Moleskine recently unveiled their new Art Plus Sketch Album which explicitly called out the weight of the paper stock on new books is 120 gsm (80lb). Its a cardstock cover book available as a pocket or large “reporter style” though they show it used horizontally on the site, or a 7.5″ square size. Each book…
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Review: Campus A4 Pad
Beneath the rather banal cover of the Kokuyo Campus Report Pad A4 ($4.10), hides some pretty amazing paper. When I first peeled back the flimsy cover, I was greeted by the undersheet and went “Hmmm, is this what I ordered?” After flipping past that, I realized that the paper was actually blissfully blank and a…
Tad Carpenter’s Typewriter Notebook
Tad Carpenter, a Kansas City illustration celebrity, has recently produced a notebook with a great typewriter illustration on the cover. The notebook is softback with a textured cardstock cover and each page is lined. On the inside covers are pencil patterns and on the front cover it says “Inspiration is Everywhere”. There’s a place on…
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Pens: Review: ACME Studio Rollerball and Fountain Pen (via J Robert Lennon) Zebra Prefill 3 Color Mutli-Pen (via No Pen Intended) Buying a Grail Pen (via Ed Jelley) What’s your favorite pen? (via Gizmodo) Pentel Energel Multiple Pen Review (via That One Pen) It’s all about the money boys #2: sub £20 pens (via A…
Review: Gallery Leather Notebooks
Gallery Leather kindly sent me two of their leather bound notebooks: the lime green cover is the Travel Journal ($20) and the black cover is the Oporto Journal ($20). Both books feature real leather covers and ribbon bookmark. These are clean, simple journals with rounded corners and speckled paper endpapers. Neither book has a back…
Review: Rhodia No. 18 Uni-Blank Pad
I’ve finally been wooed into trying the Rhodia pads for pen and ink reviews. I chose the Rhodia Pad No. 18 ($14.50) with the black cover. The large size (8.25″ x 11.75″) gives me plenty of real estate. The pages tear from the top with a smooth microperf and the cover folds neatly out of…
Ask The Desk: Notebook Questions
Sandy asks: Can you please explain what is meant by “volant” and “cahier” in regards to noyebook types? Especially volant, I do not get why a notebook is called by these two names. What am I looking for when I want one of these? Cahier and Volant are terms Moleskine uses to describe two of…