Follow your curiosity.
A LITTLE ABOUT US
Good company. Unexpected ideas.
At Sidequest, a small detour can lead to something you never knew you could make.
Bring a question, a half-formed idea or absolutely no plan. We’re imagining a friendly space to learn by doing, share what happens and enjoy the process.
Creative starting points
Permission to play. Room to grow.
Leave the perfect plan.
Follow your curiosity.
See what happens.
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Start small. A simple prompt is plenty.
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Try it your way. There’s no perfect answer.
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Make alongside others. Swap ideas, not scores.
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Take home a sketch, a skill or a new perspective.
A small detour.A new perspective.
You don’t need a perfect plan. Start with an idea, make a little room for it and see where it leads.
Find your way in- 01
Follow a spark.
Choose something that catches your attention. A material, a question or an idea you’ve been meaning to try.
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Give it a go.
Work from a simple prompt, try a different approach and make space for a useful wrong turn.
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Take it somewhere.
Share what you noticed and leave with a new starting point. What happens next is up to you.
GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TOGETHER
More than a finished thing.
Learning feels better around a shared table. Sidequest is an invitation to make something and make a connection along the way.
No portfolio required. Just an open mind, a bit of time and a willingness to see what happens when you try.
A seat for every starting point
New to making? Come as you are. The first step can be as small as putting a mark on paper.
Good questions are welcome
Ask how it works, why it works or what happens if you do it differently.
Your ideas stay your own
Take the prompt in a direction that feels like you. There’s room for different approaches.
Small groups. Shared discoveries.
Make space for conversation, useful feedback and the occasional happy accident.
Process over perfection
The rough draft, the wrong turn and the unexpected result are all part of the adventure.
Skills you can keep playing with
Leave with a starting point for your next experiment, rather than another thing to tick off.
Come curious. Leave with a story.
A finished piece is lovely. A new perspective can be even better.
What catchesyour curiosity?
Four starting points. Plenty of room to make each one your own. Pick a path for a small idea you can try today.
See the ordinary differently.
Start with what’s in front of you. Drawing is a way to slow down, notice a detail and make a mark without needing it to be perfect.
A small experimentChoose one everyday object. Draw it three times, noticing something different each time.
Explore the workshop formats
Make time for that thing you keep meaning to try.
A small creative break can be enough. Bring an unfinished idea, try a different material or enjoy making something without a brief.
Find your next sidequestThree waysto take a detour.
Choose a little guidance, room to experiment or a shared table. Explore each format to find the kind of creative time you’re after.
A prompt. A little guidance. Your own direction.
Follow a creative prompt from first mark to finished experiment, with room to wander along the way. A studio session offers a friendly starting point when you want to try a technique.
- Drawing, collage and playful print experiments
- An approachable place to begin
- A prompt you can keep exploring afterwards
Workshop concepts · live dates and booking details are still to come.
Curiosity isa good start.
A few things to know before you take your first sidequest.
A little more clarityNo portfolio needed.
Begin where you are. You don’t need to arrive with a polished idea or a creative job title.
Small is enough.
A sketch, a new question or a different approach can be a worthwhile result.
Make it your own.
Follow the prompt or take a detour. There’s room for different interests and ways of working.
Ask the obvious question.
Not sure where to begin? Bring the question. That’s a perfectly good place to start.
Big ideas.
Human-sized steps.
Two project ideas for the things that happen when people get curious together.
Illustrative project stories for this concept.
Concept study
Draw, print & tell
A small zine.
A big little world.
Turning everyday observations into something worth sharing.
Concept study
Make, test & share
One question.
Many directions.
Finding a fresh perspective through a shared creative challenge.
Good humans.
Curious minds.
Different interests, one shared instinct: make space for other people’s ideas.
Illustrative team profiles, ready for your real people.
A FEW GENTLE NUDGES
Good
questions. Better
detours.
Four creative prompts to get you moving. Pick one, give it a go and see where it leads.
Take a short walk. Notice three things you would usually pass by. Turn one of them into a drawing, a story or a question.
The noticing quest
Creative prompt · Look a little closer
Choose one ordinary object. Find five completely unexpected uses for it. The stranger the idea, the better the starting point.
The what-if quest
Creative prompt · Think sideways
Make something with just two colours and one simple shape. Give yourself a small boundary and see how far it takes you.
The less-is-more quest
Creative prompt · Try a constraint
Share an unfinished idea with someone. Ask what they notice, rather than whether they like it. Let their answer surprise you.
The shared-table quest
Creative prompt · Swap perspectives
Good questions.
Clear answers.
A little clarity goes a long way. Start here, then bring us your next question.
Ask us somethingSidequest is a concept for creative workshops, shared experiments and learning through making. A place to follow an idea without needing to have it all figured out.
LET’S TRY SOMETHING
A little nudge towards your next idea.
Got a little curiosity? Tell us what you’d love to make, learn or explore and let’s find your next sidequest.