Doodlists

DOODLE | Week 8.01

2009-04-30T16:27:00.002-04:00

Profession: Policy Associate
Where: Office
When: Team meeting

DOODLE | Week 7.03

2009-04-23T00:30:00.003-04:00

Profession: Law Student
Where: Constitutional Law class
When: During a recap of Marbury v. Madison

DOODLE | Week 7.02

2009-04-22T17:55:00.003-04:00

Profession: Policy Associate
Where: Office
When: Staff meeting

DOODLE | Week 7.01

2009-04-22T17:53:00.002-04:00

Profession: Unknown
Where: Unknown
When: Unknown

DOODLE | Week 6.02

2009-04-17T13:01:00.002-04:00

Profession: Cabinetmaker/Student
Where: In Class
When: Summer semester, 2007

DOODLE | Week 6.01

2009-04-17T12:55:00.004-04:00

Profession: Cabinetmaker/Student
Where: In Class
When: Summer semester, 2007

DOODLE | Week 5.07

2009-04-09T14:20:00.003-04:00

Profession: Unknown
Where: Unknown
When: Unknown

DOODLE | Week 5.06

2009-04-09T14:19:00.002-04:00

Profession: Unknown
Where: Unknown
When: Unknown

DOODLE | Week 5.05

2009-04-08T12:33:00.001-04:00

Profession: HIV Prevention
Where: At Working Group Meeting
When: Yesterday

DOODLE | Week 5.04

2009-04-06T22:14:00.002-04:00

Profession: Web consultant
Where: At desk
When: Weekly standing meeting

DOODLE | 5.03

2009-04-06T20:09:00.003-04:00

Profession: Landscaper
Where: Sitting at computer
When: After work, listening to Saul Williams

DOODLE | Week 5.02

2009-04-06T17:19:00.001-04:00

Profession: HIV Prevention
Where: Conference Call
When: Work Plan Development (ugh!)

DOODLE | Week 5.01

2009-04-06T14:03:00.002-04:00

Profession: Student
Where: New Mexico
When: O-chem lecture

DOODLE | Week 4.08

2009-04-03T16:27:00.001-04:00

Profession: Medical Student
Where: Tel Aviv, Israel
When: Clinical Oncology Lecture

DOODLE | Week 4.07

2009-04-03T11:45:00.001-04:00

Profession: HIV/AIDS Volunteer
Where: Washington, DC
When: Planning meeting

DOODLE | Week 4.06

2009-04-03T01:24:00.003-04:00

Profession: Lobbyist
Where: Capitol Hill
When: In Between Congressional Briefings

DOODLE | Week 4.05

2009-04-03T01:21:00.002-04:00

Profession: Consultant
Where: Daytona Beach
When: Staff/Office Retreat

DOODLE | Week 4.4

2009-04-01T17:21:00.003-04:00

Profession: Web Communications
Where: Office Kitchen/Lounge (dreaming of upcoming Paris vacation)
When: Over Lunch

DOODLE | Week 4.3

2009-04-01T13:14:00.003-04:00

Profession: Line Clerk
Where: Grocery Store
When: Taking break

DOODLE | Week 4.02

2009-03-30T17:04:00.002-04:00

Profession: Development Health/Human Rights
Where: In the audience
When: Georgetown University Conference

DOODLE | Week 4.01

2009-03-30T11:35:00.004-04:00

Profession: Mail room Attendant
Where: Copy Center
When: Found in recycle bin

DOODLE | Week 3.08

2009-03-28T11:09:00.003-04:00

Profession: Lawyer
Where: Tukwila, WA
When: Phone meeting with client

DOODLE | Week 3.07

2009-03-27T23:11:00.003-04:00

Profession: Lobbyist
Where: Starbucks
When: Client meeting

DOODLE | Week 3.06

2009-03-27T23:05:00.002-04:00

Profession: Aspiring Wall Street Banker
Where: Waiting room
When: i-Banking Interview

DOODLE | Week 3.05

2009-03-27T22:43:00.004-04:00

Profession: Landscape Architect
Where: Restaurant
When: Sunday Brunch

DOODLE | Week 3.04

2009-03-27T12:08:00.001-04:00

Profession: Social worker
Where: My Office
When: In between patients

DOODLE | Week 3.03

2009-03-26T12:29:00.004-04:00

Profession: Event Bartender
Where: At the bar
When: Act I (before intermission)

DOODLE | Week 3.02

2009-03-22T19:47:00.008-04:00

Profession: Online media
Where: Alexandria, VA
When: All employee staff meeting

DOODLE | Week 3.01

2009-03-22T19:28:00.005-04:00

Profession: Baby (2.5 years)
Where: At home (New Castle, WA)
When: Sitting with mommy and daddy

DOODLE | Week 2.01

2009-03-02T20:44:00.005-05:00

Profession: Health advocate
Where: Main Conference Room (Cambridge, MA)
When: Company's strategy planning meeting

