Here’s an interesting article from The Simple Dollar, in which the writer’s notebooks are a key example of something many of us struggle with: I like pocket notebooks. During my years as a young professional who still harbored some little sliver of a dream of someday becoming a writer, I would often pick up a … Continue reading “Creation versus Consumption”
Do you ever leave the colored wraparound strip on your notebook? Or you’ve at least thought it looks kind of nice, and missed it a little after you took it off and your Moleskine was back to just being all black?
I noticed that Barnes & Noble sells some red Moleskines (pocket size, ruled paper) with their store brand on the wrapper. I figured this was some exclusive deal they’d made but apparently not: a UK website is offering large and small, ruled and plain Moleskines with a red cover. Moleskine’s own online catalog makes no … Continue reading Red Moleskine Notebooks
I go through a variety of notebook-using habits. Lately, I tend to have about 3 going at once. I have a soft-cover Moleskine with graph paper pages that I’m using for daily jottings: to-do’s, French vocabulary, notes on books or movies to read, etc. A lot of these kinds of notes are things that I … Continue reading My Current Notebook Usage Dilemma
I was in Paris this past weekend. Though I was trying to squeeze a lot of sight-seeing into a short trip, of course I tried to look for notebooks! I didn’t come across too many stationery stores, but I did find one place that was selling Moleskines, in what I think is considered part of … Continue reading Moleskines in Paris: Ouch!
Artist Jane LaFazio talks to voiceofsandiego.org: Do you have a place where you like to work? Do you ever pack it up and take your work outside? If so, what do you take with you? I mostly work in my studio at home. A messy place all my own. Sometimes, in the evening, I’ll stitch … Continue reading Sketchbook + Art Supplies= A Portable Entertainment Center
A review of several popular notebook brands, including the Moleskine.