2011 is already a few days over and I’ve yet to 100% decide what I’m going to do for a diary. I say “diary” and not “planner,” since I tend to use a paper diary only to record past info on diet, exercise, health, and other little notes, as opposed to noting future events. In … Continue reading No 2011 Diary?
Still trying to decide on a 2011 planner? Check out this post for some ideas (though some may only be available in the Philippines): No Frills vs. The Chichi: The Battle of Buying Your 2011 Planner @ ClickTheCity.com Metro.
Here’s a few oldies-but-goodies from my collection, three Roaring Spring spiral notebooks that I bought in 1980 and used between then and 1982. I love the colors– the outside covers are slightly faded and scuffed compared to the inside front covers. The back covers are just plain cardboard. You can see below that I stapled … Continue reading Roaring Spring Spiral Notebooks, Early 1980s
The nice folks at Daycraft recently sent me some more samples of new products from their latest catalog. (See here for my previous Daycraft review.)Â As usual, the designs are colorful and unusual– nothing plain and boring here! I think my favorite is the violin camouflage pattern. I’m not doing a full review this time, … Continue reading Giveaway: New Products from Daycraft
Looks like Moleskine’s 2012 calendars are starting to appear on Amazon.com. Only 3 listings so far, all available as of April 2011: “Moleskine 2012 12 Month Professional Weekly Planner Vertical Black Hard Cover XLG” “Moleskine 2012 12 Month Cahier Weekly Planner Ginger Pocket” “Moleskine 2012 12 Month Cahier Weekly Planner Wheat Pocket” Ginger and wheat– … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: New Products and 2012 Calendars
I featured Kolby Kirk’s hiking journals here a while ago, but more recently, I came across a post on another blog of his, talking about his first journal. I love how he explored his interests in a variety of topics in these wonderful sketches: The journal itself is pretty neat– a spiral bound sketchbook onto … Continue reading Kolby Kirk’s First Journal
The Kolo Essex Travel Book is an interesting hybrid of a Moleskine-type notebook and a Filofax. From the outside, it looks a lot like a Moleskine, but with some important differences. The binding is cloth, with a window in which you can insert your own image. An elastic band holds it shut. On the back, … Continue reading Review: Kolo Essex Travel Book
Not long ago, I traveled to Istanbul for a vacation. I was of course excited to see what kinds of notebooks I might find there! The only Turkish brand of notebooks I’d ever heard of was Arwey, but oddly enough, I didn’t spot a single Arwey notebook on my trip. I did see some other … Continue reading Notebooks in Istanbul
Here’s some nice looking leather bound journals– they’re not cheap but they can be personalized and would make a nice gift: Graphic Image Leather Journals & Notebooks. I particularly like that travel journal with color maps in the back!
“Deafmessanger” is Kucin, an artist living in Prague. He sells his notebooks, diaries, sketchbooks and postcards in lots of locations around Europe, as well as at Bluestockings and Spoonbill and Sugartown here in NYC. He contacted me a few months ago and offered me a sample journal to review– when I took a look at … Continue reading Review: Handmade Journal by Deafmessanger