A&O are very attractive, with their design, marketing and story telling. I would also like to maybe try a bit of dryish watercoloring in small areas of a page if possible.I feel like my wish list must be too long and that is maybe the hang up. Just to add, I was not trying to look down on anybody or anything in my comment, I am not a native english speaker and cannot always finetune the nuances in my text. I did not. My obsession with stationery will help YOU choose the perfect notebook, too. There is a big difference between the papers in the two. I read the whole thing. Do you know of a 160 gsm journal that has a square grid? I didnt want to order a notebook on amazon and I always like to order things from local shops and websites. Please let me know where i need to put my email address in to be able to download this link. Thanks so much for doing this thorough review. would drive me nuts! Orders placed before midday Mondayto Friday will normally be sent out the same day. this whole post is amazing. But that seems like splitting hairs here, so were just going to pretend they mean the same thing for now. Besides the actual journal reviews below, Im also going to cover my method for reviewing and choosing my favorites as well as a list of the, I want to be very clear about this part before we dive into the reviews. I dont know anyone who says they like or tolerate bleed-through. Its too solemn, if that makes sense. I was a bit disappointed you didnt focus on where the products are made. Then at the end of May, I made a purchase of a Galen Leather handcrafted notebook cover. Midori/Travelers Company lightweight notebooks aren't marketed as Tomoe River, but I've compared them and couldn't find any differences myself so that's also a (slightly cheaper) option. No pages for contents, No map of the world to mark with your travels, and no imperial to metric conversion page, or handy page to check what your shoe size is in the Philippines. And, almost unnoticeable at first, there are times in tiny digits down the edge of the grid. Thanks for your help, I ended up buying a Tomoe River notebook from gouletpens. I have a Nuuna as well, but definitely prefer Leuchtturm and will buy it again when the current bujo ends. I think I just figured out that I would prefer the Tekukor (although I love the colors of the Scribbles). I was just looking for a book in a brick and mortar shop, and I found many books that did not open fully. I know countries were offering incentives for factories and manufacturers to move from one country to another. I think Im going to get a new Cork Lemome for work. I only recently heard of the Tekukor (sp?) Thanks so much for checking out the site. I didnt see it in your list but for my first official bujo its a perfect a5 for me. I have way too many interests and meetings. I want to make sure we all know what were talking about before we get too far into this review. OMG! So if you have not tried any of Baron Figs products yet, I would really recommend that you do. Sidenote, my fiance is from the 989 too. Archer and Olive recently sold out and said that they would not be restocking anytime soon, but even if they did your review leaves me skeptical of buying from them. With an unobtrusive 5mm grid format, plus notation for marking date and time, use this notebook to record notes, jot down ideas, sketch layouts, plan schedules, keep a daily log, and more. I also appreciate the humor you included. Thats where things started going downhill. The higher the number, the thicker the paper. Thanks! The link between stationery and people began when people first used a stick to draw on the ground. That was exactly what I was hoping, because I really like the smoothness of the Rhodia paper. [Your spreadsheet is SOoo me! I love it, although Ive been thinking about trying Dingbats or STM next time. I dont use colors pens or markers in my journal. I wonder if some of that Amazon listing oddities have to do with items being out of stock or being restocked in various warehouses. Think of newspaper as uncoated but a glossy magazine as coated. So yes, LT does open flat, but so do almost all of the others. I liked the rustic design and the fact it was dotted and eco-friendly. Personally, I like to use every inch I possibly can before I move onto my next volume. Ghosting and bleeding are major disappointment. Eventually this also led to a lot of shopping involving stationery. The only pen I had any bleed through was the staedtler id been so confused for a long while as to which Id get next like an LT1917?? Im in love with the Dingbats cover, but the Neo Dot looks like the better version of Rhodia. I might need a journal intervention. I am a pen and paper nerd and have tried the L1917, the picadilly, Moleskine and the Exceed. Just click the photo of the journal you want to learn more about and it will open the full review in a new tab. For reference: Notebooks and related stationery: "any aspect of your life which you want to give more conscious attention to can be used as the foundation for a notebook. Coated paper range from very glossy to only slightly