Moleskine
I picked up another Moleskine (The legendary notebook of Van Gogh, Hemingway and Matisse) last night at Barnes and Nobel.
I now have 4 that I use regularly:
1. Task and Projects - this is a pocket size journal that I use to keep track of what I need to get done on a weekly basis.
2. Fitness - another pocket size that I use to chart my workout routine.
3. Meetings - this is a normal sized journal that I picked up last night to record meeting notes into.
4. Devotions - another normal sized that I use to record scripture, inspirational thoughts, etc.
I listed a few great blogs about Moleskines below. I think they are going to become really big. They are the best journal I have used and they’re packaged right. They even have a pocket size designed around storyboarding. It’s really cool stuff.
Check these out and then pick a few up (B&N or Amazon).
Moleskine Homepage
Fred On Something
Todd Storch
From Where I Sit
April 26th, 2005 at 10:58 am
Great concept! I’ve been looking for notebooks like this for sketching, notes and even the music-ruled as well. If you go to the US Moleskine homepage you would probably never buy one, simply because the American advertising style is all over it and kills it.
There is something elegant about British advertising. It’s steeped in tradition and simplicity. I’ve always liked the British approach to marketing in general. American advertising is so corporate and “clean,” whereas the British counterparts seem to have a simple style that tells a story and places you in another time/place.
I also like British store names, like “Marks & Spencer” and “Fortnum & Mason.” I needed chutney for a recipe I was grilling last week, and in the British section I chose London Pub’s “Major Grey Chutney.” What “major” and “grey” have to do with chutney, I have no clue, but it just sounded cool (and tasted great).
April 27th, 2005 at 1:34 am
Casey has been toting one of those notebooks around since I got here. I never knew what they were called or where to get them. I feel so informed now. Thank you. You have done a service for mankind.