I loved this post I stumbled across, in which the writer ponders the different notebooks she’s been using for the “morning pages” exercise recommended in The Artist’s Way: This morning, as I began writing I started thinking about my good old Black ‘n Red. I thought, maybe I should go back and start writing in … Continue reading Feeling Guilty About Notebooks
The readers of this blog continue to challenge my notebook wisdom, proving again that I’m more of an enthusiast than an expert. But maybe others will have suggestions, so I share these with all of you: From Bobby: I’m trying to find a notebook that is “normal” sized ~8.5×11 and is cream/light green colored like … Continue reading Questions from Readers
Michael Williams writes the blog “A Continuous Lean,” which he describes as being “about things. American things, good looking things, well designed things and all sorts of other things.” And here is one of those things: “Perfect and vintage. Bought for $1 in a parking lot in New Jersey (Meadowlands Flea).” Are you jealous now? … Continue reading Vintage Memoranda Book
There were a couple of interesting notebook-related items in yesterday’s New York Times: Investigators looking into Balkan War crimes are still finding evidence— the police raided the Belgrade home of the former Bosnian Serb military leader and found, among other things hidden inside the house’s walls, “18 notebooks of General Mladic’s wartime military diaries.” And … Continue reading Notebooks in the News
This week’s addict says: I am a notebook junkie. I love notebooks and sketchbooks. This is a small selection of what I own — it doesn’t include work notebooks, notebooks in other places in the house, or notebooks on the other shelf. Or really old notebooks. Well, I think she should take some pictures of … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Digital Garden Gnome
I recently got an email from an Austrian designer named Konstantin Schmölzer, who asked me to take a look at his concept for a notebook. His idea is very cool: a notebook with multiple bookmarks that can link from an index page to anywhere in the notebook. Here’s an image of one of his prototypes: … Continue reading Konstantin Schmölzer’s Unique Notebooks
For sale on Etsy! From the listing: This is old store stock from a now defunct shop, and is in BEAUTIFUL CONDITION! Each pad has 60 sheets, and measures 6″ x 9″ – the perfect size for all of your stenographic needs! And that cover art is just TOO MUCH! More at VINTAGE notebook STENOGRAPHER … Continue reading 1960s Steno Pad on Etsy
Alicia Silverstone, the actress who starred in Clueless, has been in the news more recently because of her activism on behalf of environmental causes and her bestselling book The Kind Diet. But she still finds the time to keep a journal: Now, I will admit, I’m still old-school in the fact that I appreciate the … Continue reading Alicia Silverstone Likes Paperwink Journals
Laser, Amber and Deonna are the winners of this week’s giveaway. I’ll be emailing you to get your address! Thanks to everyone else who gave it a shot, and don’t worry, we’ll have more giveaways soon!
This week’s Notebook Addict is writer Martin Wilson, author of What They Always Tell Us. Below are a few that he’s using right now: These include Moleskine, Clairefontaine, and SemiKolon, as well as a new one to me, the “Pearl Pinstripe.” (I guess he must mean these Carolina Pad Pearl Stripe notebooks? He does say … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Martin Wilson