The Art of the Travel Journal Published by Quarry Books on September 2022
Genres: Non-Fiction
Pages: 128
Format: eBook
Source: Publisher
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Learn how to create a one-of-a-kind travel journal that documents your adventures using drawing, painting, lettering, ephemera, and more.
Travel journaling is a fun, creative way to record the sights, sounds, smells, and flavors of life on the road. In The Art of the Travel Journal, you’ll find techniques, ideas, and inspiration for creating a lasting record of your travels that you’ll treasure for years to come. No experience is necessary, and you can bring your signature style or develop new ones as you discover exciting new artistic opportunities.
You’ll discover how to make your journal pages come to life with easy techniques for sketching the big picture or small details, adding simple lettering, creating stunning color palettes, and decorating pages with fun mementos that travelers love to collect, such as tickets, packaging, maps, and more. Also find tips on how to work in transit and how to plan and pack for maximum efficiency and enjoyment. Best of all, the techniques also work for documenting life right where you are, and beginners can dive in and create with confidence.
Author Abbey Sy (Instagram: @abbeysy) is a veteran traveler who has created her own travel journals for years, sharing the records of her global escapades on her social media platforms. In addition to filling this book with step-by-step instructions for a variety of techniques, she takes a holistic approach to journaling by including information on the benefits of journaling, how to hone a creative habit, and how to develop a unique style.
Other features of the book:
All facets of journaling are covered, from start to finish: pre-trip planning, setting intentions, gathering supplies, staying motivated, and how to archive completed journals.
Not sure which supplies to take? Sometimes less is more—get a rundown on how to build the best compact traveling art kit.
Explore special sections on making a travel zine and sending artful postcards, enriching the experience of being on the road.
Learn composition tips for creating stunning journal pages and spreads.
Get great ideas for storing ephemera and other bits travelers collect.
Discover journal spread ideas for a variety of themes, such as architecture, museums and galleries, plants and nature, and food and drink.
Find creative ideas for documenting short trips and staycations.
Tickets? Check. Passport? Check. Travel journal? Check! Let The Art of the Travel Journal make every trip satisfyingly creative.
Learn how to create a one-of-a-kind travel journal that documents your adventures using drawing, painting, lettering, ephemera, and more.
Travel journaling is a fun, creative way to record the sights, sounds, smells, and flavors of life on the road. In The Art of the Travel Journal, you’ll find techniques, ideas, and inspiration for creating a lasting record of your travels that you’ll treasure for years to come. No experience is necessary, and you can bring your signature style or develop new ones as you discover exciting new artistic opportunities.
You’ll discover how to make your journal pages come to life with easy techniques for sketching the big picture or small details, adding simple lettering, creating stunning color palettes, and decorating pages with fun mementos that travelers love to collect, such as tickets, packaging, maps, and more. Also find tips on how to work in transit and how to plan and pack for maximum efficiency and enjoyment. Best of all, the techniques also work for documenting life right where you are, and beginners can dive in and create with confidence.
Author Abbey Sy (Instagram: @abbeysy) is a veteran traveler who has created her own travel journals for years, sharing the records of her global escapades on her social media platforms. In addition to filling this book with step-by-step instructions for a variety of techniques, she takes a holistic approach to journaling by including information on the benefits of journaling, how to hone a creative habit, and how to develop a unique style.
Other features of the book:
All facets of journaling are covered, from start to finish: pre-trip planning, setting intentions, gathering supplies, staying motivated, and how to archive completed journals.
Not sure which supplies to take? Sometimes less is more—get a rundown on how to build the best compact traveling art kit.
Explore special sections on making a travel zine and sending artful postcards, enriching the experience of being on the road.
Learn composition tips for creating stunning journal pages and spreads.
Get great ideas for storing ephemera and other bits travelers collect.
Discover journal spread ideas for a variety of themes, such as architecture, museums and galleries, plants and nature, and food and drink.
Find creative ideas for documenting short trips and staycations.
Tickets? Check. Passport? Check. Travel journal? Check! Let The Art of the Travel Journal make every trip satisfyingly creative.
I’m not a travel writer, though I play one on tv. (Just kidding) I love the idea of travel journaling, and for the majority of my life, I did keep a journal, though it was no where as beautiful or creative as the journals that people are creating these days.
So when I came across this book, I was damn excited to pick it up and see how travel journaling was coming along. I had just gotten back from a trip to the UK and honestly, I had a lot of pictures and maps and ticket stubs and no where to put them!
This is a very general overview of travel journaling. The art and photography in the book are beautiful. I love the layouts and the end of the book there is a lovely section to contact info on some of the writers that the author enjoys including their Instagram handles. (I did end up following all of them and am looking forward to having a much more beautiful insta feed.)
There are different sections on exploring the different type of art journaling including collage. There are so many ways on collecting and expressing your memories. I liked the visual examples of journals, giving me ideas on layout and creative expression like stickers, tapes, papers and watercolor art. I also liked how the author talked about Text, photo or art heavy formats. Of course there can be a mixture of all of these things, but I liked how it was designed.
That said, I wish there was more. More more more! Especially more information on materials. There are general guidelines and creative suggestions, but the beginning materials section seemed sparse for me. I like links or maybe a review or highlight of a type of journal. They were very general suggestions and I think that’s fine for some, but I wanted a little more opinion on the materials section. I also wish there was some discussion on leaving space for things to be inserted later on. I know, maybe this isn’t everyone but I have a young child and I don’t get long leisurely time to focus on my creative pursuits. I would have liked a section on how to think about overall layout and saving some time and space for things to be inserted later, or how to leave enough room if you didn’t want to write/create in a linear format.
Overall, this charming and lovely book really spoke to me. I loved the pictures and it was very inspiring. I am excited to buy a small journal to try for myself for my last trip. I have a feeling it will be photo and text heavy, so… yeah. Better buy more glue!
Kimberly majored in Songwriting and currently works full time in the music industry. When she's not listening to music, knitting or writing, you can find her outside reading her favorite genres: Young Adult, Adult Fiction, Mystery, and Romance.
