The story behind
the outcome.
A place for students to record what they tried, what they noticed and why their ideas changed. Printable process-journal templates are part of Etchfolio from the beginning.
- Collection
- Show the thinking.
- Status
- In preparation
- Planned formats
- Printable journal templates
- Availability
- Not yet published
This page describes the collection. No process-journal pages, student activities or downloadable files are uploaded yet.
Keep the thinking close to the work.
An outcome tells part of a project’s story. A process journal can hold the sketches, tests, material experiments, changes and decisions that led to it. We’re developing templates around that practical record of creative work.
Process journal, process log or design portfolio?
Different classrooms use different names and formats. Some students work in sketchbooks, others keep project folders, and some use a presentation or document as a digital portfolio. Our starting point is a flexible printed record that can sit alongside the way a teacher already works.
The kinds of pages we’re planning.
- Project intentions and the questions behind a brief.
- Research, observations and visual references.
- Idea development, sketches and annotations.
- Making logs and material or prototype evidence.
- Testing, changes and the reasons behind decisions.
- Reflection on the process and the outcome.
These are intended page types, not published templates. We’re checking how much structure is helpful without turning a creative journal into a sequence of boxes to complete.
Print first, with room to grow.
The initial focus is on printable templates teachers can choose for their own project. There is no student login or online process-journal service on the current site. Any digital tools will be introduced and described separately when they are ready.