frenchnavy83:yeahwriters:theanti-socialist asked:Have any suggestions where one could purchase pract
frenchnavy83:yeahwriters:theanti-socialist asked:Have any suggestions where one could purchase practical, quality (and possibly hyper-organized) notebooks, journals etc.? Thanks! And as always I love the blog. Keep it up!This was a fun one to answer because I enlisted the help of my boyfran, who just started grad school is as particular about his notebooks as the rest of us. He did a lot of research before purchasing his for the semester, and shared this list:Clairefontaine 1951From a review: “There are several things about these notebooks that I love, so let’s start there. Paper quality is one of the highest priorities when selecting a notebook, and the paper used in these notebooks is exceptional. It’s bright, silky smooth, and well-behaved with every ink I’ve used.”Full Reviews | Buy ItLeuchtturm 1917From a review: “What impresses me is that this thinness doesn’t give the paper a cheap feel – quite the contrary in fact. It is something about it that I like very much. I also find it positive that Leuchtturm offers this notebook with no less than four paper layouts.”Full Review | Buy ItLa Compagnie du KraftDescription: “La Compagnie du Kraft is the least productive producer of notebooks in the western world. You could say it’s what makes them special. La Compagnie du Kraft has been making notebooks for professional forest rangers and butchers since 1930. For guys with the hands of a lumberjack.”Reviews | Buy ItRhodia Pocket Web NotebookFrom a review: “Ink takes very well to Rhodia’s paper; no bleed through to the other side or feathering on either my rollerball or my fountain pen. If you are distracted by how poorly standard ruled Moleskine pages take ink, you would be very pleased with this Rhodia notebook.”Reviews | Buy ItBaron FigFrom a review: “Baron Fig started on Kickstarter, was massively successful, and launched a store shortly after. A heartwarming success story to say the least. But, since this is a notebook meant to be written/drawn/sketched/painted(?) in, how does it hold up?”Full Review | Buy It(NEW) Nanami Paper Seven Seas “Writer” Journal (Softcover)From a review: “The paper takes pencil as well as it does wet fountain pen ink, and while the cover is nice and the spine is extremely flexible, the overall aesthetic is low-key and no-fuss — I would not worry, for example, about scuffing or staining the cover.”Full Review | Buy ItQuo Vadis Habana Bound (Softcover)From a review: “I was a bit skeptical about it at first, as the paper is only 85g, but after testing it with about five different pens and various brands of ink, I can definitely say that it performs nearly flawlessly. Even when using a Noodler’s flex, there is no bleed-through, or feathering.”Reviews | Buy ItApica Premium C.D. Notebook (Softcover)From a review: “Of course, where this notebook really shines is the paper. It is silky smooth with no noticeable tooth. I tested fountain pens, felt tip, gel and pencil and all performed lovely with no bleeding or feathering and all dried in a relatively acceptable amount of time. The paper is also fairly opaque so it would be easy to use both sides of the paper making this an even better value.”Full Review | Buy ItAnd finally, boyfran also notes:“NO MOLESKINES THEYRE CRAP AND WERE INVENTED IN THE 90s. I am rankled by their claims to some sort of heritage.”“Also i find the midori travelers notebook to be annoying to use and impractical for actual writing.”If you have a notebook brand that you like, leave a comment on this post or send it to us here!I do have a soft spot in my heart for Moleskines - yes, they’re a bit of a cliché and a wee bit expensive, but they’re very good quality and last forever. I’m a big fan of their A4 softcover notebooks - they generally come in packs of three and they feel like a nicer version of the notebooks we used at school.However, I want ALL of these, RIGHT NOW. -- source link
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