DOODLE | Week 1.14

2009-02-27T16:12:00.009-05:00

Profession: Human Rights Activist
Where: U.S. Congressional Offices
When: During meeting on upcoming U.S. legislation

DOODLE | Week 1.15

2009-02-27T16:12:00.008-05:00

Profession: Human Rights Activist
Where: U.S. Congressional Offices
When: During meeting on upcoming U.S. legislation

DOODLE | Week 1.13

2009-02-25T14:18:00.005-05:00

Profession: Human Rights
Where: Conference room of international human rights group
When: Staff meeting

DOODLE | Week 1.12

2009-02-25T12:33:00.002-05:00

Profession: Mother
Where: Couch
When: Talking with girlfriends over phone

DOODLE | Week 1.11

2009-02-25T12:30:00.004-05:00

Profession: High school student
Where: English class (Arizona)
When: After lunch

DOODLE | Week 1.10

2009-02-25T10:22:00.002-05:00

Profession: Associate, Law Firm
Where: On train, (Boston, MA)
When: Morning commute

DOODLE | Week 1.9

2009-02-24T15:06:00.006-05:00

Profession: Student
Where: Public Health Lecture
When: International Health Symposiusm

DOODLE | Week 1.8

2009-02-24T13:40:00.004-05:00

Profession: Health Advocate
Where: Conference room
When: Strategy discussion

DOODLE | Week 1.7

2009-02-24T13:21:00.002-05:00

Profession: Investment Banker
Where: At desk (New York , NY)
When: Over afternoon coffee; watching Dow numbers

DOODLE | Week 1.6

2009-02-24T13:20:00.002-05:00

Profession: Investment Banker
Where: At desk (New York , NY)
When: Over morning coffee

DOODLE | Week 1.5

2009-02-24T13:09:00.002-05:00

Profession: Student
Where: Econ 101 (U. of Nebraska)
When: During class on macroeconomic theory

DOODLE | Week 1.4

2009-02-24T12:51:00.001-05:00

Profession: International Development
Where: Office conference room (Washington, DC)
When: Staff meeting

DOODLE | Week 1.3

2009-02-24T12:50:00.004-05:00

Profession: Unknown
Where: 30,000 ft above sea level
When: Flight from Miami to Dominican Republic

DOODLE | Week 1.2

2009-02-24T12:48:00.002-05:00

Profession: State government employee
Where: Washington State
When: Staff meeting

DOODLE | Week 1.1

2009-02-24T12:45:00.004-05:00

Profession: TV and Online media
Where: New York, NY
When: Meeting with clients on consumer engagement

A Treatise on Doodlists

2009-02-01T02:54:00.001-05:00

Imagine for a moment you could collect all the doodle artwork from a given place. Say you were at a high school and you collected all of the available notebooks. It may not come as much of a surprise, but in collecting these materials you also collected an array of ‘adhoc art’ called doodles.This collection would range from the very sophisticated to the mundane. Upon inspection, however, something profound would be observed. From the artist or doodlist, ideas and stories would unfold and become apparent to the viewer.

Without prompting or planning, individuals engage in the common practice of doodle generation. These doodles reveal a level of creativity in places where one's imagination and originality are unlikely to be found. This creativity is most often brought to the surface during moments of idleness when the mind has wondered.

Imagine now that you could take these pieces of artwork and put them in a gallery. What might you see? What could be learned? What could said of these somewhat random moments of art? The answer to these and other questions is the very reason for Doodlists.

Doodlists removes whatever barriers exists and elevates the form of the doodle. The site is a gallery of sorts -- collecting doodle artwork from those willing to share their creativity and in turn offers a community of art and artists to the world. It should be noted, that doodles themselves are made richer not merely by the artist's rendering but by the canvas, the artist's background, the location where and when doodle was created. These pieces in aggregate provide certain context and help to frame doodle within a larger space.

You might ask, "Why is this important and what would be the point?" In a way, doodles are pointless and carry little to no meaning -- after all, they are just idle drawings and scribble on a page. But there is more. At the same time, doodles suggest a profound raison d'etre and a place within the larger discourse – of life, art, society and so on. Doodles therefore are nothing and at the same time something special and important. It is this dichotomy which fascinates.

As a species of rich diversity, our creativity is extraordinary and without limit. It is this quality which makes each of us unique and further distinguishes us from other living organisms. Doodles, therefore, are a reflection and an extension of our creative ability during moments which may otherwise be unremarkable.

Certainly, we are accustomed to touring the works of Picasso, Rembrandt, Degas and listening to the music of Chopin, Bach, and Mozart. But what about the individual greatness within ourselves, the creativity that is not held up to the light but which contains all the qualities that we admire from those we deem great.

Doodlists.blogspot.com is a place where anyone -- ordinary or extraordinary -- can share without critique, the creative genius which arises without prompting or planning. It is this quality which is so compelling.

What you will find here may very well surprise you. Welcome to the margins. Take part in this project by submitting one of your favorite doodles or simply the one you penned today.