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Two of the above
Hi.
I like Circa for content flexibility and Paperblanks for beauty in a pre-bound book. *Really* love the paperblanks agenda I am using for a journal.
shris
Do you have any picks of
Do you have any picks of your paperblank agenda? You have such great looking notebooks :D
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Pics
Hi.
I don't have any photos of the paperblanks book at the moment, but Paperblanks' web site does. It's the French Ornate Bleu, ISBN 1-55156-614-1 in the old system. It's a weekly horizontal orientation, so each day has a paragraph sized chunk of page.
The pages are cream colored rather than bright white, which is a departure for me, but there are several things I like about the book itself.
1) the cover design
2) magnetic closure
3) two ribbon page-markers
4) envelope at the back if I ever choose to use it
5) page rules are thin, neat, and not too obtrusive
6) good quality paper--smooth and easy to write on
7) overall thin size.
It also comes with a removable address book that slides into the envelope at the back, but I'm not using that either.
Amazon pic of the cover
Page layout of the weekly horizontal format from Paperblanks (it's the second one from the top, just rollover the picture).
shris
Current top three
Top fav: Paperchase squared journal ... got it from Dickens Books (Borders)
2nd fav: Moleskine pocket cahier (Thanks Bob!!!!)
3rd fav: Circa/Rolla
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notebook crazy
I'm so glad you used the keyword "Current." I never would have been able to vote if you had left that word out.
Right now I'm using, daily, a Circa with Levenger paper for notes and plans, a Circa PDA for tasks, a large grid Clairefontaine for math and graphs, a Moleskine for general ideas and thoughts, and a PaperBlank for a daily journal. But, a couple of weeks ago I got:
Treasure Box
And I love scribbling in the Rhodia notebooks, and I can punch the pages an put them in the Circa notebooks.
Now, why do I have no money for new shoes?
I'm not crazy, am I?
Multiple
I like the quality paper like in a Clairefontaine or Moleskine, but I also like the convenience of ring-binding.
Fortunately, I can have BOTH :)
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"I think the surest sign that there is intelligent life out there in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." (Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Waterson)
Current Favorite Notebook
My current favorite is specifically an unlined Moleskine Reporter Notebook. I actually use two: a small one that contains my lists, and a larger one for everything else.
Because it's unlined, I have no visual restraints. Because it's the Reporter Notebook, I can easily write in it vertically, horizontally, or across pages.
I can sketch in it, take notes in it, mind map in it, stuff notes in the back pocket, and easily carry it with me everywhere.
Circaddicted
I've had my circa notebook for a couple weeks now and i absolutely love it. At the moment i'm carrying a junior size. It big enough for everything i could possibly want to right down but small enough for the majority of the bags i might carry on a daily basis.
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I've lost myself and gone to find me, if I get back before I get here, please ask me to wait. - author unknown
Current Favorite notebook
I have been using the Moleskine Reporter notebook but the spine keeps getting weaker and weaker! I have covered it with decorative tape. Since receiving the Circa PDA, I will not go back. I hacked it cutting charcoal and watercolor paper to include for sketching purposes.
Tee
Too much of everything [I love] is just enough.
~Calvin & Hobbes
Digital paper
Hi there,
my favorite notebook is a Logitech Io2 notebook! I write with an Io2 digital pen into that notebook and then download the written document of the pen onto my computer. And the best thing is, they are searchable! Never again flipping through mountains of notebooks for that little piece of info that I know I had somewhere :)
now if only they made planner pages...
cheers
kb
Digital paper planner pages?..
I was interested in this possibility last year and found a planner made to work with the digital pens.
http://www.elephantcalendar.com/?showcase
At the time I wanted something that would work with Outlook. Unfortunately they don't have calendars for 2007 posted, so I guess that means that the technology is not being adopted as quickly as we would like.
What planner pages do you use?
no digital planner pages :)
Hi,
well, I print my Covey calendar and address pages and then just add pages from the DIY core pack, like Actions, Potentials Quicklist, Project details, etc.
The digital notebooks are standard A4 notebooks which I use for notes in the library and brainstorming, panning out ideas, structures for papers, etc. (mindmapping I suppose). It saves me schlepping my laptop around.
I do have a smaller notebook (A7) and post-its, but I tend not to use them.
I am just glad that I have a searchable backup for my notes.
