most important tools for an artist/scientist/musician... to slow down and capture inspiration. The ideas generated may not be ready for development but can be re-discovered at a later time. The Curiously Curious journals of Ken Carbone are a perfect example. After witnessing the private journals of Paul Gauguin, Carbone began creating journals for his ideas and the happenings around him. Carbone uses a basic store bought journal and transforms the book by adding a leather cover which he customizes using leather dyes.
Ken Carbone, Co-founder and Chief Creative Director of the Carbone Smolan Agency (http://www.carbonesmolan.com), discusses the art of journaling. This is an abridged version of his well known keynote address Curiously Curious: Celebrating Analog in a Digital World. Ken Carbone will be featured this week as a guest blogger for Fast Company Magazine Online.