Time for another look through the mailbag! From BMT: This might come under the “fell off the face of the Earth” dept. In the early sixties, possibly 1960 or 1961 a loose leaf company (Mead?) marketed a failed loose leaf product named “Nifty.” Instead of the conventional rings on the left side, it flipped up … Continue reading From Our Readers
Here’s an interesting look at someone who’s made several Japanese album-type sketchbooks using a roll of watercolor paper and some wallpaper samples for the covers: See more at Concertina Sketchbooks » Creative Fidget.
Every page of this notebook is beautiful: For a larger view, see the original on Flickr. Found via J.W.K: Moleskine Art.
Joseph sent me a link to this post about his notebook addiction: On February 12, 2005, I ate a bowl of Special K Vanilla Almond with whole milk for breakfast. On January 16, 2006, my sister and my brother-in-law told me that they were going to have Audrey. On March 19, 2007, I took Brian … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Joseph Bayot
Gerard is a curator and arts educator who emailed me some great photos of his “Idea Books,” which he’s filled nearly 40 of over the years: I love the idea of having notebooks dedicated solely to ideas and creativity. And you know how I can tell Gerard is an extremely creative guy? Look at the … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Gerard
Someone asks i just got one and i like the paper texture alot for pen and markers, but ive never used them for pencil and was wondering how yall feel about them, and how well pencil works on them Lots of comments, both pro and con. See the discussion at deviantART Forum: how do you … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: deviantART Forum Discussion
I’m a longtime fan of the Urban Sketchers website. Small notebooks aren’t necessarily the only way to do urban sketches, but they’re probably the most practical and frequent tool, so the site offers lots of notebook eye-candy, as well as some great art. Here are a few recent favorites: The site has also organized an … Continue reading Urban Sketchers
Check out this nice sketch blog, with some lovely little drawings of everyday things: 365 Journal Entries.
This week’s addict blogs about office supplies at Does This Pen Write?, and based on the photos below, she’s been testing her pens in quite a few notebooks, especially Rhodias. She’s also fond of basic black sketchbooks, Clairefontaine, Ecosystem and others. You can read more about her various notebooks in these posts on her blog.
This week’s addict has quite a stack of super-stuffed Moleskines! One of them has an interesting patterned cover– it’s a Viktor & Rolf limited edition. See more and read the comments at My Moleskine Collection 2006-2010 on Flickr – Photo Sharing!.