Here’s something similar to the Grids and Guides notebook I posted about a few weeks ago. It’s called “Lineaturen” in German, which seems to translate to “line structures.”

I spotted this notebook at the Centre Pompidou store and thought it was quite neat, not just as a notebook but as an exploration of the various types of notebooks people use around the world. Here’s the description from the publisher:

Rimini Berlin has been collecting exercise books, notebooks and writing blocks from different countries for years, and each culture has developed it’s own ruling system. From this collection, we have created a notebook with 50 different rulings, from the trusted DIN format to that used for mathematical notation to traditional chinese writing blocks.

As a collection, the ruled paper is no longer seen as a blank page to be filled. Instead the diverse rulings inspire a different way of thinking, writing and ideating.
The rulings can be used as a matrix for taking notes, sorting information or sketching ideas, allowing for a spontaneous visual journey through different cultures. In the indes you will find the efinition of each ruling system. The notebook is printed on recycled paper.

Berlin 2011, 192 Seiten, 13 × 17 cm, einfarbig, broschiert, INDEX in englischer Sprache! 3. Printing 2013!!!
ISBN 978-3-86895-078-6

 

You can buy it at the publisher’s website, or via Amazon.