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…

I’ve been meaning to post about the Greenroom line of notebooks that are available in most Target stores across the country. They are pretty, fun, eco and cheap. So, what are you waiting for? Next time you need TP and laundry detergent, take a detour down the stationery aisle and pick up a new notebook.…

Use office supply stickers and price dots to create your own tabbed notebook. Fold stickers in half and adhere them to the edge of pages. To do the same thing with the dots, just use one dot on the front and one on the back! Brilliant! (via Martha Stewart Crafts)

Oh, I think I’ve found my new paycheck-eating web site. Poppin creates clean, simple, brightly colored office supplies at reasonable prices. 12 pens for $6 in an array of colors, 10 legal pads for $16 and they are white with pale grey lines (no damned yellow pads, yippee!) They’ve got staplers, laptop sleeves, file folders…

This is a beautiful set of blank notebooks given as a promotional item by Ruby Receptionists. The first cover is embossed, the red is foil stamped with a flat orange and the last book is foil stamped with a gloss black (or letterpressed with black ink — hard to tell from the photo).  Notebooks were…

These notebooks were found at a Manhattan shop called Kiosk and were created by Emilio Braga, a Portuguese family company that’s been in business since 1918. The edging is hand-sponged and coordinate with the brightly colored covers. Purchase a set for $40 (6.5” x 9”, 4.5” x 6.75”). (via Design*Sponge)