Half the fun of traveling (for me, at least) is hunting for unusual local notebook brands. It can also be very disappointing when the hunt turns up nothing but the same-old same-old: global brands like Moleskine and Leuchtturm and Rhodia, which seem to have crowded out smaller regional manufacturers. Fortunately, there are intrepid artisans everywhere, … Continue reading Notebooks from Chile
I probably don’t need to tell you this, but I LOVE notebooks. I am always attracted to all sorts of notebooks. I can’t pass an office supply store without taking a look, even if I’m pretty sure the selection won’t be that interesting. Even the back to school pallets of cheap-o spiral notebooks at Staples … Continue reading Notebook Discontents and Regrets
The Clark Art Institute is a lovely museum in Williamstown, Massachusetts, well worth a trip, especially in summertime. I visited there last summer when there happened to be an exhibit about women artists in Paris in the late 1800s. There were quite a few interesting paintings but one in particular was my favorite, and luckily … Continue reading Women Artists In Paris Notebook
Sarah asks: I wanted to ask your recommendation on a set of notebooks that I can use to journal my entire year so that I can carry them and write in them around one or two months’ worth at a time. I don’t like Moleskine’s thin paper but I am looking for that concept, a … Continue reading Reader Question: Where Can I Get a Set of Monthly Journals?
Nomad Notebooks Background I picked these Nomad Notebooks up from a Kickstarter campaign in 2017. ( I wrote about it in this post.) They raised over $26,000 in a successful campaign, and are still selling notebooks, notebook covers and other products on their website. Their notebooks are were also available on Amazon. (Sometime after I started … Continue reading Nomad Notebooks Review
There’s a notebook for everyone, including sloth lovers: Sloth Trio Notebooks at Francesca’s
This week’s addict blogs about pens, paper and more at The Finer Point. Jenny has accumulated a prodigious collection of Field Notes and other brands of small staple-bound notebooks, both used and unused. I love the way all the used ones look in the first photo– so much color variation but such nice, neat bundles … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Jenny
I first came across the CR Signature Notebook Wallet a few months ago and immediately thought it was a great idea. A notebook and a wallet are both key daily carry items for almost everyone, so shouldn’t there be a good way to combine them? But it’s surprisingly hard to find something that does both … Continue reading Review & Giveaway: CR Brand Notebook Wallets
I love the look of these notebooks– great combination of colors and cute design. They are from Best Made: The specs: 3.5†x 5†96 pages, 1/2†dotted 7†cover ruler Interior conversion table 100lb. cover, 50lb. interior Lay-flat binding https://www.bestmadeco.com
Here we have another Kickstarter project that I decided to support at a modest level. When I saw the design of the LatLon notebooks, I thought it was quite cool-looking, and an interesting concept. Each notebook has a letterpress printed cover featuring the contour lines of the elevation of an island or glacier or the … Continue reading Review: LatLon Notebooks