Category Archives: Brands

2019 Planners

What’s your planner pick for 2019? Here’s a few that caught my eye… The Hobonichi Techo 2019 is $37.00 at Amazon and JenPens. Moleskine has a slew of options, including themed diaries with Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter, Peanuts, and Le Petit Prince. (2020 Moleskine planners are already showing up on Amazon for preorder too, … Continue reading 2019 Planners

What I’m Using Now: October 2018

My last update was in May 2018, when I shocked everyone by not having any Moleskine notebook in my daily carry. Let’s see how things have changed since then! I am still using the Leda Sketchbook shown in the May 2018 post. I’m almost done with it and am planning to replace it with a … Continue reading What I’m Using Now: October 2018

Review: Superior Maker Notebook

This notebook was a random Amazon find. I’d never heard of the brand Superior Maker and figured it was some Chinese manufacturer marketing cheap knock-off notebooks directly. Their products, which also include lint rollers and rubber doorstops, are indeed made in China, but the company is actually based in New Zealand. Other than that, there … Continue reading Review: Superior Maker Notebook

Review: Seawhite Travel Journal

Seawhite of Brighton is a British brand of art supplies targeted at the educational market. I’ve only seen their products in stores once, when I was in London. But I did find this sketchbook available on Amazon, and decided to give it a try.. As noted in my post Size Matters: When A6 Isn’t A6, … Continue reading Review: Seawhite Travel Journal

Behind the Scenes at the Hilroy Notebook Factory

Hilroy is a well-known notebook brand in Canada. (I’ve never tried one, but some of our notebook addicts have!) Click through to an article with some cool video from the factory where their products are made! I’d love to visit a notebook factory someday… Hilroy’s notebooks have been a mainstay of Canadian schoolchildren for years, … Continue reading Behind the Scenes at the Hilroy Notebook Factory

Moleskine Project Exhibition

I didn’t realize this Moleskine Project exhibition was an annual event in NYC. This year’s exhibition is already over, but it’s always nice to see some beautiful art on notebook pages! This one is by Vanessa Foley: And this one is by Greg Gandy:   See lots more at: Annual Moleskine Project Exhibition Move to … Continue reading Moleskine Project Exhibition

Notebook Addict of the Week: Hunter

This week’s addict is Hunter, who emailed me the photos and description below of their collection, which has grown a bit since the photos were taken. There’s also a picture of Hunter’s current journal. Hunter says: I really enjoy smaller notebooks, with lots of pages, but I will collect any that I find interesting. I … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Hunter

Revisiting the Past: 1980s Roaring Spring Spiral Notebook (2009)

Continuing to celebrate this blog’s 10th anniversary, here’s another blast from the past– the past of this blog, and my own past as a notebook addict! The post below is just one of many I’ve written about my own collection of notebooks saved from throughout my life. (See My Collection) The 1970s and 1980s ones … Continue reading Revisiting the Past: 1980s Roaring Spring Spiral Notebook (2009)

Revisiting the Past: GeorgieR’s Filofax (2008)

Another oldie but goodie in celebration of 10 years of Notebook Stories. I originally wrote the post below in October 2008 and GeorgieR’s notebook is still one of my favorite “Other People’s Notebooks” posts. I love the density of the pages and the wear on the Filofax binder. Seeing notebooks like this always makes me … Continue reading Revisiting the Past: GeorgieR’s Filofax (2008)

Revisiting the Past: More on Finishing Notebooks (2014)

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of this site, I thought I’d revisit some popular posts from the past. This one is from 2014. In it, I talk about an important shift in my notebook usage habits– from being fickle and switching notebooks before finishing them, to filling every page. You can see the comments on … Continue reading Revisiting the Past: More on Finishing Notebooks (2014)