For the Strategist column at NY Magazine, Molly Young reviews the Grids & Guides Notebook and it sounds like she might have a new focus for her notebook addiction!
In the past I’ve stocked up on whatever cheap-ish notebook hits these requirements:
1. Sturdy cover (won’t get dented in purse)
2. Opens flat
3. Good paper: ink won’t smear / bleed
4. Of a comfortable writing size
5. Decently attractiveThese days, I no longer settle. There’s a better option out there. I’ve tasted the fine wine and I can’t go back. Luckily, the wine is priced at a reasonable $16. It is the Princeton Architectural Press Grids & Guides Notebook, and it is not like Other Notebooks.
Here’s some of her previous notebooks, among which I spy Moleskine, Emilio Braga and probably Rhodia. Also, I think, a Katie Leamon marbled notebook:
I always admire the Grids & Guides notebooks when I see them in stores. I love the pages and wish they made a cute little pocket sized version… actually they do make one, but it’s more a memo pad style, not a smaller hardcover journal.
Read more of Molly’s review at: Princeton Architectural Press Grids & Guides Notebook Review