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Sketchbook.

Everything that's born between projects: sketches, logos, posters, illustrations and a bit of mess, in chapters so you can find your way. Welcome to my head. Turn the page.

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If you find this notebook, write to me at contact@saavetdesigns.com. There are a lot of ideas in it.

Contents

chapter 1

First lines

Before every logo, lots of sketches. Most of them nobody ever sees. Here, you do.

ApArt as a stencil, a test.
ApArt as a stencil, a test.
And the thin one. This one won.
And the thin one. This one won.
ApArt again and again, until the hand found its way.
ApArt again and again, until the hand found its way.
The first digital sketch.
The first digital sketch.
The cross-stitch sewing machine, before it became a logo.
The cross-stitch sewing machine, before it became a logo.
goWebgo, in its first scribbles.
goWebgo, in its first scribbles.
Tests for the physio mark.
Tests for the physio mark.
chapter 2

Logos

Small brands, big love. Logos I drew by hand on the iPad.

Katerina's made: the needle writes the name.
A Singer in watercolour, 2019.
A Singer in watercolour, 2019.
Harmonie, my first logo.
Harmonie, my first logo.
and its lavender
and its lavender
Maria's Studios: a palm tree and a door.
Maria's Studios: a palm tree and a door.
Elfrosini's Teddy box.
Elfrosini's Teddy box.
By Priscilla, for a photographer.
By Priscilla, for a photographer.
Sea Enthusiasts Club, with its little boats.
Sea Enthusiasts Club, with its little boats.
chapter 3

Music

Posters and printed pieces for lessons and concerts. Here, design plays the violin.

Poster for the student concert at the Athens Concert Hall (Megaron), 2026.
Poster for the student concert at the Athens Concert Hall (Megaron), 2026.
Violin lessons, on Fridays.
Violin lessons, on Fridays.
A cat in a violin case. Obviously.
A cat in a violin case. Obviously.
A card for private violin and music lessons.
A card for private violin and music lessons.

Design and music need the same thing: rhythm.

chapter 4

Parties

Invitations, menus and a map, so nobody gets lost at the party.

The invitation.
The invitation.
And for the party afterwards: Beers n' Bites.
And for the party afterwards: Beers n' Bites.
A map card for a reception.
A map card for a reception.

Anything that can get lost needs a map.

The party map: dance floor, DJ, and where not to go.
The party map: dance floor, DJ, and where not to go.
chapter 5

Illustration

Little animals, people, shapes and anything else that can be drawn. In one line or many.

Three cats, one window.
Three cats, one window.
In its little sweater.
In its little sweater.
One line, one pose.
One line, one pose.
A hug, under protest.
A hug, under protest.
Portraits with their pets.
Portraits with their pets.
No face, but a cat.
No face, but a cat.
A back, a shawl.
A back, a shawl.
Shapes and bodies.
Shapes and bodies.
Breath.
Breath.
Geometric composition with a triangle, a circle and vertical stripes
Geometric composition with diagonals in black, grey and olive
Geometric composition with a circle, a square and a triangle
Shapes, for no reason. Just because.
A centipede, letter by letter.
A centipede, letter by letter.
chapter 6

Light & shadow

Pencil, light and shadow. This is where I learned to look at the light first and the shape second.

Glass, water and a rolling pin. The glass took patience.
Glass, water and a rolling pin. The glass took patience.
Pencil, lots of pencil.
Pencil, lots of pencil.
A label waiting for a logo.
A label waiting for a logo.
A prism and lots of shadow.
A prism and lots of shadow.
chapter 7

Spaces & shapes

Floor plans, perspectives, presentation boards and a little geometry. Here, straight lines count.

A furnished floor plan, by hand.
A furnished floor plan, by hand.
A space, from the inside.
A space, from the inside.
Cubes, from every angle. This is where the pavilion started.
Cubes, from every angle. This is where the pavilion started.
Dark grey presentation board: the initial idea of the Embossed cube, sketches of the cube, text and photos of the model being built
Embossed cube: a pavilion made from a cube struck by another cube.
Board with photos of the pavilion's black model, with a glass cube, trees and umbrellas
And the model, in black.
Board with the plans, elevations, sections and 3D views of the Embossed cube
Plans, elevations, sections.
SANAA's Moriyama House, in axonometric.
SANAA's Moriyama House, in axonometric.

From interior architecture school: boards, plans, models.

chapter 8

Odds & ends

Whatever doesn't fit anywhere else. In other words, some of my favourites.

Role play, with crowns and wings.
Role play, with crowns and wings.
Under construction. Like this site, once upon a time.
Under construction. Like this site, once upon a time.

More will go in here. A sketchbook never really closes.

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