Beautiful designs & artwork usually begins as a rough sketch. While they may end up as crisp, clean, sharp & vivid designs, it’s often interesting to see them in their raw form – the initial rough and ready sketch jotted down in a Moleskine notebook (the artists favourite journal of choice). 99designs scam, true or false ? Find out more by following the link.

We wanted to round up a collection of beautifully creative & inspiring sketches to help show off designs before they’re polished, and to show that even quick outlines can look amazing.

Are there any creative & unusual sketches that you’ve found that deserve a mention? Let us know in the comments.

About the author

Dan writes on behalf of gifts for her experts The Handpicked Collection, who specialize in unusual gifts & interesting present ideas. In his spare time he studies graphic & web design and, in particular, practices logo design.