Notebook Stories

What nice people they are over there at Doane Paper… I’ve been intrigued by their products for a while but hadn’t gotten to the point of buying anything, mainly because you had to buy a set of 3 Utility Notebooks and I just wanted to try one… but by a happy coincidence, I was able [...]

I went to Barnes & Noble today and finally got a close up look at their Ecosystem notebooks.

At first I thought I wouldn’t be able to resist buying one, but the longer I looked at them, the more I felt a bit underwhelmed. First of all, the Union Square store didn’t have a very wide [...]

I am really liking the small squared Piccadilly I’ve switched to as my current daily notebook.

The quality is much improved from the first Piccadilly notebooks I bought– the elastic is tight, the back pocket works, and everything just seems solid. I like the paper, which is nice and smooth and seems to resist more bleed-through [...]

Cute! A notepad that looks like an iPhone!

You can order them from the Australian website– US$17.95 for a set of 3, with standard shipping to anywhere in the world included.
Notepod: The sketchbook for your app ideas.

When I wrote about my Engineer’s Field Notebook, I mentioned that I would love to have a pocket sized version. Well, here’s something that’s sort of close: a pocket size lab notebook from The Book Factory. I’ve written about this company before– they’re based in the US, which is a rarity for notebook makers these [...]

I was very interested in this notebook review at Future; Nostalgic: Review: Asda Executive Notebook.

I love the way this notebook has 3 sections in the back pocket! And the prices seem great too. Drawbacks: there is no pocket size version, and it’s only sold at Asda in the U.K.

I don’t often go to Target, so when I recently did, I was excited to see what sorts of funky stationery they might offer. They had a nice section of colorful notebooks and office supplies, all at very reasonable prices. But of course, the items I purchased ended up being my usual plain black 3.5 [...]

Introducing my first (rather amateurish!) notebook video– this is a look at the notebook I just finished using. I’ll try to post more notebook videos in the future, and if any readers want to submit links to their own YouTube videos of notebooks, I’ll share those too.

The good people at Whitelines were kind enough to send me some samples for review, so let’s take a look!

First impressions: I like the clean, modern look — the drawing-hand logo is cute and the orange and white color scheme is cheery. The colors won’t appeal to everyone, though: if you have modern decor with [...]

According to New York Magazine:
Arriving April 1 from Stockholm, Whitelines notebooks have gray-tone pages that are cool on the eyes ($3 at Kate’s Paperie, 72 Spring St. nr. Crosby St.; 212-941-9816

See more products at the Whitelines web page.
The concept is that the white lines on grey paper is not only easy on the eyes, but [...]