Mar
30
Spiralling away
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(Image by Hey Paul)
Spiral notebooks whisper to me about the promise of a new term at school, new things to learn, new things to write. With a spiral pad, with a pen clipped inside the coil, I’m ready to take on the world.
Mar
19
Cupcake notepad
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Cupcake notepads are a Good Thing, as far as I’m concerned, as they satisfy two cravings at once, without threatening your waistline. Yes.
(Image by Wedgienet.net - Illustration / Design)
Mar
18
Moleskines love their pencils
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Pencils and moleskins happy together in black and white.
(Photo by Paul Worthington)
Mar
16
Bright patchwork cover
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It’s been a long winter, with much illness and family issues, but spring has come at last. To celebrate, here’s somebody’s handiwork: a notepad with a quilter cover:
(Photo by ejhogbin)
Oct
26
Paper and coffee
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(Image by John Althouse Cohen)
I covet the things in the photo: the coffee, the notebook, the cafe table on the Parisian pavement. Ah, the things I could write there…
Oct
25
Spiralling
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(Image by allyrose18)
These books look much-loved. I’ve got spiral books I’ve had since the first days at uni, earnestly scribbled notes, underlined titles, highlighted definitions.
I keep them out of sheer sentimentality, but they’ve been with me for a long time, those old friends.
Oct
16
Scripts and colours
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(Image by flikr)
I feel for the author of this picture. If you had this many colour pens, wouldn’t you feel a compulsive need to write something - anything! - with them?
Also: black paper. How cool is that?
Oct
9
Pale view of pencil and pad
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(Image by thomaseagle)
Taking great pictures like this one should be easy, but it isn’t. I couldn’t do it. I’d love to go and photograph my vast collection of pens, pads, pencils, cases and folders, and make them look this tasteful and romantic…
Oct
5
Dollar store treasures
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Fine stationery and gold-tipped Monblancs are all very well, but sometimes, a dose of simple cuteness works just as well to satisfy a notepad craving:
(Image by glindsay65)
Sep
24
Lomo Notebook
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(Image by jcmedina)
At first I intended to post a picture of this book just because it’s cute: the sort of notebook that I may want to own. However, I noticed that the comments on this picture on Flickr all talked about a Lomo Notebook as special, and how other people couldn’t wait to get their hands on one.
A little bit of googling revealed that Lomo Notebooks are meant to jog your creativity: the pages aren’t simply blank, but have messages, questions and hints, which are meant to awaken your creative gland. They are sold over on a page dedicated to them, and there are some instructions about using one, too.
Strangely enough, I’m not tempted at all. Sure, it’s cute, but I don’t like my notebooks to talk to me. I like a blank canvas, or maybe a lined or a graphed canvas - but the only text on a page has to be mine.
To each their own, though, and Lomo books seem to have a loyal following.
