A gorgeous example of a natural historian’s field notes. This belonged to August F. Foerste, an American geologist and paleontologist. From the original article at the Field Book Project website: Field notes are well known to be essential, primary material that provide details about collections and expeditions that aren’t found in published material or specimen … Continue reading August F. Foerste’s Field Notebook
The Kokuyo Sketch Book is a Japanese classic with a cult following. In Japan, this style of notebook is known as Sokuryo Yacho: Sokuryo Yacho = surveying field book, Literally Means A “Surveying Field Notebook.” It’S Often Simply Called “Yacho” By Our Loyal Users. You could compare it to the government issue Memorandum notebooks used by … Continue reading Notebook Review: The Kokuyo Sketch Book
I stumbled across these notebooks via Notizbuchblog.de and love the concept! They are blank journals with various pages of full-color illustrations and information interspersed, so you can learn about a subject while making your own notes about it. The series includes Astronomy, Weather, Butterflies (due February 2018), Home, and Trees. When I first saw the … Continue reading Observer’s Notebooks
I tried to do a lot of my holiday shopping on Small Business Saturday, but still can’t help browsing the Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals to see if I can save a few bucks, for myself or as gifts. Here’s a few things that might be of interest! I absolutely LOVE my Pilot Metropolitan fountain … Continue reading Cyber Monday Deals
Sarah was first featured here as an addict in January 2014. “Notebook addict update. Last fall I sent a photo of my collection which I thought was complete. Over the winter I found notebooks I had missed and since have purchased or added new. 1. Rhodia Spiral bound with graph paper – gift. 2. Rhodia … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week (again):Sarah C.
I thought it would be fun to have a whole week of posts about an old brand of notebooks that used to be ubiquitous and now has become almost– but not quite— extinct: Boorum and Pease. They started out as an independent manufacturer of blank books based in Brooklyn, but since then, they’ve been absorbed … Continue reading This Week’s Theme: Old Notebooks from Boorum & Pease
I forget how I came across this but it’s pretty cool. From a 2008 eBay sale– I wonder who snagged it! Read more at Hang Fire Books: 1919 Electrical Engineer’s Notebook, Abstract Plumbing Poster and 1950s Telefilm Pressbooks.
I’ve been rather fascinated by field books lately. I first owned one when I was in college– I forget where I bought it, but I stumbled on it in a store, thought it looked cool, and ended up using it for some art classes where its durability came in handy. I hadn’t thought about it … Continue reading Review and Giveaway: Elan Pocket-Size Field Book
This week’s addict is Heather at A Penchant for Paper. I really enjoyed her post about her system of using multiple notebooks, including the ones below: “I have multiple notebooks, multiple pens and pencils, and multiple pen cases, all of them equally stuffed full, and I still find myself acquiring more, although not quite as … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: A Penchant for Paper
When I wrote about my Engineer’s Field Notebook, I mentioned that I would love to have a pocket sized version. Well, here’s something that’s sort of close: a pocket size lab notebook from The Book Factory. I’ve written about this company before— they’re based in the US, which is a rarity for notebook makers these … Continue reading Review & Giveaway: Book Factory Notebooks