Notebook Stories

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 while back, I wrote a post mentioning Ecosystem notebooks. Someone at Ecosystem actually noticed, and even though I more or less trashed their whole brand identity, they were kind enough to send me a sample so I could actually review the quality of the product. (Now that’s good marketing.) So, let’s take a look… [...]

If you don’t know where to stop, buy some of these: The Endless Notebook. Each notebook is 32 pages, 4×6″. Ruled and plain paper are available, $7.00 per two-pack.

Today I’m reviewing yet another variant on the basic black notebook that has become so ubiquitous. This time, it’s the Scribe Plain Notebook. An initial impression of this notebook might suggest that it’s just like a Moleskine, but I actually found it more similar to the Pen & Ink notebook I reviewed here, or some [...]

Here’s some funky, colorful notebooks: These 4×3 1/8-inch journals are filled with 48 gridded / perforated sheets, making them perfect for notes on-the-go. And with their five slip pockets and elastic band for security, they’re also a good hiding placce for those secret love notes. They’re only $5 at the GAMA-GO website. Via GAMA-GO’s ‘Pocket [...]

A reader named Rebecca tipped me off to this cool-looking pocket calendar from Typotheque: The design is so clean and modern, and it has a nice binding that opens very flat. There are still a few left at the webstore, priced at €15.00. Thanks for the tip, Rebecca!

I spotted this ad on the New York Times home page and got all excited– yes, this is how big a geek I am, that a mere image like this makes me say “ooh, ooh, what’s that little blue notebook?!?!” But it turned out not to be all that exciting after all. The ad was [...]

Here’s some really cute notebooks featured at Design Inspiration– I love the colors & images. If you’re in NYC, they sell these at ABC Carpet & Home, but be prepared to gasp when you see the price– I didn’t actually jot it down when I saw them, but it was either $23 or $26 (for [...]

I noticed that the Moleskine I’m currently using seemed not to open quite as flat as my previous one. Closer inspection led me to discover that this notebook has only 8 signatures of pages, and the old one had 12. When I looked through various other Moleskines in my collection, I found a mix– most [...]

The other day, I stumbled across an online retailer offering a few styles of Moleskines at low prices, including the Moleskine Pocket Squared notebooks for only about 50 cents each– even once shipping was added in, this was too good a bargain to pass up, so I ordered 5, for a total of $17.15 including [...]