Paper first
A5 dot-grid sketchbook, 2B pencils and a pad of tracing paper for drafts I can stack and compare.
Resources
What I read, scan and draw with
term one reference notes
Course pack · term one
Field guide
The brief, the marking criteria and the reading list our tutor gave us in week 01.
Course brief- Route 7 sketch scans
All five drafts, photographed on the studio wall, in order.
- Signs I’ve collected
A running board of station and street signs, good and bad.
- College archive: railway lettering
The station sign drawings I traced in week 02.
- Reading: how British road signs were designed
The best background I’ve found on lettering made for reading at speed.
Tools
On my desk
Then screen
Figma for final drafts, because my tutor can comment straight on the frame.
For testing
A phone stopwatch, a tape measure and a notebook column headed “what they said out loud”.
Using an entry?
How to cite this log
Sefton, M. (2026) ‘Week 03: Redrawing the Route 7 map’, Foundation learning log. Calderbrook School of Art. Available at: pagelemon.com/templates/journal/entry-week-03.html
Sources done