From postage stamps to jetliner specs to gadgets he packed for the journey, José Naranja’s sketchbooks (beforehand) seize minute particulars of quite a few worldwide journeys. “I’m lost in the intricate details, as always,” he tells Colossal. All the things from forex to noodle varieties to movie references make their approach into small books brimming with journey ephemera and observations.
Naranja is at the moment engaged on a thicker e-book than he has up to now, which is taking extra time to fill, together with an illustrated card mission referred to as 2050, which merges science, tech occasions, and his signature “beauty of note-taking” aesthetic. The artist has additionally reproduced a few of his sketches in The Nautilus Manuscript, a small batch-printed, hand-bound version out there on the market in his store. Observe updates on the artist’s Instagram.
