Saturday
notebooks from the philippines that remind me of ice cream
Monday
The First 1000 Days baby journal
Last week, my friend Melissa surprised me at work with this amazing gift: a baby journal by papercut artist Nikki McClure...."A place to record your baby's first puddle, rainbow, blueberry, tree." I'm so excited to start to fill it! I'm thinking the assignment might require the help of a Polaroid Pogo.
Thursday
the museum of notebooks' first mention in a book!
See my yellow and blue "66 notebooks" from Beijing here? They made it on to the cover of Timothy O'Donnell's book about graphic designers' drawings-- Sketchbook: Conceptual Drawings from the World's Most Influential Designers. Timothy mentions the blog in the book, and features a few more images of my notebooks. Anyway, exciting news for the museum......
Monday
yellow and blue notebooks from laos
My old friend Prabda in Bangkok kindly sent me these two notebooks. They're from Laos, and look so handsome together side-by-side. Thanks so much, Prabda!
notebook from a china trip
A classic notebook from China, again courtesy of Prabda in Bangkok. I love the thick calligraphy strokes....they look so dignified. I imagine my grandfather jotting notes in a volume like this, sipping tea on a verandah.....
tamil writing notebook
OK, so this isn't a traditional notebook with blank or lined pages. Rather, it's a writing exercise book in Tamil that I found in an Indian bookstore in Jersey City, NJ. I have such a fondness for these fine red and blue lines that I decided to slip this entry into the museum.
Wednesday
monastery notebook
I can't believe I'd misplaced this notebook for so long! This is from my trip to Tibet in 2001, when I spent a lot of time at Buddhist monasteries. In Samye, I met some very kindly monks and, on the day of my departure, they surprised me with this delicate notepad from their monastery (the oldest monastery in Tibet actually, circa 775AD).
Saturday
green notebook
lee gave this to me when we met and i'm happy to find it and add it to the museum.... a nice simple korean notebook
Sunday
tiny notebook with bird inside
Imagine my surprise when I received a small package on my third day at my new job...and found inside this adorable tiny (3x2 inch) notebook, a gift from my dear friend Henry. He must have known a new notebook would make my transition go much more smoothly... Thank you so very much, Henry!
I adore this little precious bird flying with a notebook in her beak greeting me on the first page. I'd love to hire her to work at the Museum...
Wednesday
monthly planning notebook
i found this at the bookstore at MACBA [museu d'art contemporani] in barcelona. it's similar to my nava notes notebook in that, at first, the notebook appears quite basic, but inside, you find pages that allow you to create your own calendar....Tuesday
le tiger notebook
a gift from abbey on my last day of work. i love the orange, i love the tiger! the backstory on this is that abbey and i love animals. we went to the zoo together a few months ago and brought home tigers. thus, the notebook for my tigerSaturday
Apple Notebook
found this in a little shop in rangoon, burma. makes me wonder: do the burmese know what Apple Computers are?
"notebook from corsica" in use
A French contact commented on my Flickr page that my so-called "notebooks from corsica" are actually designed to be used as tickets. here's a nice example: my ticket from "La Chapelle du Rosaire" designed by Matisse in Vence, France. My philosophy is that you can appropriate anything into a notebook.
Sunday
winner of best notebook paper 2007
notebook by nava notes, a company based out of milan, italy. it looks like any other smart european notebook until you OPEN THE BOOK UP and see the "date it yourself" pages!
rhodia comes out with mini 3x4" notebook
it's a classic beautiful rhodia notebook from france, but in a very small size, like a notebook for a rabbit. after scanning this, i really see just how amazing the rhodia logo is. makes you want to jump on a plane for a trip to the swiss alps
Thursday
Tuesday
united nations notepad
Bought this at the gift shop at the United Nations headquarters, New York City.
notebooks from corsica
I bought this is a tiny stationary shop in bonifacio, corsica. i asked a saleswoman take apart a set of 10 to get me a fresh yellow pad. she was so frustrated she exclaimed, "mon dieu!"
Thursday
Sunday
Girl Notebook
with paper illustration that folds off the cover. measures 3 in. x 2 in. found this in tokyo
Grid-it! Notepad with Jan Tschichold Typography
Found this one in a shop in London. It's got an amazingly subtle font
Wednesday
Playful Notebook
the best chinese notebooks i ever found were (sadly) in tibet....this one i found in a market in lhasa
Panda Robot Notebook
here, my two favorite characters [by Aranzi Aronzo] unite on the front and back of a notebook. found this in tokyo
Smallest Notebook in the World
this measures a few inches tall. found it in a small town in southern Thailand. i reads: "good luck notebook"
Buddhist Notebook
This is technically Buddhist sacrificial paper [paper thrown into a fire as a sacrifice to certain spirits]....but I like to use it as a notebook. Got it in Hong Kong
Cultural Revolution Notebook
This is from during the cultural revolution--my cousin saved it and i found it among his mother's belongings in beijing. no words inside. just this mysterious english writing on the cover...
Peaceful Notebook
hmmm...don't remember where i found this one exactly. but the scenery reminds me of Yangshuo, China
Chairman Mao Notebook
very sad. i found this in lhasa, tibet.UPDATE: According to trium on Flickr: "the man isn't chairman mao!!! he is lei feng who is a very famous soldier in china."
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