Gerard is a curator and arts educator who emailed me some great photos of his “Idea Books,” which he’s filled nearly 40 of over the years:

I love the idea of having notebooks dedicated solely to ideas and creativity. And you know how I can tell Gerard is an extremely creative guy? Look at the notebook edges– they are very clean. My guess is that Gerard not only takes good care of his notebooks, he fills them so fast with tons of ideas that they don’t have time to get really dirty and beat-up!

See more at Gerard’s blog MIX AND SHIFT.