The big news just before the holidays was the launch of the new NockCo DotDash Pocket Notebooks. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on these. Everything NockCo has done thus far has been excellent and I expected no less from these pocket notebooks.
Inside the front cover is space to include personal information and notes. There’s also a message at the bottom that if the notebook is found, to contact NockCo directly. I’m not entirely sure what NockCo will do but if you include your name and contact info, they might be able to cross-reference with your order history and reunite you with your notebook. So best fill this in!
A set of three books is just $9, each book opens at the top like a reporter pad and features white 50lb paper with the DotDash grid pattern in a light grey color. Each pad is 3.5″x5.5″ and includes 48 pages and bright yellow card stock covers.
The pads will fit easily into NockCo’s Maryapple and Hightower folios with easy access to your notes without removing the pad to write your notes.
On the inside of the back cover is the printing information. These are first editions, for what its worth.
In writing tests, most of the pens I tried wrote well on the smooth stock. There was a little softening on the wider nibbed fountain pens but no true feathering or splining (you know, those shoots of ink caught by the fibers in the paper that often happen in Moleskines?)
From the reverse, there’s some show through mostly with the fountain pen inks. In a flip pad though, the likelihood of writing on the reverse side of the paper is pretty slim. I sort of wish the pages were perforated to make it easier to remove pages.
Overall, I really like these pads. I do hope that there are other colors offered for the covers in the future. The bright yellow is fun but other colors would be fun.
Now…
THE GIVEAWAY: I have an extra set of three DotDash notebooks available to giveaway. Leave a message in the comments and tell me what color covers you’d like to see next (or if you love the yellow ones) to be entered to win.
FINE PRINT: All entries must be submitted by 10pm CST on Tuesday, January 13, 2015. All entries must be submitted at wellappointeddesk.com, not Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook, okay? Winner will be announced on Wednesday. Winner will be selected by random number generator from entries that played by the rules (see above). Please include your email address in the comment form so that I can contact you if you win. I will not save email addresses or sell them to anyone — pinky swear. If winner does not respond within 30 days, I will draw a new giveaway winner. This giveaway is open to all readers.
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Neat review!
I’d love to see an army green, a desert tan, chocolate brown, and black.
Red! Always red!
Would live to see a cover done in Orange.
I love the yellow. It is easy to spot in your ‘stuff”. It should be a signature color.
lime green, orange or turquoise!
I would like to see a pretty Spring green or purple cover for these notebooks. Orange would be pretty, too.
Blue (like the color of my Chimneytops!)
Not terribly exciting, but I’d love some solid black, so I could feel like a police detective!
My favorite color has always been dark green. I’d love to see it next.
I would love to have a set, and I think orange would be an awesome next color (said from snowy Northern Indiana, USA.) Thanks for both the review and the give away!
Orange!
The yellow is really happy but you can’t go wrong with a moss green.
Blue because it’s a winter color
I’d love to see purple covers next.
I’ve meaning to try these out, but have few FN packs to make my way through first. I’m now even more so interested, knowing they behave well with FP ink.
Indigo!
I quite like the yellow but I would not mind having one in oxblood red.
The fantastic navy blue colour that Nock use on their cases. Love it.
Another vote for orange here.
Great review. I’d love to see a blue or black cover, but I do like the yellow.
I’d love to see khaki.
I’ve always liked sleek black covers.
I love these yellow colours, but I’d also love to see a bright green cover.
This yellow doesn’t do much for me, but a bright lime green or magenta would do it!
Midnight on the outside and foliage in the inside! 🙂
Peacock Blue with a simple arabesque design over it.
Love the yellow; and, like a few above, would love to see a bright green too (and an orange down the track) 😀
The yellow covers are lovely. Turquoise and lime green would be nice too!
Would love to see a pale blue color with the NockCo logo in white.
The yellow is great, but I think a royal blue (or maybe turquoise) would be nice as well.
Oh, that yellow is quite nice. Silver would feel pretty special, too.
Orange
Personally, I’d prefer some more subdued color choices for the cover: black, grey, dark blue or navy, etc.
A deep burgundy red.
I love that ferocious canary yellow they’ve got going. Never lose that behind the couch, that’s for sure.
I’d love to see a deep blue.
A cheery sky blue would go well with the yellow ones!
GREEN. GREEN. Emerald green. Grass green. Leafy green. In-your-face green. GREEN.
A nice warm grey or a subdued green would work well. The yellow is refreshing though. Thanks for the review and giveaway!
Lime green would be sweet !
So, Yellow is fantastic! but – green, any kind of deep-forest or jade green would be even perfecter (is that even a word???)
And hey, what kind of a neat Kaweco pen is that?
I love the yellow ones! Hope I win.
