Review by Laura Cameron Like many of you, I’m sure, I was excited to receive my Hippo Noto in the mail. I ordered the Turquoise A5 with the cream dot grid paper ($33). When my Hippo Noto arrived, I was first impressed by the packaging. The Hippo Noto comes in a beautiful sturdy black box…
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Notebook Review: Weskin Bookblock
The Weskin Bookblock (£15) is a classic A5 notebook with bookcloth cover, gilt edges and lined paper. The end papers are an interesting geometric design printed in dark grey on ivory paper. The coordinating bellyband is perforated and can be repurposed into a bookmark. The notebook covers are semi-flexible and feature two grosgrain ribbon bookmarks.…
Notebook Review: Panobook
The Panobook from Studio Neat ($20) started its life as a Kickstarter project which quickly exceeded its needed funding goal. Studio Neat had previously launched several products on Kickstarter including several iPhone related items and, as a result, have something of a following in the tech community. So launching a notebook, albeit a notebook specifically…
Notebook Review: Rhodia Heritage Checkered Book Block
I finally purchased a Rhodia Heritage Book Block in the Checkered cover with grid paper ($16.95). It is a composition sized notebook (7.5×9.75″) with 80 sheets. The Book Block is particularly appealing for the exposed stitching and the Rhodia/Clairefontaine 90gsm paper. Besides the stitching, the Heritage editions include a table of contents, numbered pages and…
Tag Team Review: Moo Softcover Journal
Review by Ana Reinert and Laura Cameron: Since both Laura and I have acquired several of the same products, we have decided to do some “tag team” reviews where we provide two points of view. Since our experience levels differ and our tastes differ, sometimes our opinions will be similar and sometimes they won’t. We…
Notebook Review: Nuuna Journal
This year was my first year participating in Inktober and I wanted a new notebook to use, so I was thrilled when Ana offered me a Nuuna notebook for review. Nuuna notebooks are produced by Brandbook which is a German Company. The notebooks feature fine Swedish paper with a very subtle light grey dot grid.…
Paper Review: Baron Fig Mastermind Week Pad
Awhile back, I showed off the epic Baron Fig Mastermind Dot Grid pad. The Mastermind is a big freeform notepad in the spirit of the old deskpads. If you are looking for something that’s a little more structured and smaller to help streamline your work week, the new Mastermind Week Pad (3 pads of 18 sheets…