@nrepose I haven’t started using one on a daily basis yet– I just tried them for the review. I might use the little one for a wine journal. in reply to nrepose # If I owned a stationery store, it would be like an alcoholic owning a bar. # There’s still time to enter the … Continue reading Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-02
These have been a long time coming! I mentioned these forthcoming Miquelrius notebooks during the first month of this blog’s existence. From the Toronto Globe & Mail: He’s already designed for some of the coolest companies (Nike, BMW), showed at the best galleries (Tate Modern, MoMa) and even invaded our homes (with Umbra’s critically acclaimed … Continue reading More on the Joshua Davis Miquelrius Notebooks
Here’s a neat item that stretches the definition of “notebook,” or at least turns the clock back on it! Brass and Ivory Pocket Notebook It’s the 18th century version of the PDA. Beautifully crafted here in the US. Based on an original that Jefferson owned. These are made of sturdy brass stock with 4 old … Continue reading Retro and Expensive!
“I am a pen, notebook, and organizational junkie.” So says the owner of these Moleskines: And he just bought some Doane paper notebooks too! Read more at Another Word for Nerd, where he has also posted a review testing various fountain pens and notebooks. Found via The Pen Addict
This Fringe Magazine article shares a title with, and quotes from one of my favorite Joan Didion essays, “On Keeping a Notebook.” In her essay, Didion says she doesn’t keep a notebook as any kind of attempt to record the facts of her daily life or to fossilize the events of the world around her. … Continue reading On “On Keeping a Notebook”
4 more new notebooks arrived this week! # Only about 20 pages to go in my current notebook… time to start picking a new one from the stack! # Thanks for all the RTs, @inkophile, @nrepose, @dowdyism, @kookychick, @diysara # Powered by Twitter Tools.
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 … Continue reading Whitelines Notebooks Review & Giveaway Contest!
@DIYSara @alpratt I bought some more Uniball Signo RT 0.38s. They are wonderfully fine and smooth! JetPens is wonderful. # anyone else having dreamhost problems? my site is down again… # JenPens order arrived! Lotsa pretty colors… # RT @doanepaper What’s the best spiral bound notebook size? 3×5 and 8.5×11 are my faves. # RT … Continue reading Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-18
This is from the New York Times website: After news of President Lincoln’s assassination reached New York, in all arteries and capillaries of the city, shopkeepers designed makeshift shrines to the martyred president. An anonymous diarist walked for miles, drawing sketches of as many storefronts as he could (evidence suggests, but does not confirm, that … Continue reading Lincoln Memorial Diary
I like the covers on these, and am tempted to try to make something similar: apparently they’re held together with just a hair elastic and a bamboo stick. At Screen Prints Blog.