I was excited to find this, since speedskating is one of my favorite parts of the Winter Olympics: Shani Davis keeps notebooks! Since 2004, he has kept meticulous journals, recording his lap times in training and the smallest details on race days, from what he ate for breakfast to the condition of the ice to … Continue reading Notebooks at the Winter Olympics: Shani Davis
I’d never heard of the band Snow Patrol— does this mean I’m hopelessly uncool and out of it? But anyway, their lead signer, Gary Lightbody, is a notebook user: As for his own lyrics, he keeps notebooks full of them. “Bad, bad words. The day I die I hope those notebooks are incinerated. Some of … Continue reading Snow Patrol: “I hope those notebooks are incinerated.”
I’m sure many of us notebook freaks have often imagined creating the perfect notebook– something that would take elements of notebooks you like and combine them, or somehow correct flaws, or else customize a notebook that is perfect for your exact needs. Here’s an interesting series of posts from a designer who did just that, … Continue reading Design Sojourn Reinvents the Sketchbook
“I’m a writer, and I don’t carry a notebook around with me. Heck, I don’t even carry a pen. Do people even use those anymore? Pens. So old school.“ SACRILEGE!!! Read more at A Writer’s Greatest Tool: the Smartphone | Write to Done.
These look pretty cool, but unfortunately you probably can’t buy one! They seem to have sold out, but hopefully they’ll be back, as they seem to make new batches every so often. For those who cringe at the thought of cool old records being re-purposed this way, here’s a note from the makers at Vinyl … Continue reading Vinyl Collective Handmade Notebooks
This week’s addict is Catherine Sharp, a writer living in Northern Ireland. She got several comments on this article from people confessing that they shared her (our) addiction! I have to say, this may be the first time I’ve posted an addict photo where I couldn’t positively identify a single notebook brand! (I thought one … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Sharp Words
Here’s something very cool from the British Library, which I noticed my friend at notizbuchblog.de posted about recently. On the library’s website, you can look through some wonderful old books, including priceless items like the poet and artist William Blake’s notebook below: See more at Virtual books: images only – The Notebook of William Blake: … Continue reading Notebooks of William Blake and Leonardo da Vinci
These are just gorgeous! This set of eight books is a treasure. The books are the journals of a kasuri weaver/dyer from Omi, an area of Japan (present-day Shiga Prefecture) which produced some of Japan’s finest hemp and ramie kasuri textiles, known as Omi jofu. The books date from 1859 through the beginning of last … Continue reading 19th Century Notebooks From a Japanese Dyeworks
This is a funny story about a lost and found Moleskine and a lost and found suitcase. That reminder to write your name and contact info can save the day! Moleskine Dumpster Diving and Facebook Save the Day – Philip Morris – Proctors, Schenectady NY – timesunion.com – Albany NY.
Nrepose of Unposted tipped me off to this rather nice-looking variation on the classic moleskine-ish notebook: the Little Blue Book, from a website called The Forgetful Gentleman. (They also sell a few styles of cards, which will please all who advocate the preservation of handwritten correspondence.) This may be another case of over-the-top marketing for … Continue reading The Little Blue Book