The Octaveo “A Year of Sun” undated weekly planner ($44.95 AUD) is a brilliantly sunny yellow, A5 planner with a flexible cover, hand painted yellow page edges and ultramarine blue accents. If anything would make you feel uplifted about planning for the future, it would be this planner. Made in Barcelona and inspired by the Mediterranean,…
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Notebook Review: Back Pocket Notebooks Guitar Notebooks
There are a plethora of options for pocket notebooks these days so its hard to find a product that sets itself apart. Back Pocket Notebooks sets itself apart in a couple truly notable ways. First. Guitars (3 pack for £13.50)! I say this because I believe that when Back Pocket picks themes for their notebook…
Notebook Review: Field Notes “Dime Novel” Edition
Review by Tina Koyama Field Notes Brand’s latest quarterly edition is out: Dime Novel. The notebook itself is a delightful surprise in many ways, but before I get to that, I’ll mention the theme. An homage to the cheap paperback novel of the mid-19th century, Dime Novel was inspired by both the genre’s form and…
Paper Review: Baron Fig Mastermind Dot Grid
Sometimes you need more space to think. A notebook is just not enough room. I used to love those desk pads that were sold at big box stores but the paper was crap. Well, Baron Fig has a solution. The Mastermind Desk Pad ($15). It’s a large “scratch pad” with the same quality paper you’ve come…
Housekeeping: Oops!
There were some WordPress updates and general upkeep and maintenance this week that somehow lead to the accidentally deleting a bunch of things – not that anyone noticed. Including me! But everything has been restored, including the link to The Desk Shop in the sidebar. Sorry for any confusion or navigational issues this week. Please…
Ink Review: Montblanc Miles Davis Jazz Blue
Montblanc Miles Davis Jazz Blue (30ml bottle for $19) was one of those inks I picked up on a whim after I had one of those “fear of missing out” moments earlier this year. Its still available several months later so I don’t know if its a color that will be discontinued or will be…
Photo of the Day: Mechanical & Clutch Pencils
This is my ever-growing collection of vintage and modern lead holders. Some are clutch-style, some are click mechanism and some are revolving release. These do not include the Lady Sheaffer matching fountain pen and pencil sets. I’ll save those for later. The ones on the left are vintage, the ones are the right are modern.…