Sketch: Looking across the Amstel

Sketch of Poznan, Poland

Here is a glimpse of my Tuesday night of last week: 

Teleportation through Sketching

There are many possible motivations for sketching: an obvious one is to remember the physical appearance of an object or scene; another is to represent a concept or feeling by illustration; yet another is to feel indefatigably rich as the limit of possible designs you can create is imagination itself. The list can go on, but I want…

Sketch of Amsterdam

Amsterdam is my favorite city to sketch. I get to use the most creativity when sketching this city because each building has its own idiosyncratic character, which somehow does not look like an over-elaborate mess when placed next to all the other buildings. For many European cities, you have to obey certain architectural schemes and shapes…

The Audacity to be Bored

At this moment in time of our collective human existence, we know more than we have ever known. And by the same token, we know that we do not know more than we have ever not known. Sorry for that bit of semantics but in sum: We have the most to marvel at right now.  Walk outside…

Architectural Glimpses of Europe, Part 1

Here is a handful of pictures I took when traveling in Europe (specifically, in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Antwerp, Venice, Florence, and a few other cities.) To give a theme to this post, I chose the pictures with the most inspiring architectural design. Even the rain can’t kill the vibe of Paris. A pretty typical street corner in…

A New City and a New Instagram

It’s finals week right now at USC, and I need ways to keep myself sprightly and creative. And so, I turn to the blank page and let myself go:   This is just an imaginary city street, based off of styles from different European architecture. Also, I want to add that this site (The Quantum…