I’ve always had a soft spot for Quo Vadis products, ever since my college days when I used some of their vinyl-covered diaries to keep track of my classes and assignments. An updated version of the ones I used is still available! But Quo Vadis has kept up with the times and added new products to their line-up for today’s trends. The Life Journal Infinite is one of them. (The company sent me a free sample to review.)
The Quo Vadis Life Journal Infinite is a hardcover A5 format planner that gives the user an easy way to start a Bullet Journal. The outside is a soft, smooth material similar to what is used on the Rhodia Webnotebook. The logo on the front is quite large, which might not please everyone, but it’s a nice design. There is a wide cover overhang. An elastic closure, ribbon marker, and back pocket check all the usual boxes for handy features.
Inside, a few pages at the beginning provide some tips on how to use the formatted pages, including index pages, an annual schedule, and “collections” pages.
The planner is undated, but laid out in monthly sections. Each month starts with a blank page that can be used for decorative creativity or lists or general writing. Then you get a monthly calendar spread, with blocks of days laid out by weeks. This includes a grid section with a few lines and blocks for the 31 days of the month, perfect for a habit tracker. Then there are 5 weekly spreads, with blocks for each day of the week and a free-form dot grid section to use for a summary or to-dos or doodling.
All of these layouts are attractively designed and very practical. They align perfectly with all the basic guidelines for the Bullet Journal method. The modern calligraphy font used for headers is just like what you see all over Instagram! If you don’t want to go to the trouble of setting all these layouts up yourself in a plain journal, you will love the Quo Vadis Life Journal Infinite.
Some people might think this takes some of the fun out of creating a Bullet Journal– and if the design elements they’ve used aren’t to your particular taste, you’re out of luck. But if you are just starting out with the Bullet Journal method, I think this is a great way to get up and running quickly.
And another key fact: this planner is made with 90 GSM Clairefontaine paper. (QuoVadis and Clairefontaine are part of the same parent company.) The paper is bright white and silky smooth, and it works very well with almost any kind of pen or pencil. Fountain pens work beautifully, and only the very wettest pens bleed through. I would definitely consider it a fountain pen friendly notebook.
On Amazon, this currently retails for a little over $35. On BN.com, it’s only $23. If you factor in the cost of your time to set up all those Bullet Journal layouts by hand, even at minimum wage, that’s a great deal!