I looked at elephant at the start of the year, but they seemed to have abandoned the project, so I thought it was better to find a PIM software that let's me print directly onto planner paper. Planplus was the only one I found that was completely hassle-free (i.e. no chopping, hole-punching and experimenting with printer margins).
cheers
kb
Last year I found another
Last year I found another company (UK based) that had a digital planner using the e-paper. The pages had checkboxes for tasks, contacts, appointments, etc and it uploaded to their software and put everything in the right place. Now I can't find it, and don't know if they're still publishing their software and paper. I know it wasn't elephant, but I can't remember what it actually was. And I think I found it via the Logitech website, but don't see anything there now.
I'm getting interested in this again, wish I could find it now.
Oxford Easybook
French company Hamelin (oxford) is making (anoto) digital notebooks and agendas :
http://www.oxfordeasybook.com/uk/
I first selected
I first selected Circa/Rollabind, then changed my vote to hand-made, but really, it's a combination of the two because my hand-made notebooks are made with Circa rings and covers.
Three favs, for three reasons
• Circa for flexibility, though I'm still using the next two more often. I may switch permanently to them. Not sure yet.
• Moleskine, because they smell sooooooo gooooooood!!!!!!
• Re-Cover notebooks, because they are 100% recycled and look great!
Currently in awe of the
Currently in awe of the Circa line. Started with Letter size and am branching out. Flexibility is the key here, I can combine all my different size notes, and rearrange as needed.
Circas...
For me, Circa is my favorite, but I actually use several. What I like best about them is that I can put the smallest one in my purse, or even a pocket, and take notes anywhere, and then easily integrate the pages with the rest of the project in my letter size notebook.
Circa, Clairefontaine, AND Moleskine
My first reaction was, "Only one???" It was hard to choose just one since I use Circa and Clairefontaine and Moleskine throughout my day. Since the Clairefontaine paper usually ends up punched for one of my Circa notebooks, I went with Circa because that's the most versatile for me as well as the one I have the most of in use. I use the Moleskine as a journal, while the Circa is used for that and much more.
Homemade Circa/Rolla
Oooh, this is a tough one, since I can usually be found haunting the stationery section, trying to decide how many new notebooks I should (not) pick up.
I'm hooked on the Circa/Rolla system, but all my notebooks are homemade setups with custom covers from various materials -- plastic folders, flexible cutting boards -- and gridded paper or 3x5 cards. And today's project is a super-mini 2x3 circa booklet, just for fun.
Just one?
As for use, it's gotta be my LV Log Book. Inexpensive and great! I also don't go far without a pocket Moleskine. And then there's the vintage US Steel Log books from my grandfather that hold my coffee roasting notes... So many to fill. Gotta go :-)
Jason
-- Coffee and Books, the pleasures of life
-- http://javajeb.wordpress.com
My surprise favorite notebook
Much as I love the idea and feel of the many square-grid pocket Moleskines and especially Miquelrius notebooks I've purchased (both remind me of happy youthful engineering graph-paper days, I think) ...
To my great surprise what I use is Leon's Ultimate Pocket Notebook (UPN) idea. (Thanks again, Leon.)
Print the D*I*Y Hipster templates onto 67# card stock (lighter and less polished than 110# index card stock), punch and put on a big polished O-ring, and you've got interchangeable, quick-handling "pages" that are a joy to write on with a fine-nib fountain pen (all hail the Vanishing Point) and Noodlers ink; dries fast and no feathering or bleed-thru.
A UPN "notebook" probably isn't for everyone, but piece one together and try out its hand feel. For me, "No way" soon became "Waaay!" ;-)
Sweet!!
I'm sorry I missed this post but I was totally pleased to read it. I'm glad I could contribute. :)
My Hipster Mod: The Ultimate Pocket Notebook
http://www.fullcontactgeek.com/FCG/Pages/UPN.html
Two options missing...
My favourite notebooks are Red'n'Black and Pukka. Both have excellent paper quality, and also have my preferred favourite format of tear-out wire bound pages - drilled, not punched. Excellent.
Bhance DotBook
I love my Circa for work (the ability to move pages is great), but for my journal, I am now in love with my Bhance DotBook (light dots let me keep my writing lined up without solid lines - never could write in a straight line). Plus, the paper takes my fountain pen ink really well.