Just in case you haven’t seen it elsewhere, I had to post this photo from an article in Vanity Fair, displaying the notebook collection of the late John Hughes, the creator of all those memorable 1980’s teen films such as Pretty in Pink. I first came across it at Pocket Blonde, and two readers also … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: John Hughes
I love this sketchbook cover: From accidental mysteries: John Hendrix Sketchbook Cover.
Jessica compares a Moleskine sketchbook to a Greenapple notebook, a much less expensive brand found in the Philippines. Her comments: different elastic, doesn’t open as flat, and the paper is whiter and coarser. Worth a try at about 1/4 the price of a Moleskine! (At least if you live in the Philippines.) Has anyone else … Continue reading Moleskine vs. Greenapple
Travis the Trout shares this photo of his stash, at least part of it! The notebook collection here is very different from my eye-candy ones of my childhood when my collection was all about the look, now my notebooks also have a more academic appeal. My intentions are to weed out the practical from the … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Travisthetrout
Here’s a big batch of notebooks, all donated for underprivileged kids attending government schools in India: And here’s some of the kids who are using them now: What a great idea… Read more at Notebook Distribution Program @ HD Kote « i Thought, i Think i’d Blog – Sandeep.
A while back, a reader named Gil wrote to ask for help in finding an elusive notebook. I’m stumped, so I’m turning the question over to all you other notebook fans! Gil says: “i’ve been trying desperately to locate any surviving specimens of a spiral notebook i used as a junior high student in 1968-1970. … Continue reading Question from a Reader: Covered Spiral Notebook
It’s a photograph of a PAINTING of notebooks. Lovely! Click on the image to see more from the artist’s Flickr photostream.
Our latest addict of the week is Hannah, who blogs at Slightly Lovely. Here’s her stash: And here’s what she has to say about them: This is a pile of notebooks gathered from around my bedroom (I’m sure there are more hidden on shelves, in closets & drawers). In this pile, there are spiral notebooks, … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Hannah
I’d never heard of the band Snow Patrol— does this mean I’m hopelessly uncool and out of it? But anyway, their lead signer, Gary Lightbody, is a notebook user: As for his own lyrics, he keeps notebooks full of them. “Bad, bad words. The day I die I hope those notebooks are incinerated. Some of … Continue reading Snow Patrol: “I hope those notebooks are incinerated.”
I’m sure many of us notebook freaks have often imagined creating the perfect notebook– something that would take elements of notebooks you like and combine them, or somehow correct flaws, or else customize a notebook that is perfect for your exact needs. Here’s an interesting series of posts from a designer who did just that, … Continue reading Design Sojourn Reinvents the Sketchbook