A reader named Rebecca tipped me off to this cool-looking pocket calendar from Typotheque: The design is so clean and modern, and it has a nice binding that opens very flat. There are still a few left at the webstore, priced at €15.00. Thanks for the tip, Rebecca!
Here’s something for everyone whose New Year’s Resolution is to start keeping a diary! A few months ago, I was sent a free sample of an interesting journal called Keel’s Simple Diary. It’s quite different from most of the items I’ve reviewed. It’s a sort of hybrid, I guess– perhaps more of a creativity prod … Continue reading Review: The Simple Diary
I think I’m going to have to take a trip up to MoMA! I’m very intrigued by this Bauhaus Box– what exactly is in it?!? “Moleskine, the heir of the legendary notebook used by artists and thinkers from Van Gogh to Hemingway, is pleased to announce the launch of two new products created to celebrate … Continue reading Bauhaus Moleskine at MoMA
You might recognize these as one of the “7 Not-Boring Notebooks” I linked to a while back. They were featured at Jayson Home & Garden as “Bleeker Notebooks”, but they’re also sold by, and perhaps made by a French company called Astier de Villate. It’s probably easier and cheaper to buy them from Jayson, but … Continue reading Astier de Villate Notebooks
If you like a snazzily designed notebook that stands out from the crowd, here’s a few to check out, including the ones below: They feature a few I’ve never seen before, but Moleskine was also thrown in, which lowered the unique-ness factor a bit! Cute Notebooks | The Frisky.
I think I stumbled across Vickerey’s website while looking for retailers that stocked Cavallini journals– but all else was forgotten when I caught a glimpse of these: Here’s Vickerey’s description: Old Style School Quaderno Notebooks (set of 3) These old-school Italian journals are reminiscent of classic academic exercise notebooks (quaderno in Italian). Replete with European … Continue reading Review and Contest: Old Style School Quaderno from Vickerey
They’ve got some very cute notebooks on sale at Orange and Pear. The original prices on these range from $12-25, and they are now priced at $10– nice deal! Orla Kiely’s notebooks are just beautifully made with a cool pear print or her signature stem design embossed on the cover. The inside of her journals … Continue reading Notebooks Marked Down to $10!
These have been a long time coming! I mentioned these forthcoming Miquelrius notebooks during the first month of this blog’s existence. From the Toronto Globe & Mail: He’s already designed for some of the coolest companies (Nike, BMW), showed at the best galleries (Tate Modern, MoMa) and even invaded our homes (with Umbra’s critically acclaimed … Continue reading More on the Joshua Davis Miquelrius Notebooks
I found this fascinating: The Paper Version of the Web. I love seeing the way people think out concepts on paper, especially things like websites, which to me seem almost too fluid and flickering to nail down that way.
By Joshua Davis, to be available soon. (via Hip. Young. Thing)