Doodle Journal

A drawer, not a gallery

I've been filling notebooks for almost 30 years. They aren't sketchbooks in the traditional sense. They're somewhere between diary, observation, and unfinished conversations with myself.

Timeline 1998-present
Last entry Yesterday

1998

The Beginning

Long before Instagram, comics lived on the backs of random pieces of paper.

Notebook spread, 1998
Dated 21 October 1998

2003

Between Homework and Doodles

In Taiwan, we had a weird thing called a 'school contact book'. We had to write in it EVERY DAY… parents and teacher would comment on my grades or sometimes my doodles 😂✏️🇹🇼
Here's my 12-year-old self trying to survive school life.

School notebook spread, 2003
The red ink belongs to my teacher

2006

Before Google Maps

A time when souvenirs were glued into notebooks instead of saved to camera rolls.

Travel journal spread, 2006
Selected pages from my 2006 Japan journal

2008

The Digital Experiment

Back then, going digital meant scanners, graphic tablets, and a lot of patience. Still, nobody around me was safe from becoming a comic character.

Notebook spread, 2008
The right hand side is the draft for another story

2014

A Bigger World

Adulthood unlocked. Work trips and colleagues soon found their way into the journal.

Duvet usability testing in a New York living room
Duvet usability testing in a New York living room

2015–2025

My Ongoing Collection of Tiny Nonsense

Looking back, I'm no longer sure who's talking to whom — am I reading my younger self, or is my younger self reading me?

Tokyo Design Week 2015
Tokyo Design Week 2015

To be continued

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