Here’s someone who is a notebook addict and a bit of a philosopher too, it seems. Many of the notebooks seem to be the red and black ones made in China and sold in stores such as Pearl River Mart in NYC. I have one in my collection that was bought in Boston’s Chinatown many … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Jack Haas→
Did you know that in addition to their ubiquitous water bottles, Nalgene also makes notebooks? Neither did I, but apparently they do! And the notebooks are waterproof, in case you spill the contents of your Nalgene bottle on them. Waterproof notekeeping in the field. Keep records in wet or harsh environments. Spunbonded polyethylene PolyPaper has … Continue reading Nalgene PolyPaper Notebooks→
One of the best things about writing this blog is that I’ve been getting some nice emails from readers with photographs of notebooks. Here’s a few: Carol sends this HUGE notebook: And Jan sends this tiny one, bought in Holland: And Jun shares these photos of a very covetable Japanese surveyor’s notebook: If you have … Continue reading From the Collections of Our Readers→
Reader DJ writes in with this question: I have recently stumbled upon your blog along with some others. I am thrilled to finally have an outlet for my pen and paper passion. I’ve been reading a lot about Rhodia pads and some of the notebooks I already owned. I see that there are different paper … Continue reading Question from a Reader: What Does Paper Weight Affect?→
This blog was one year old on September 12th. 260 posts, about 75,000 unique visitors, 413 comments, and I don’t know how many new notebooks– not bad for a first year! Thanks to everyone who’s been reading, commenting, and sending me great notebook tips, photos and samples! And just let me know if there’s anything … Continue reading I Forgot to Celebrate!→
From an entry at 43 Things: continue writing in my journal Got to get a new one I threw away all my old diaries becuase they were just bad memories and the bad energy just made me miserable. I feel lighter now that i got rid of them… Time to start a new journal. One … Continue reading Throwing Out Old Diaries?→
I bet a lot of people will be all over this one! Director of Social Media at Moleskine This temp-to-perm (Jan 2010) position is a newly created one for Moleskine (www.moleskine.com). The company’s community is constantly growing and evolving with a unique ability to live harmoniously in both analog and digital environments. This position has … Continue reading Moleskine’s Hiring: Director of Social Media→
If you like a snazzily designed notebook that stands out from the crowd, here’s a few to check out, including the ones below: They feature a few I’ve never seen before, but Moleskine was also thrown in, which lowered the unique-ness factor a bit! Cute Notebooks | The Frisky.
I love the look of this notebook: I happened to stumble across it on Amazon, where the description is pretty minimal: 50 pages Handmade paper Black Ink & Cream Paper Hand Inking The 7 Loaves website is equally uninformative as to the size, but claims it can be slipped into a pocket.
Notebooks, journals, sketchbooks, diaries: in search of the perfect page…