Category Archives: Pentalic

My Inventory of Spare Notebooks

As you might imagine, I have a lot of notebooks stashed in various places. I have boxes of them under beds and in cabinets and in drawers. They are at home and at the office. They are pretty much everywhere! Lots of them are old ones that I have used. Lots of them are new … Continue reading My Inventory of Spare Notebooks

Notebooks All Around: A Look at (Some of) My Collection

Today I thought I’d just share some photos of various parts of my notebook collection and where they are scattered around my apartment: Below is a corner of my office where I was going through boxes of notebooks and had stashed some used ones that needed to be put away. There are a few months … Continue reading Notebooks All Around: A Look at (Some of) My Collection

Review: Pentalic Illustrator’s Sketchbook

The Pentalic Illustrator’s Sketchbook is a nice little notebook I found at Lee’s Art Supply in New York several months ago. It’s very basic, and in some ways hard to distinguish from other Moleskine clones, but it does have a few interesting points of differentiation. The paper wrapper is a translucent vellum. The cover material is … Continue reading Review: Pentalic Illustrator’s Sketchbook

Secret Shopper Photo: Pentalic Illustrator’s Sketchbook

Though I’ll never really ditch notebooks for my iPhone, I do find it very handy for on the go blogging! I snapped this photo of a notebook I’d never seen before, the Pentalic Illustrator’s Sketchbook. It’s another Moleskine look-alike, very different from the Pentalic A La Modeskin notebooks. I’ll do a full review later, but … Continue reading Secret Shopper Photo: Pentalic Illustrator’s Sketchbook

Notebook Addict of the Week: Jonel

A reader named Jonel sent me a link to her Flickr page, where she has some great photos of her prodigious notebook collection: This photo only captures about half the spread– it was too big to fit in one shot! (The Flickr shots are tagged with notes.) And it doesn’t end there, as Jonel added … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Jonel