Win a Piccadilly Journal

The Art of Nonconformity is having a writing contest with many fabulous prizes. Ok, maybe I’d rather win the Business Class upgrade on any American Airlines flight, but one of the other prizes is a Piccadilly journal: A new journal from Piccadilly Journal. This moleskine-alternative is what I’ve been using recently. It’s better than moleskine … Continue reading Win a Piccadilly Journal

James Corner, Landscape Architect

In last Sunday’s New York Times Magazine, there was a feature on James Corner, a landscape architect whose most notable project so far is the newly opened High Line in New York. Here’s one of the things he had to say in his answers to their questionnaire: ALWAYS IN WALLET: I just bought one of … Continue reading James Corner, Landscape Architect

Moleskine Color-a-Month Planner Set

Journaling Arts seems to be one of the first sites stocking the new 12-color box set Moleskine Diary, one of the new Moleskine products introduced this year. I saw these displayed at the Book Expo show a few weeks ago, and it looks like a really nice product. I love the chunky binder, the 12 … Continue reading Moleskine Color-a-Month Planner Set

Moleskine Monday: A Plea for XL Cahiers and Softcover Notebooks

Ever had that sinking feeling that your favorite notebook might have been discontinued? Here’s one person’s gripe at Moleskine: Dear Moleskine, I know in the past I’ve been a little upset, maybe even a little OCD/freaky about your decision to discontinue Extra Large Ruled Cahiers. To add insult to injury this year you introduced two … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: A Plea for XL Cahiers and Softcover Notebooks

¿Te Gustan Los Cuadernos Moleskine?

There’s another Moleskine job opening: Sales Manager for Latin America! In order to respond to the growing business opportunities for Moleskine America, Inc., this position is newly created and will support the sales department with the initiation, implementation and analysis of sales and commercial plans, specifically focusing on the Latin American market. The position will … Continue reading ¿Te Gustan Los Cuadernos Moleskine?

Ne-Yo’s Notebooks

Maybe someday I’ll be able to interview some celebrities about how they use a notebook! I caught this mention of notebooks in an article about the singer Ne-Yo: How do you relax? Writing, not necessarily writing a song, just writing in general. I have little notebooks that I carry around with me; some of them … Continue reading Ne-Yo’s Notebooks

Notebooks as Evidence

An interesting website: tobaccodocuments.org. Apparently, part of the settlement between the tobacco industry and the states that sued it was to make all the documents used as evidence available online. Here’s a link to one example, which happens to be an 8.5 x 11″ spiral notebook made by Roaring Spring/Top Scholar. It’s hard to read, … Continue reading Notebooks as Evidence