Emma emailed me some photos of her collection, with these comments: My notebook collection isn’t quite as big as a lot of your other readers’ collections, but it’s on its way! I have: three plain Moleskine cahiers, spanning the last month of high school and my first year of college; two plain Moleskine softcovers, spanning … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Emma→
I first discovered Paperback Note via a link at Better Living Through Design. It later turned out I’d made their creator a notebook addict of the week. It makes perfect sense that Herman would be so addicted to notebooks, he had to start a company to make them! Paperback Notes Notebooks are made of old … Continue reading Review and Giveaway: Paperback Note→
This is pretty cute: This “great†writing set features the Great Lakes – Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior! The set includes a notebook and 5 pencils. The notebook is a blue softcover Moleskine Cahier notebook silkscreened with a silhouette of the lakes in light blue. It’s perfect for taking notes or doodles and is … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Great Lakes Writing Set on Etsy→
Spotted at BookExpo last week: a new Moleskine design with retro cassette tape art on the cover. Very cute… though I suspect they stole the idea from people on Etsy who have already done similar designs… (see here and here ). Moleskine says this limited edition was designed to commemorate the 50th birthday of the … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Retro Cassette→
I got an email a few months ago introducing me to these cool notebook necklaces, handmade by Casey at FartsyArts! My name is Casey and I TOO am a lover of notebooks. Mole skin, spiral, sketchbooks, oh my! I probably have too many but there is something so lovely about having blank notebooks around JUST … Continue reading Notebook Necklaces→
If you have ever wanted an inside look at the workshop and process of an artist who sells customized Moleskines on Etsy, check this out: Read more here: falling feathers – new moleskine journals |.
Some more tips and questions from our mailbox: Christa’s hand-drawn Moleskines celebrating San Francisco, made to order with your name included in the design: Paul spotted the RoadPro brand of notebooks at a truckstop in Ohio. I’ve seen these at truckstops too, and also wondered why there would be a brand of notebooks exclusive … Continue reading From the Readers→
Here’s an interesting article– not about notebooks in itself, really, it brings up some interesting questions about how people “recycle” vintage imagery for stationery and other products.  Two young women in Cincinnati are testing the fringes of Fabulous Fifties nostalgia by selling reproductions of 1955 police mug shots. And their company, Larken Design, … Continue reading Notebooks Featuring Old Mug Shots→
Notebooks, journals, sketchbooks, diaries: in search of the perfect page…