… for me and my notebooks! I’ve been posting a little less frequently lately because I’ve been very busy preparing for a move to a new home. My notebooks, of course, are all coming with me, and I’ve been trying to organize them better in the process. For years, I’ve stored them all in shoeboxes, … Continue reading New Homes
Freda submitted this awesome batch of notebook photos. She says she made a lot of them herself, and even the ones that aren’t homemade look like they’re extensively decorated to make them unique. Freda’s blog isn’t about notebooks, but check it out anyway: http://norrinraddmyhomeboy.tumblr.com/ Thanks for sharing your addiction, Freda!
This week’s addict blogs at Economy Pens, and of course he has to test all those pens on lots of notebooks: The picture above consists of the contents of one of my desk drawers and is probably about 90% of what I have for notebooks. Not shown are my legal pads (mostly Doane or Staples … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Alex
After seeing this post while ago, a reader named Saaleha sent me a link to a notebook she’d decorated with washi tape and used as a travel journal: Washi tape is a wonder. I carry along a few small rolls whenever I travel so that I can quickly stick down any ephemera I encounter into … Continue reading More on Washi Tape Notebooks
This week’s addict was nominated by Jennie, who sent me a link to this great post: My Journals and Notebooks, by Cheryl Wright, who says “I collect journals like an addict. I see one, it calls my name and I can’t rest until I buy it.” Here’s some of her collection: Make sure you click … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Cheryl Wright
Remember Michael Bierut’s 86 notebooks? Well, he’s up to 90 now. And they’re in an exhibition with a really cool poster! Read more: Michael Bierut‘s ‘30 Years 90 Notebooks’ at College of Saint Rose | New at Pentagram | Pentagram.
I can’t pronounce this addict’s name, but I like the collection, which appears here on Flickr with annotations.
Here we have another super-addict whose love for notebooks extends to loving to shower them upon others! Anene is the author of a novel, Dancing with Gravity, and the blog Anene Writes. She offered to send me “a couple” of notebooks and look what showed up! Â Â It’s an amazing variety, from a simple Mead … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Year: Anene
This week’s addict, who blogs at Not a Book Nerd, sent me this email about her notebook collection: I’ve been journaling since my ninth birthday, nearly twelve years ago now. I have a ton of journals, and they are definitely my most prized possessions, though storage is becoming a problem. You’ll see why storage could … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Taylor
This week’s addict emailed me these wonderful photos and commentary about her notebooks. You can read more and see larger images on Flickr. I’m an addict. Â Although I have more than in my photos, I don’t really have more than I will use (except let’s not count my addiction to Field Notes, yeesh). Â These photos … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Aimee