Sometimes all you need to carry your writing tools is a good rubber band. These Bandits are rubber bands with a  hook on one end like a bungie cord making it even easier to lasso your supplies together. Definitely one of those “why didn’t I think of that?” inventions! (via quirky)

Put all those notebooks and pens you’ve been collecting to use with the Sketchnotes technique. Its sounds like some NEWFANGLED invention but its mostly a merging of doodling and note-taking to help you process and remember details of meetings, lectures or presentations. Clickthrough to get lots of links and a video that provides an overview…

Its like a calling card for your luggage! Moleskine has introduced the Moleskine luggage tag that uses the same leatherette material used on their hardcover notebooks and inside is a space to include your personal information on the same cream stock as the notebook end papers. Ubiquitous elastic holds it closed and another elastic is…

Minted offers over 70 different calling card designs including ideas for Mommy cards. I had never heard of this before but I’ve seen it a lot in my search for calling card ideas this week. I suspect Mommy cards are way for parents to share contact information with other parents for play dates, car pools…