John Meldorf
The yellow is great. But if I had to pick another color, I’d probably go with blue (but that’s my answer for all things color-related haha).
Perhaps a nice burgundy or deep forest green!
I would love to see reverse colors, orange with a yellow logo.
Orange, with a Greek blue ink.
I would like turquoise
I like the yellow, but orange would be nice, too.
Orange, maybe orange and black.
Black of course! Actually some in the colors that the Nock Co cases are would look nice.
Teal.
Green covers. Definitely green covers are needed.
I would love to see Orange next.
these are awesome! i would love to see them in highlighter colors.
I love the yellow ones
Orange next, then green.
Bright pink or aqua blue.
Love it! Opens reporter style. Because of the shade of yellow used…I’d also like to see a red or a green in these. Is it weird that I’m excited that it shows first printing on the inside cover?
Been using Field Notes for years but would like to try the Nock. Dig the yellow tho.
I would like to see earth tone covers.
Love to see some dark orange covers But, I’d settle for winning some yellow ones!
PinK
Would love to try these!
I would like to try these out and compare against the rhodia pads
Silver covers would be cool.
Black. And orange. 🙂
Greeeeeen!
Teal 😛
Love the yellow. Harder to lose ’em.
Orange
red would be a cool color for these
I like the yellow, but aqua or mint would be awesome.
The yellow is cool, but a copper orange to match the soon-to-be-mine 2015 Lamy Al-Star LE would be even better!
The yellow is nice but I’d also love to see a dark green
I love the yellow covers because they add a bright pop of sunshine! 🙂
A nice bright blue for me. Thanks for the great giveaway!
Tardis blue
“What color?” is easy for me… ORANGE! It’s my favorite color! When people ask me why, I describe it as a “happy red.” Red is a bright color, but it’s traditionally angry – red lights, stop signs, mad emoji, etc. Orange is just as bright, but isn’t so angry! 🙂 Give me an orange cover!
Charcoal gray
Would love to see green and a deep, royal purple as cover colours.
The yellow would be fun, thanks
robin blue
Soft, pastel blue.
I’d probably rush out and buy immediately if they were a perfect shade of light blue. e.g. my eye color, I go crazy for things that are close to my eyes.
The yellow looks awesome, but I’d love it even more if they were available in bright green or a deep blue
I think the yellow looks great!
Yellow is nice, but I like my notebooks in browns and greys. Thanks!
Yellow IS pretty neat, especially visibility-in-purse wise. Would love to see blue and teal as well though 🙂
Blue. Any blue but baby.
Candy apple red!
I really like that yellow!
I like the yellow, so you can find it easily.
A bright blue or green would also be nice.
I love yellow, it is my favorite color, my house is yellow. What a great size for carrying in my yellow trimmed wristlet.
I think I would like a color a bit more understated like blue, light blue, grey, butter yellow. Thanks for the giveaway.
Black and orange, but I don’t know if rhodia would be a little miffed
Red is the color
I love the yellow, but purple would be pretty fabulous.
Yellow would be best for me. I would never find it otherwise.
These notebooks are lovely! I would also love to see pink ones 😉
I like the yellow, maybe a three pack with an assortment of colors. Thanks for the give away. I would like to try these pocket books.
Purple.
Kelly green.
Royal purple/violet 🙂
Navy Blue
Bright yellow
Personally, I’d love to see some lovely Wine red or a nice dark green, I’m a big fan of dark but warm colours.
I like the yellow. An orange would be nice too.
purple or yellow.
Black!
Cardinal Red
I’m more of a jewel tones/muted colors person than a screaming neon colors person, although at the same time I do love that bright yellow. I would also love an autumnal colors set, with wine/gray/cream/deep orange/dark green.
I love the yellow. I wonder how the would look in teal or British racing green?
Black or Red!
Classic red.
orange
Really Cool little notebook. I wonder if their goal is to challenge the Field Notes brand with this concept. I would love to see a Royal Blue color or even a pattern.
Orange
a bright royal blue
I would love to see teal!
Orange, or a nice forest green.
a bright rainbow pallete would be neat.
Orange
I love the yellow. Or, how about hot pink?
Purple, of course!
Grass Stain Green, maybe?
Orange will probably come anyway, so I say gray.
Black or red.
The yellow looks really cool, maybe a lime green
Would love a navy blue one! Yellow is great and cheerful too!
I am a fan of yellow so all shades work for me
Red or black!
Purple of course! And the yellow is awesome too!
Burgundy or Black
Those look great! Blue, black and grey covers would be nice additions
Orange!!
I would like to see black.
The yellow is perfect! Happiness in a notebook.
I like the yellow! But pink would also be great.
I would love to see a nice black or navy cover to go with my navy Hightower
Orange or robin’s egg blue