glossy the level of coatedness (is that a word?) Its why I started bujo in the first place! The pages are slightly bigger but it is 300g heavier than LT. Thats a lot of space and weight in my back pack with laptop and other stuff I need to carry. Thats because Rhodia uses Clairefontaine paper! A notebook? im coming close to finishing my first bullet journal, which I started in a brand that even I cant remember the name of it did the job and I hate to waste a purchase, so im taking it to the end despite some pretty drastic ghosting and bleeding with my pens. Do you think the Scribbles paper and the Tekukor paper are smoother than the Leuchtturm paper? Im the same way with aggregating and analyzing data points, so endeavor really specks to me! Dont go for the 52gsm paper, although it is wonderful for single side use like letters to show off inks, but its a fountain pen paper that really is worth a try. I just found out about this new company Scrivwell that looks super promising! I just bought a note pad with paper that is only 60 gramms and not coated, but had the other (very very nerdy) important specs I had. Im glad you like it though! I meant to subscribe to comments and forgot, so that is what this comment is for. And comes in A6, B6, and A5 sizes. Royal Talens Ecoline Brush Pens Assorted Set of 5, Canson XL Fluid Mixed Media Spiral Pad A4. I even use watercolour without paying attention to the amount of water I use and I am very pleased with the result (paper wise not artistic wise ?). Have you tried Notebook Therapys Tsuki 160 gsm bullet journals? There are no calendar pages, but Stalogy would probably like us to remind you that they make handy sticky-note style calendar sheets that could stick inside on any page. Have you had a chance to try it? I believe I can make it last for an entire year. keep it close if you add stuff in. I really dont enjoy writing on ultra smooth paper no matter what pen Im using (have not tried fountains yet though.) Thanks! Hi Beth: Im not sure what you mean by refill paper the journals in this article are all hardbound notebooks that dont typically have the ability to be refilled. Some that you might want me to review in a future post, maybe. A5 sizes cover all hours of the day, while the smaller sizes miss out the hours you're more likely to be asleep than planning events. Its really easy to keep on reading. I fixed the binding with some precisely laid packing tape and am still using it as if nothing happened. Im taking the opposite approach with this series of reviews (and the entire website in general). Ive heard the Rhodia Webnotebook is really great. This is exactly what Ive been looking for!! They aim to raise the standard of stationery by removing whatever is unnecessary, leaving behind products so good, they should have already existed. Keep posting! So I started calling my journal a bullet journal (even though I didnt play by all the rules see my Hybrid Bullet Journal System here) and continued to use my journal to keep track of my daily tasks, thoughts, interesting tidbits or quotes, and even for taking notes when I listened to a podcast (another obsession of mine) or read a book. Also would love to see your review of rhodia sometime . I came into your article with the Dingbats Wildlife as my favorite (Im a newbee, this will be my first journal). Not because I dont like my Tekukor or my bullet journal inside of it, but because I know Ive got a massive lineup of amazing books waiting to be used and Im itching to try a new book soon. For more information about sponsored content, affiliate links, and advertising on this website to read the full affiliate disclaimer policy. The only thing I didnt like with the Rhodia was the fact that it didnt have numbered pages. Your question about all one ultimate brand is interesting. If you read all of that, thank you haha, as its more me rambling about myself that saying anything constructive. I appreciate you! Look for the pen first, and then check the 'Refills & Spares' tab for links to the right refills. Thanks for your comment Ive had my eye on the Scrivwell journal for a while but kept resisting buying yet another journal (Ive got so many!). Were NOT going to discuss my obsession with leather in this post. So the Rhodia didnt make the cut. Thank you for the comment about enjoying my voice I totally get what you mean and its something Ive been working on over the years and feel like Ive finally found my groove. Thank you for this! If you are serious about wanting a "bible feel," and not just in the paper, take a look at: http://design-y.near-mint.com/eprecord.html. Their standard notebook is the Confidant (https://www.baronfig.com/tools/confidant) but they also do special editions (guided editions) that use the same paper but contain various kinds of extra features, like their Clear Habit Journal, which is really nice. You provided all the details I couldve wondered about and really helped me in deciding which notebook to go for. Vivian how do you like your Pentalic Art Traveler? I have had an all things stationery and creative obsession since I was a