A Stack of Sketchbooks
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Moleskine Monday: Blythe Woolston’s Love
Blythe Woolston is feeling the love. The author of The Freak Observer shares her affection for Moleskines: I love my own Moleskines. I love to draw things I see when I visit museums. I enjoy the act of writing things out long-hand. That notebook on top has notes for The Freak Observer and for my … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Blythe Woolston’s Love
Notebook Addict of the Week: Candice Ransom
I was very flattered to receive an email from this week’s addict, as she is a highly-regarded children’s author whose books I was already familiar with– the kind of person I’d usually want to ask about their notebook usage, but be too shy to actually do so! Candice wrote 3 blog posts a few months … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Candice Ransom
Moleskine Monday: NYC Drawing
I found this image at a blog called Robobop that unfortunately no longer seems to be active. It was from a post about Moleskine drawings during a trip to New York City. I hope the blog comes back someday, I’d love to see more!
Bella and Marc Chagall’s Sketchbook
Artists’ sketchbooks always fascinate me, and this one has a particularly poignant story: Bella Chagall, the great love of Marc Chagall, began to write in a small hardcover sketchbook in 1942, the year after the couple arrived in New York. On the first eight pages, she translated Yiddish poetry into French as a means of … Continue reading Bella and Marc Chagall’s Sketchbook
Sketchnotes Channel at Core77
 Sketchnotes seem to be more and more popular these days. I think Mike Rohde first coined the phrase and the practice of creating beautiful illustrated notes, but lots of others are getting on the bandwagon, so much so that the design website Core77 is introducing a regular feature on their site, focusing on various examples … Continue reading Sketchnotes Channel at Core77
Simple Handmade Books at Brooklyn Brainery
Have you ever wanted to make your own hand-bound notebook but weren’t quite sure how? There are people out there who will teach you: Simple Handmade Books at Brooklyn Brainery: Inspired by our recent bookbinding class, we’ve been making lots and lots of notebooks lately. So for this month’s Sunday party, we’ll show you the … Continue reading Simple Handmade Books at Brooklyn Brainery
Notebook Addict of the Week: Journal Addict
This week’s addict is such an addict she even calls herself an addict in the title of her blog, Journal Addict. For those of you who don’t already follow Dolly’s blog, it’s well worth reading. She does some notebook reviews but also has lots of great thoughts about how and why we keep journals, as … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Journal Addict
Howard Andrew Jones’ Writing Tools
Here’s a writer who is an enthusiastic advocate for using a pocket notebook, in his case, a Paperblanks. What I’m advocating is having a small notebook (and a mini-pen — those things don’t break when you sit on them, and can fit in a front jeans pocket) ready with you so you can be ready … Continue reading Howard Andrew Jones’ Writing Tools
Blackbird & Peacock
I got an email a while back from a reader named Hope, who along with her husband runs this Etsy shop specializing in hand-decorated journals, cards and postcards. Among their products are Writersblok and Moleskine notebooks with some cool designs: Check out the wares at Blackbird and Peacock.