This unique item was a Christmas gift to me from one of the few people who knows I’m obsessed enough with notebooks to write this blog. Of course I was thrilled when I opened the wrapping paper and saw it: The notebook is about 4×6″, with what appears to be a hand-painted suede cover. … Continue reading Western Suede-covered Diary from 1949
Interesting idea, but not very practical, I’d say. The pages all have a weirdly shaped hole in them, and although they’ve left a space for a headphone cord, you can’t turn the page without having to thread the cord through the hole or take the phone out. Surely there’s a better way to make a … Continue reading Smartphone Notebook
We’ve all seen notebooks with amusing misuses of the English language. Here’s one English teacher’s take on the subject! Above and below are collections of common notebook covers that students buy and use here in Mongolia. You can be sure that they’re available all over Asia since I know I’ve seen just as bad from … Continue reading Mangled English in Mongolia
The perfect gift for the notebook addict who’s also an alcoholic! Read more at Notebook Flasks – The Digital Reader.
This notebook is one of the gems of my collection because I’ve never seen anything else quite like it. I must have bought this in the early 80s, at one of the various five-and-ten stores in my area. It’s just a generic mass-produced notebook. But this cover just fascinates me! There is something so weird … Continue reading An Unusual 1980s Spiral Notebook
This video has been making the rounds on Facebook and I just love it! Some notebooks and pens make a cameo appearance.
Wow, if this isn’t a hot current events post, I don’t know what is! Ok, there’s a lot more at stake in North Korea than what kind of notebooks Kim Jong-Il’s henchmen are using, but I’m fascinated nonetheless. If this is some home-grown North Korean brand, it could be the most challenging notebook ever to … Continue reading North Korean Notebooks!
How about that: Battlestar Galactica notebooks. Not sure what’s up with that angled corner! But a cool gift for your favorite sci-fi geek! (I watched the original version back in the ’70s, but not the more recent series, so I’m not enough of a sci-fi geek myself to know which incarnation these refer to!) … Continue reading Battlestar Galactica Notebooks
Love this! A notebook designed to look like an old VHS tape. See more at Video Notebook — ACCESSORIES — Better Living Through Design.
Check out my guest post at the LoveNotebooks blog… it’s all about notebook-related Halloween costume ideas!