Bright, fun colors help to offset the simple white walls and black work top.
(via sunnys blog)
Cozy koft bed with desk and bookcase below. If I were to squirrel away somewhere, this might be the place you’d find me. Books, computer and bed — all in one place!
(via PBteen)
This Noteletts notebook is a reporter-style pocket notebook with a cloth cover and blank cream pages with a notation in the corner for adding the date. It includes some extras like the ribbon bookmark, world time map and weights and measures. Measuring just 4 5/8” x 3 3/8” its perfectly pocket or purse-sized. $10.50 and available with five different color options for the covers. Other sizes are also available.
(via Letts of London)
This is a simple but appealing DIY wall calender using paint sample chips from the hardware store. Trim each chip, write a number at the top with a paint pen or use a rubber stamp set. The colors are beautiful and the whole project can be done for the cost of some adhesive and a pen.
(via giddygiddy)
I am not a fan of color e-book readers for actual reading. I find the backlit screens to be tiresome to my eyes after awhile and the glossy screens to be all but useless in daylight. I, do however, find e-readers with black-and-white e-ink to be immensely satisfying for reading. I researched for ages trying to decide which of the big e-book readers to purchase: the Kindle from Amazon, the Nook from B+N or the Sony Reader. After a long drawn-out list of pros and cons, my decision came down to font choices and the stock serif face on the Nook was nicer looking than the equivalent face on the Kindle.
The only thing I have not liked on the Nook is the teeny, color touch-screen navigation across the bottom which is quite a battery-eater.
So, I am pleased to see B+N’s newest e-ink reader with a touch black-and-white screen and a battery that could last up to two months. Without the touchscreen at the bottom, the overall size of the unit has decreased making it even more portable. The overall size now if 6.5”x5” which is an inch shorter.
With this longer battery, multiple format options and smaller size, the Nook could become THE e-reader to own. Now, if B+N could just get the prices down on their e-books.
Wifi-enabled version is currently available and selling for $139.
(via Barnes & Noble)
This stunning personal stationery is from French manufacturer G. Lalo who has been in business for almost 100 years. So luxurious. If you’re going to take the time to write a letter, make it something worth remembering from the words on the page to the paper you choose.
(via G. Lalo)
SketchNotes is a series being featured on Core77 about visual note taking. Its not about sketching or drawing specifically but how you can employ some visual communication techniques to note taking that will help you remember a meeting or lecture more clearly. As you can see from the sample image, its not full of beautifully rendered drawings but just uses the paper to create snippets of ideas from the lecture.
(via Core77/Sketchnotes)