Notebook Stories

Some diaries featured in today’s Wall Street Journal…

Quite a while back, I posted a link to a snazzy looking diary by Typotheque. Little did I know that almost two years later, I’d be sent a sample to review!  Seeing this year’s version in person did not disappoint. Here it is: I love the nice clean design, with all its sharp lines and [...]

A fun article in this past weekend’s New York Times: Calendar Wars Pit Electronics Against Paper. A few quotes from paper fans: “I’ve got an iPad, an iPod, I’m on Twitter and Facebook and I’m talking on my BlackBerry now,” said Nelson George, a cultural critic, filmmaker and producer, in a phone interview. “But that’s [...]

I forget how I first heard about Rubberband notebooks, but I emailed them a while back and they sent me a great batch of samples to review. Let’s take a look! First, we have this very snazzy planner. It comes in a slipcase with a paper band around it, and inside you get a nice [...]

This week’s addict has quite a stack of Filofaxes! She also admits to having quite a few other notebooks and agendas, and says these are all unused. She also shows off this rather luscious-looking Hermès agenda! See more at Sheapup’s Flickr photostream.

Chapéu is Portuguese for “hat.” The folks there emailed me and asked me to check out their site, and I’m glad I did. Check out their fun designs! They do notebooks, agendas, and illustrated books, all for sale via their website.

Which came first? The Muji Chronotebook, which seems to have been around since at least May 2008? Or the “new” Picadilly Sundial Agenda, which looks almost identical?

I’ve yet to visit the Muji store in New York, but I used to go to one in London sometimes and always liked it. I never bought any notebooks there, but this is a great review of one: the Chronotebook, which offers a whole new way of looking at a daily planner. Each page spread [...]