I like the look of this forthcoming book! What a beautiful cover. The Blue Notebook is not available until July 2009, but here’s a teaser: An unforgettable, deeply affecting tribute to the powers of imagination and the resilience of childhood, The Blue Notebook tells the story of Batuk, a precocious 15-year-old girl from rural India … Continue reading The Blue Notebook, by James Levine
Courtesy of Dave’s Mechanical Pencils: The Vespiaries products are all handmade. My notebook is a small hardcover notebook, 140mm tall x 95mm wide x 14mm thick. It oozes sturdiness. The pages are plain unlined white paper. I’m no expert on paper, but this paper feels a little thicker, and has a rougher surface finish than … Continue reading Handmade Notebook by The Vespiary
Check out all these wonderfully collaged journals from Ugly is the New Cute: The owner stumbled across these notebooks after she had to empty out a filing cabinet in order to move it: However what called to me more were the 10+ notebooks & journals from sophomore year in high school through college. I skimmed … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week
Here’s another wonderful notebook from the past. It belonged to James Haden (1790 – 1871), a member of a family engineering firm in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. James was “the partner in the firm who travelled the country erecting, supervising and taking orders for the installation of warm air heating & ventilating stoves and expanding the … Continue reading An Engineer’s Notebook, c.1830
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I’m not sure if these are only available in the UK, but at SimplyMoleskine.com, they’re offering Volant notebooks in two new colors, and Volant Address Books: New in February 2009: Volant Address Books in 3 sizes and 4 colours. The new Volant Address Books have ruled pages with laminated alphabetical tabs, created to be light … Continue reading More New Moleskine Products for Spring 2009
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
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
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
From Goodplum: If you find yourself out and about and needing to make a quick note – maybe you should try turning the pages of a notebook instead of typing something into your phone. The Moleskine Volant mini is 2.5″ by 4″ and has 56 pages – the last 16 which are perforatted for easy … Continue reading Praise for the Mini Moleskine Volant