One of my readers needs your help! She bought this notebook at Hobby Lobby, but she’s wondering if they can be purchased anywhere else. I’ve never seen this exact brand, and my own web searching has produced no leads. It’s hard to tell from the photos, but it looks similar to the Pen & Ink … Continue reading Help A Reader Find This Sketchbook!
The new extra-large Moleskine Folio line is now in stock at Amazon. Listing for all the 2010 planners and new City guides are also showing up, though they’re not in stock yet. You can see all the new items here. There are several pages to scroll through, so use these links if you are just … Continue reading Just Ordered Some New Moleskine Folio Items!
Sometimes I think architects have the best notebooks. This one, from architect Lebbeus Woods, is certainly a great example: In the architect’s own words: For a period of ten years, a part of my practice was carried on in a space of ten by fifteen by two centimeters—one might call it an extreme space. Beginning … Continue reading Lebbeus Woods’ Notebook
Happy New Year! I am glad to report that during my holiday hiatus, I received several new notebooks as Christmas gifts: From my mom: a Moleskine Pocket Sketchbook, a Cachet Sketch Book, and a small Strathmore Drawing Pad (along with some nice drawing pencils). From a friend: a Moleskine Japanese Album and a Moleskine Weekly … Continue reading Notebooks Received as Gifts
After looking at various attributes of the Moleskine, HandBook, Derwent, and Pen & Ink sketchbooks (see Part 1 and Part 2 of this review), let’s sum up a few key points about these 4 very similar notebooks. Moleskine: Made in China 80 pages Price: $10-15, depending on retailer Where to Buy: Amazon and all major … Continue reading Four Notebooks Reviewed Part 3: Moleskine, HandBook, Derwent and Pen & Ink
In the first part of this review, I discussed the outward appearance of four similar pocket sketchbooks, the Moleskine, the Pen & Ink Journal, the HandBook, and the Derwent Journal. Now I’ll look at the insides. Rather than bore you with repeated photos of almost identical things, I’ll just point out a few details that … Continue reading Four Notebooks Reviewed Part 2
The notebooks I use most frequently are hard cover pocket sketchbooks, with heavy unlined paper that is suitable for various kinds of ink, pencil, and watercolor paints. I like to doodle and draw sometimes, so this type of notebook works well for me even though I also tend to use them for keeping a journal. … Continue reading Four Notebooks Reviewed Part 1: Moleskine, HandBook, Derwent, Pen & Ink
This person has 15 notebooks going! Wow! See the Flickr page for a description of how each one is used, including one for pasting in photographs, a “private diary,” a “public journal,” and a “daily planner/food journal”.
If you think you’re bad, check out this post. I counted 8 notebooks currently in active use, and she says these are just the ones she uses frequently!
I was happy to find this post, where the author talks about owning lots of journals and wanting to be better about filling them: Do any of you have any suggestions for how I can really get on track with writing/drawing at least a little bit every single day? But best of all, she linked … Continue reading How to Keep a Colorful Daily Journal