sketchbooks of diagrams • overview

diagram drawings

I’ve been drawing one diagram a day since January 1, 2011

How many is that?

A lot … over 5200 diagrams, roughly!

Below are some galleries of my sketchbook pages, grouped by types of things I like to explore.

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Silhouette of a dragonfly inside a black circle
A graphic drawing of a hummingbird, a layered schematic, and a vintage typewriter on grid paper.
Open notebook with grid paper showing abstract black and red line drawings of rectangles and lines.
Notebook pages with line graphs, red points on the lower graph, and dotted line connections between circles on the upper graph.
Open grid paper notebook with abstract geometric patterns in black ink on two pages. Left page has scattered small triangles and five overlapping concentric circles near the center. Right page features an arrangement of small triangles pointing outward from a cluster of concentric circles in the middle. The pages are labeled 6A and 6B in red in the bottom corners.
Open notebook showing handwritten notes, sketches, and diagrams on one page. The opposite page features a computer keyboard. The notebook page includes colorful illustrations and notes, with a textured, circular wood pattern background.
Sketchbook with grid paper showing five architectural stairway designs, a diagram of a tree with scribbles, and a side view of a staircase and interior space, with handwritten notes and date.