Field Notes - A Toolkit for Creative Observation

A slow design research and inspiration resource for anyone interested in exploring their creativity.

This digital bundle is designed to help you pause, notice, and gather inspiration with intention. Whether you're a textile artist, designer, or a total beginner, this toolkit supports the quiet, often overlooked phase of the creative process, research and observation. 

This guide helps you collect ideas through walking prompts, visual journaling, and sketching.

Included in the Toolkit:

• Observation Walk Prompt Sheet (14-page PDF)
  Prompts for collecting different shapes, colours, textures, and patterns while wandering in the city, the forest, or your home.
  Can be printed or imported into Goodnotes, Notability, Xodo, or any other PDF annotation app for digital use on your tablet.
• Mini Visual Research Guide (6-page PDF)
  A glimpse into how we gather visual inspiration, frame photos, and translate what we see into sketches and textile ideas.
• Procreate Moodboard Template (.procreate)
  Drop in images, build a palette, sketch shapes, and take notes, all on a flexible layout.
• Procreate Demo Video (.mp4)
  A short time-lapse showing how the template could be used.
• How-To PDF
  Quick instructions on how to use the moodboard with or without Apple Pencil.
• Voice Note (.mp3)
  A short welcome from our founder, Ash, to set the tone, like a journal entry from Riinu Studio.

How this Toolkit Helps:

• Gives you a creative reset when you’re stuck.
• Helps build a more intentional visual language.
• Encourages mindful collecting and slower beginnings.
• Supports your design practice with gentle structure, no pressure, just process.
• Works well on paper or tablet. Whichever you prefer.