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a small sketchbook with elaborately designed travel notes and drawingsAll
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images courtesy of José Naranja, shared with permission
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Through a Love of Note-Taking, José Naranja Documents His Travels One Tiny
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Detail at a Time
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April 23, 2025
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From postage stamps to jetliner specifications to items he packed for the
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journey, [46]José Naranja’s sketchbooks ([47]previously) capture minute details
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of numerous international trips. “I’m lost in the intricate details, as
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always,” he tells Colossal. Everything from currency to noodle varieties to
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film references make their way into small books brimming with travel ephemera
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and observations.
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Naranja is currently working on a thicker book than he has in the past, which
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is taking more time to fill, along with an illustrated card project called
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2050, which merges science, tech events, and his signature “beauty of
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note-taking” aesthetic. The artist has also reproduced some of his sketches in
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The Nautilus Manuscript, a small batch-printed, hand-bound edition available
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for sale in [48]his shop. Follow updates on the artist’s [49]Instagram.
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a small sketchbook with elaborately designed travel notes and drawings, on a
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table with artmaking tools like pens and ink a small sketchbook with
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elaborately designed travel notes and drawings, on a table with artmaking tools
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like pens and ink a small sketchbook with elaborately designed travel notes and
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drawings a small sketchbook with elaborately designed travel notes and
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sketchbook with elaborately designed travel notes and drawings, on a table with
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artmaking tools like pens and ink a series of small sketchbooks with
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elaborately designed travel notes and drawings a small sketchbook with
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elaborately designed travel notes and drawings a small sketchbook with
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elaborately designed travel notes and drawings, on a table with artmaking tools
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like pens and ink a small sketchbook with elaborately designed travel notes and
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drawings, on a table with artmaking tools like pens and ink the tops of a
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series of closed, small sketchbooks showing how full they have become, with
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color and details on the edges
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