The blog Dooce recently featured a variety of colorful notebooks, perfect for those who prefer more whimsical designs: 1. Flocked Jasmine Journal Set See Jane Work $10 2. Dried Umbel Mini Notebook Jengs Shop $7.50 3. Notebook & Pencil A Plus R Store $18 4. Doughnuts Architectural Journal Edesse Designs $12 5. Do Work Gocco … Continue reading When Plain Covers Just Won’t Cut It
The surprisingly ubiquitous appearance of “Moleskine Cashier” instead of “Cahier.”
Sometimes I think architects have the best notebooks. This one, from architect Lebbeus Woods, is certainly a great example: In the architect’s own words: For a period of ten years, a part of my practice was carried on in a space of ten by fifteen by two centimeters—one might call it an extreme space. Beginning … Continue reading Lebbeus Woods’ Notebook
I have a few notebooks stashed in my desk drawer. These have traveled with me through 3 job changes, but I’ve only used any of them actively for brief periods. The first one is this 4″ x 5 3/4″ Cahier de Toilex made in Japan by Maruman. It’s not my ideal size, but I love … Continue reading Notebooks in My Office
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 … Continue reading Score! 50-cent Moleskines!
If you love Moleskines and want to work with them all day, check these out: Sales Trade Specialist for Moleskine® Specific responsibilities include: • Supporting implementation of action plans with the objective of exceeding sales goals. Support will include data collection and analysis, and researching and developing solutions. • Working to identify and quantify new … Continue reading More Moleskine Jobs
Melinda says: I’ve been journaling since 1992. I began during the summer between my 7th or 8th grade year. I remember that I had a diary even before that, but it was the kind little girls have, with a lock and keepsake box. Someone read it and that was the end of that diary. I … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week
Amazon now has the new red and blue-covered Moleskine Cahiers, in stock and available. They come small and large, and with plain, ruled and squared pages. A nice alternative to the usual black and tan! Red Cahiers Blue Cahiers
Here’s a notebook which evokes bittersweet memories for me… When I was a kid, it seemed like this sort of diary was a common promotional giveaway. Is it just me, or do companies never do this any more? Now it’s all logo pens and flashlights and foam squeeze balls, although logo-embossed notebooks are making a … Continue reading Sandoz Pharmaceutical Diary, 1970s
The other day, I noticed someone using one of these Penguin journals, which I’d previously posted about: I was all excited, as I’ve never seen them for sale anywhere and all the online sources for buying them are based in the UK and it would cost a fortune to get one. While searching, I also … Continue reading Penguin Notebook Spotting!