I was lately thinking much about sketckbooks and different forms of sketchbooks. I am somehow addicted to the idea of sketchbooks, having 3 or 4 real sketchbooks made of paper. Each dealing with different topics. Then I have some .txt-Files on my desktop to fast fix up thoughts or to follow and develop thoughts. Then I have a wiki on my local computer that is dealing with all of it: almost every topic I’m interesteded in can be found there. That wiki is very messy! This Weblog here is also a sketchbook for me. Then there is the processing-sketchbook, where I design different reactive forms and grafics (and polish my programming skills). My digital cam is also a sketchbook, that i sort regularly in diffrent directories on my computer (topic based). Uh, I almost forgot various Illustrator files where I explore colorful things and an old version of Fruity Loops where I sketch down ideas of beats from time to time. So there’s lots of shit everywhere: in every media, for every media. Since I’m distibuting myself everywhere I recently got some insight about the philosophy of sketckbooking.

The most important thing about a sketchbook is the topic and secondly you have to keep in mind about the goals. Every sketchbook should explore a single topic or a complex of aspects. It can be good to point this up at the beginning. At this stage it can be very helpful to think about the goals to archive. What do you want to know? Is this a private research on something or do you need footage for a special project? Is this for fun or for money? Do I need it analog(ability) or digital(footage)? Very important questions. Having lots of sketchbooks can mean having lots of fun. I like the meditating factor of sketching something and the interconnection between each one. Example: I choosed this weblog because of following reasons: A) to force myself to make effort on the topic of my diploma thesis, B) to get in contact and dialog with real people out there (you!), C) to spread thoughs and influence (by thinking out loud). Point B and C would be very difficult to do only on paper. And now i’m feeling very relaxed after sketching this thought down. And somehow I look after streetart when going outside with my cam.