Usually, you might think a head of state would have other people do his notetaking, but in Malaysia, the Prime Minister has a habit of carrying a pocket notebook and using it! Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad always carries a small notebook with him and jots down anything that comes to mind about what members of … Continue reading Malaysia’s Prime Minister and His Notebook
I noticed this article recently, and then spotted this Danish notebook brand in a store in Amsterdam. Very nice looking, clean designs. Source: The Best Notebooks For Everyone From Notem Studio | OPUMO
Here’s something to add to my wish list! A $200 limited edition set of facsimile sketchbooks by Françoise Gilot. I highly recommend her book Life with Picasso — it’s a fascinating look not just at Picasso and his work but at Gilot’s own life and thoughts about art. Françoise Gilot, now 96, is best known for … Continue reading Françoise Gilot’s Travel Sketches
Continuing to celebrate my 10th anniversary, today I thought it would be fun to revisit some of the very first “Notebook Addict of the Week” posts and see if their collections have grown over the last decade. Here is the very first addict from November 2008, whose name is Lane. Unfortunately her blog no longer … Continue reading 10 Years of Notebook Addicts
Another oldie but goodie in celebration of 10 years of Notebook Stories. I originally wrote the post below in October 2008 and GeorgieR’s notebook is still one of my favorite “Other People’s Notebooks” posts. I love the density of the pages and the wear on the Filofax binder. Seeing notebooks like this always makes me … Continue reading Revisiting the Past: GeorgieR’s Filofax (2008)
For the Strategist column at NY Magazine, Molly Young reviews the Grids & Guides Notebook and it sounds like she might have a new focus for her notebook addiction! In the past I’ve stocked up on whatever cheap-ish notebook hits these requirements: 1. Sturdy cover (won’t get dented in purse) 2. Opens flat 3. Good … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Molly Young
Notebooks have been in the news in Argentina! More than a dozen people have been arrested in Argentina after notebooks were found detailing what appear to be illicit political payments. They were kept by Oscar Centeno, who was employed as a driver by a public works official and describe delivering bags of cash. It’s quite … Continue reading Bribery Scandal Featuring Notebooks from Argentina
When I first saw this headline, I thought I might have a new notebook addict to write about! But it’s actually a great story about a man who took the initiative to help disadvantaged kids at local schools. I hope he inspires others to do the same! A man went on a shopping spree at … Continue reading “Man goes on Walmart shopping spree, buys 2,000 notebooks”
Several weeks ago, I went to the Renwick Gallery in Washington D.C., where there was a large exhibition about Burning Man, the annual festival in the Nevada desert where lots of creative people gather to enjoy each other’s art and self-expression in a variety of forms. The Renwick exhibition included a couple of notebooks: This … Continue reading Notebooks from Burning Man
An interesting story about a notebook that has become quite powerful as asylum-seekers try to make their way through a chaotic situation at the US border: All conversations stopped when they saw the notebook. Men, women and children — asylum seekers from Central America, Mexico, Africa and beyond — parted to make way for its … Continue reading The Mysterious Notebook of Tijuana