One of the most enjoyable ways I explore design thinking is through sketching spaceships. Unlike cars, furniture, or products that demand functional realism, spaceships give me freedom - I can bend rules, stretch proportions, and lean into the otherworldly. But beneath that creativity, I’ve realised there’s something valuable happening: I’m practicing how to visualise and shape organic forms.

The smooth curves, flowing surfaces, and layered structures that emerge in a spaceship sketch echo the same design principles I see in automotive, sports equipment, and even consumer electronics. When I’m sketching thrusters or winged fins, I’m really training my hand and eye to understand transitions, balance, and flow. Even the simple act of imagining how light will travel over a surface, or where details should break across a larger shape, sharpens the same instincts I rely on when designing real-world products.

Sidereal became a sandbox for this - a space where I could exaggerate, break symmetry, and push silhouettes to extremes. And in doing so, I found myself developing a stronger intuition for proportion and detail. A gym for developing muscle memory and visual balance