Design Translation · 2011

Picture Diary

For 20 days in March 2011, I drew one object each day. Desk tools, electronics, whatever told the story of that day. All hand-drawn with a short description.

School
MICA
Program
Graphic Design MFA, first year
Period
March 2011, 20 days
Medium
Hand-drawn, one object a day
Poster titled Picture Diary, 3/8/11 to 3/27/11, Maryland Institute College of Art, Jinhwan Kim. Twenty pencil drawings of single objects in a grid of five columns and four rows, including a scanner, a cassette recorder, a USB drive, a camera, a laptop, a phone, a backpack, a paintbrush, a whisk and a laundry rack.

Idea

Maybe good note-taking isn't about quantity but quality, the time spent with each page, writing and drawing.

My first year at MICA in the Graphic Design MFA, I was stretching into new interests and skills.

Each object reminds me of the work I did with it. A small hint of the day opens a vivid memory.

March 7–16

The first ten pages of the notebook.

Pen drawing of a Moleskine notebook lying open and a Big Fine 0.7 mm pen, with Korean handwriting above and faint earlier drawings showing through the page
March 7, 2011
Pen drawing of an Epson Expression 10000XL flatbed scanner with its lid open, with a line of Korean handwriting below
March 8, 2011
Pen drawing of a Sony TCM-200DV cassette recorder with a wrist strap, with a line of Korean handwriting below
March 9, 2011
Pen drawing of a SanDisk USB drive and an Apple mouse on its cable, with Korean handwriting and an English quote by Steven Morphy
March 10, 2011
Pen drawing of a Canon PowerShot camera with its screen swung out, labeled with its model
March 11, 2011
Pen drawing of a bamboo roller mat, labeled as used for a laptop cooling mat, with Korean handwriting and the words I’m sorry, Nice to see you and Hello
March 12, 2011
Pen drawing of a MacBook Pro A1226, labeled 4 years old, with Korean handwriting about the logic board and hours of daily use
March 13, 2011
Pen drawing of an iPhone 8GB A1241 with its home screen of app icons, with four lines of Korean handwriting
March 14, 2011
Pen drawing of a Singer Fusion spool of thread and a needle, with a line of Korean handwriting
March 15, 2011
Pen drawing of a Belkin backpack, with a line of Korean handwriting below
March 16, 2011

March 17–27

The last eleven pages of the notebook.

Pencil and pen drawing of an IKEA paper lantern light with two smaller hanging balls, labeled Beth’s after Think Again Media
March 17, 2011
Drawing of a bottle of Lineco neutral pH adhesive, with construction lines and two lines of Korean handwriting
March 18, 2011
Drawing of a Prism 120V 50W light bulb shown from two angles, with three lines of Korean handwriting
March 19, 2011
Drawing of a guillotine paper cutter made by the Challenge Machinery Co., with its serial number and Korean handwriting
March 20, 2011
Drawing of a Purdy paintbrush with its handle and bristles, with four lines of Korean handwriting
March 21, 2011
Drawing of a binder clip holding a curled stack of cut paper, labeled ACCO China, with two lines of Korean handwriting
March 22, 2011
Drawing of a bunch of Chiquita bananas, with four lines of Korean handwriting below
March 23, 2011
Detailed drawing of a Stanley Powerlock 25 foot tape measure with a roll of Scotch blue painter’s tape behind it, with three lines of Korean handwriting
March 24, 2011
Drawing of an Oneida stainless steel whisk with construction lines, with two lines of Korean handwriting
March 25, 2011
Drawing of a Belkin retractable USB cable reel with its cable and plug, with five lines of Korean handwriting
March 26, 2011
Drawing of a Greenway stainless steel fold away laundry rack, with two lines of Korean handwriting
March 27, 2011

Closing

Twenty days, twenty objects, twenty memories.

2011/03/27

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