She’s baaaack! Kara was our notebook addict of the week back in April, and she’s sent me some follow-up photos of her collection in its current state: Kara says “This past week I had a day off and decided to group all of my journals from every corner of the house to see what … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week (again): Kara
This week’s addict is something of a celebrity: I’m sure you’ve seen the amazing artwork of Mattias Adolfsson— he does incredibly detailed whimsical drawings in Moleskines in a very recognizable style. He’s been featured frequently on various blogs and in books about illustration, sketchbooks and Moleskines. But what I’ve never seen before is his actual … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Mattias Adolfsson
It’s funny, I’m not a big user of prompted journals nowadays, but I remember having a few of them as a kid that I diligently filled out with answers to questions and information about my life. They are fun to look back at now, though the questions were pretty basic and not really very creative … Continue reading Review & Giveaway: VS. Journal by Knock-Knock
Another collection Moleskine sketchbook art, including these: See more at Showcase of Beautiful Moleskine Art | Abduzeedo Design Inspiration & Tutorials.
A few sketchbooks by soldiers, in honor of Veteran’s Day: By WWII veteran Williard Dominick: From the Library of Congress website: And I’ve posted about this before but it’s worth revisiting: A Soldier’s Sketchbook: From the Front Lines of World War II Thank you to all who have served our military, especially those who … Continue reading Veteran’s Day: Soldiers’ Sketchbooks
I love this: Mike Sheehan used a fold-out sketchbook (probably a Moleskine Japanese Album) to capture drawings of people in line to vote. See more at Off-Ramp : Mike Sheehan’s Election Day sketchbook | 89.3 KPCC.
The architect Lebbeus Woods died last week at the age of 72. I posted some images of his notebooks here: Lebbeus Woods’ Notebook. Read more about him: LA Times Obituary
This week’s addict wrote a blog post called A Pile of Notebooks, including the photo and excerpt below: I love notebooks, I love the possibilities that a new notebook holds; the clean blank pages, the elastic band that holds it closed, the ribbon page marker. But, being an obsessive-compulsive, each entry would have to be … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Mark William Jackson
A reader named LC tipped me off to this interesting conference happening this coming weekend at Harvard: “Take Note” brings together scholars from literature, history, media studies, information science, and computer science to explore the past and future roles of note-taking across the university. Panelists will discuss the history of note-taking in different disciplines as … Continue reading Take Note Conference
A wonderful essay by Shateek Palmer, a young man who turned to writing to cope with a difficult life: The first time I ever wrote about my feelings was when my grandmother was placed in the hospital. I was 9 years old. I knew I had to be strong for her, so I wrote about … Continue reading Shateek Palmer: A Teenager Writing in Notebooks