I love finding out about notebook brands I’ve never heard of, this time via a fun article from Buzzfeed, by Josephine Wolff. She first talks quite a bit about her notebooking habits: As far back as I can remember, I have been an obsessive keeper and collector of notebooks, devoted to filling them with lists and … Continue reading Josephine Wolff’s Perfect Notebook: Fantasticpaper
I recently got this email from a reader: I’m Riccardo from Italy and I love your blog. I think I have a “problem” with notebooks and paper in general. I want every paper object to be perfect. Today I misspelled my email address in my personal info in my planner and… You can imagine what a … Continue reading Notebooks and Perfectionism
A reader named Lisa kindly sent me these Federal Supply Service notebooks after seeing my post about them having been featured on A Continuous Lean. It was very cool to get my hands on these, as I myself am not a federal employee, and therefore can’t buy them (at least, theoretically. There are places online … Continue reading Review: Federal Supply Service Notebooks
I really enjoyed this post at Pocket Blonde several weeks ago, and had to share it! A custom-made perfect notebook is a dream many of us have, but how many people actually make it a reality? Chuck did– he designed a leather cover and refill pads to create his perfect notebook: I designed this book … Continue reading A Custom-made Perfect Little Black Notebook
Do you have a set of criteria for your perfect notebook? Or do you think you can’t know the perfect notebook until you find it? Or is it impossible to have just one kind of perfect notebook? Did you ever think you knew what the perfect notebook would be only to find out that it … Continue reading How Would You Describe Your Perfect Notebook?
Thanks to a tip from a reader, I found this nice little post by Macy Halford, at the New Yorker’s publishing blog, The Book Bench: Not too tall, not too short, not too fat, not too thin, not too flimsy or with too stiff a spine. And most of all, not with lines too far … Continue reading New Yorker Book Blogger Finds the Perfect Notebook
Here’s an interesting post from Patrick Ng, contemplating all his needs for what would embody the perfect notebook. He’s actually looking into having it manufactured! I’ve spent lots of time thinking about what a perfect notebook would be. The concept has evolved over time: I used to prefer a Filofax-type binder with lots of varied … Continue reading Elements of a Perfect Notebook
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