Typophile - Notebooks & Sketchpads? - Comments

You might want to check out

bobfet1 — Thu, 29 May 2008 01:21:59 -0700

You might want to check out some French-ruled paper, which have a really fine ruling. For some reason it is hard for me to find on the internet, but if you find an art store that stocks a lot of Clairefontaine/Rhodia/Exacompta notebooks sometimes they will have it.

You can get a glimpse of it here http://www.bloc-rhodia.fr/Divers/Rulings.html

They call it SÉYÈS (grands carreaux)

What kind of binding? I

Linda Cunningham — Wed, 28 May 2008 06:56:27 -0700

What kind of binding?

I started out with three- and five-hole pamphlet-stitched single signatures (making small ones to tuck into my purse), and have recycled almost every blank book I’ve built in a class or as a model also.

My fave is one I’ve learned recently, a two-needle Japanese sewn binding with multiple signatures: the big advantage to it is that it lays flat, which is pretty nifty. Haven’t found a tutorial for it on the ’net, but there must be one somewhere.

(Edit: no tutorial, but a nice diagram of it can be found on http://www.graemedawes.co.uk/ under “Japanese Bookbinding” and thence “Sewn Styles”: scroll to the bottom to find retchoso.)

Thanks for the feedback.

smongey — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:54:09 -0700

Thanks for the feedback. I’ve been through my fair share of moleskines but am not that fond of them. I was trying to research grids for type design that perhaps I could implement into a day to day notebook format also.

Ah, sorry, I’ll try

tina — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:01:45 -0700

Ah, sorry, I’ll try again:
diary sketchbook
multicolor sketchbook

I generally prefer blank paper, e.g. the Vang Skizzenbuch primo, but this is meanwhile hard to find. So at the moment my favorite is from Muji (there is a search form, but you can search the stationary section as well): the EVA Zipper Double Ringnote. It is available in A5 and A6. There are superfine dots on the paper which don’t distract and the surface is very smooth and a joy to write on. But even better is the integrated semi-opaque plastic zipper bag on the front. Here you can store snippets with notes and even a pencil or whatever use- or playful you fancy. Although I’d wish they’d offer more sizes some day, the A5 is fine to always have in the bag.

I bind my own blank

russellm — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:13:50 -0700

I bind my own blank books.

well that’s just too cool. What kind of binding?

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I’m surprised this forum

innovati — Tue, 27 May 2008 08:24:00 -0700

I’m surprised this forum full of artists didn’t answer with a resounding “MOLESKINE!”

I don’t know how much fun they are, but why don’t you check out FieldNotes. I’ve heard some good stuff from them and I’ve got some on order. Nothing too too special, just nice.

Grids are for squares.

russellm — Tue, 27 May 2008 06:36:45 -0700

Grids are for squares. :¬)
http://typophile.com/node/40188

Personally, I prefer to sketch totally free hand and then formalize things on the computer.

I choose my pads for the paper in them. My all time favourite was chosen for me though.

(Tina - your links aren’t working)

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I bind my own blank books.

Linda Cunningham — Tue, 27 May 2008 06:18:12 -0700

I bind my own blank books.

What about these two from

tina — Mon, 26 May 2008 04:58:37 -0700

What about these two from typotheque: diary sketchbook or multicolor sketchbook?

Toooooooooooooooo many

typerror — Sun, 25 May 2008 19:39:18 -0700

Toooooooooooooooo many lines. Impairs creativity!

Start with a blank piece of paper and then draw the prison you are comfortable with.

Michael

The answer from 400 years

eliason — Sun, 25 May 2008 19:12:19 -0700

The answer from 400 years ago. :-)

I use a legal... or is it an

typerror — Sun, 25 May 2008 18:17:52 -0700

I use a legal... or is it an illegal pad. 8.5 x 11 lined pad. Could I send 20 years worth to you so I can clean up my office?

Michael

Notebooks & Sketchpads?

smongey — Sun, 25 May 2008 16:49:51 -0700

I’m currently in the process of designing my own notebooks suited to my own needs. I have been using simple plain white paper or standard lined pages for years now and I think it’s time for a change. Is there any particular style of notebook or grid system common to type design notebooks? Or are their specific types of notebooks for type design? Any help would be greatly appreciated.