I was contacted several months ago by Jacob Deatherage, the owner of Ex Libris Anonymous, a small company based in Portland, Oregon who make journals by hand using old recycled books. When I agreed to accept a couple of samples for review, I had no idea I’d get this large batch! First of all, I … Continue reading Review: Ex Libris Anonymous Book Cover Journals→
I think this is my favorite Moleskine partnership yet. It actually has a piece of Lego in the cover. My nephew is obsessed with Legos, so this might have to be his next birthday present! Read more at Daily Desired: A Lego-Compatible Moleskine Journal to Devise Secret, Brick-Based Schemes.
This week’s addict blogs at Seize the Dave, where he shows off the nice row of Moleskine Cahiers (and an unidentified wire-o bound notebook) below. Read more about his experience using fountain pens in these notebooks at seize the dave: paper review: moleskine cahier.
JetPens is renowned as a fabulous source of, well, pens… but they also stock a lot of great notebooks too. Brad at Jet Pens was kind enough to send me some samples for review– let’s take a look! These 3 notebooks are give a first impression of sleekness, somehow. The covers are smooth, and they … Continue reading Review: Kokuyo and Maruman Notebooks from Jet Pens→
Steve at Recording Thoughts has written a marathon series on the question “One Notebook or Many?” Now, I suppose you could argue that this isn’t even a question, as you probably wouldn’t be reading this blog if “many” notebooks wasn’t your idea of a good thing! But the issue here is whether to capture all … Continue reading One Notebook or Many?→
I love seeing videos of people flipping through their notebooks, especially colorful art journals like the one below, from Leslie at Comfortble Shoes Studio. Read more at Comfortable Shoes Studio: Journal Flip: Moleskine #3.
This week’s addict is a 21 year old “struggling journalist” who notes: There is no such thing as too many notebooks, after all. =) Here’s a few from her collection: Read more at journals & notebooks « MarlaViray~ marvels, musings and meanderings.
Jenny asks “Do you know of any companies that produce notebooks for keeping track of books read? I remember seeing one at some point, but I didn’t need one then :) As I am now working in a library and reading more, I would like to keep track of what I am reading and whether … Continue reading Questions from Readers→
I got an email a few months ago introducing me to these cool notebook necklaces, handmade by Casey at FartsyArts! My name is Casey and I TOO am a lover of notebooks. Mole skin, spiral, sketchbooks, oh my! I probably have too many but there is something so lovely about having blank notebooks around JUST … Continue reading Notebook Necklaces→
Notebooks, journals, sketchbooks, diaries: in search of the perfect page…