Maybe someday I’ll be able to interview some celebrities about how they use a notebook! I caught this mention of notebooks in an article about the singer Ne-Yo: How do you relax? Writing, not necessarily writing a song, just writing in general. I have little notebooks that I carry around with me; some of them … Continue reading Ne-Yo’s Notebooks
Introducing my first (rather amateurish!) notebook video– this is a look at the notebook I just finished using. I’ll try to post more notebook videos in the future, and if any readers want to submit links to their own YouTube videos of notebooks, I’ll share those too.
Here’s the latest Notebook Addict of the Week, found on Flickr: They are filled with drawings and collage in a very raw style, by Kier Cooke Sandvik of Norway, whose profile reads as follows: transsexual, atheistic anarchist. I’m Other. See all the Flickr images here, (though I’m not sure the original set is still on … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: A Norwegian Artist
I discovered William Powhida’s work via Design Observer. These are not actual notebook pages, but very realistic drawings.
This is very cool, a bookworm’s dream! I wonder if Amazon realized that their re-design of the Kindle would make it the same size as the larger Moleskines! According to the measurements on Amazon, the Kindle2 is 5.3 x 8 x.36 inches. A large Moleskine is 5.2 x 8.2 x .7 inches. So you’d have … Continue reading Moleskine + Kindle2 = Neat-o!
I snapped these photos during a recent trip to Philadelphia, where we stopped in to check out the Betsy Ross house. I have no idea what this notebook really has to do with Betsy Ross, but it was on display in a case there. It belonged to an artist/inventor named Charles Weisgerber. I have a … Continue reading A Notebook at the Betsy Ross House
The blog Dooce recently featured a variety of colorful notebooks, perfect for those who prefer more whimsical designs: 1. Flocked Jasmine Journal Set See Jane Work $10 2. Dried Umbel Mini Notebook Jengs Shop $7.50 3. Notebook & Pencil A Plus R Store $18 4. Doughnuts Architectural Journal Edesse Designs $12 5. Do Work Gocco … Continue reading When Plain Covers Just Won’t Cut It
I did my own comparison of a few sketchbooks including the HandBook and Moleskine. I use both brands regularly and like them both very much, for different reasons. But here’s a review from someone who HATES the HandBook! I’d had some issues with coloring the pages, since they don’t lie as flat as the Moleskine … Continue reading HandBook vs. Moleskine
A WikiHow page on “How to Keep a Notebook:” Step 1: Decide the purpose for your notebook. Will you write down your inventions? Will you write ideas for the screenplay, novel, poems you will someday write? Will you write down thoughts and ideas related to a particular project? Or do you simply want to have … Continue reading How To Keep a Notebook
“I like to have my notebooks with all the crossings out.” This quote was from an article about the French writer-actors Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri. I’ve seen a couple of their films, and recommend them: The Taste of Others and Look at Me. Here’s how they work: Though Jaoui directs their films, the process … Continue reading French Filmmakers on Notebooks