child. Yes the paper is thinner than other journals but I dont mind ghosting. I use it as a mix of journaling and memory collection. paper works well for pen or pencil . ah well! My promise to you is that everything you read here is honest, true, raw and real. The paper is white, which became increasingly important to me over the years. we can totally be best friends! I love their books, and I feel like a review from you could help me better identify what it is that I love! Im curious to know if you have ever used the black, soft-cover InTempo Firenze journal book before and what your thoughts are. If you or anyone else has any thoughts I would appreciate them Im really getting search fatigueLOL! But they were out of stock so I couldnt exactly recommend a notebook that nobody could buy. Would love your opinion on the Midori and Apica A5 journals and the Flexbook (lighter and heavier paper) journals sometime! YouTubers and bloggers were so excited about how great these notebooks were, so I jumped on that bandwagon too. Did you have any issues getting the Lemome Bullet journal (black and yellow) into the Galen cover? Better than LT (although I do enjoy them) and better (for me anyway) than STM. Many brands are not available in Europe or not easily but if I need a separate journal for whatever (writing, learning a language,), Ill try one of the brands you recommend ? If youve made it this far, let me know and Im going to send you a gold star for your bullet journal! I dont know anyone who says they like or tolerate bleed-through. Yes, that means Ill never by a Leuchtturm1917 or even the special edition Bullet Journal Leuchtturm1917 designed by Ryder Carroll if that makes me lose my bullet journalist card, so be it. Ill be checking out QiHeng and Tekukor based on tour thorough work. I was so pissed today when my Leuchtturm got delivered and I started filling it out. Im wondering if they are all owned under the same umbrella but I cannot find any information about it. grams per square meter this is a measure of the paperweight. Cementing my reputation as person who is predictably late to things I just found this review collection. I also use highlighters in my journal. ? We live over in Grand Rapids. I also get bored with notebooks and want something new once Ive been in one for a few months Im already feeling that way about my Tekukor. Tekukor (at your suggestion) Something weird is going on with a couple brands that I either purchased and had planned to purchase more of or just planned to purchase. The LT paper is thinner, so ghosting is more of a problem. I may try one of the thicker 160g/m2 notebooks in the future though to see if its more enjoyable. I found that LOTS more (Im so behind!). Yoh seem to have your finger on the pulse! I also think that if I cannot feel planner peace with a bit of ghosting, that would exclude a lot nice notebooks and paper pads that are otherwise nice. I just filled up my first SuperiorMaker journal that was my work bujo. Nice to see another Michigander online (I peeked at your portfolio great work!). Make a spread of location I really enjoyed. Im skeptical when theres so much hype. Read a and watched the videos of the notebooks that caught my eye. The Editor's Notebook by STLOGY is a handsome, unassuming notebook-planner that can stand up to rigorous use. I hope to help you better understand the notebook brands you already know about and maybe introduce you to some brands youve never heard of before. xD. So, I woulnt suspect that there is a marketing conspiracy behind the positive reviews many people simply love their LTs. I am choosing to include those reviews here because I felt they were worthy enough to include. No ribbon bookmarks. Im not so much a feelings writer or anything but I love all things Japanese stationary and analog letter writing. So, for someone who only uses rollerball ink pens for writing it is great. I started bullet journaling in a Leuchtturm and I got very disappointed very quickly. And they make really awesome notebooks with 100 GSM paper. But it doesnt stop at notebook sizes, of course. In fact, I think Lemome books (suede and cork covers) get the top prize for that feature. Ive had my eye on the Notebook Therapy Tsuki 160gsm. I also have the Victorias Journals Kraft from Aliexpress coming on the slow boat from China Its pages are 120gsm but the cover seems to be very, very thick card rather than a proper hardback so Ill have to see how it holds up once I start using it. Will the 160gsm paper be different the next time you buy one? Im working on a head-to-head comparison of six different 160gsm paper notebooks and Archer & Olive is one of those. Just in case you didnt see mention of it above, there are a couple winners in the group of journals I reviewed. like everyone else, i do wish the date print were larger I received it in less than 48 hours via Amazon, and love the slightly smaller spacing of the dot grid. I do love that Rhodia and Clairefontaine are two paper manufacturers owned by the same company (although each of them still maintains their own paper-making formula, they arent the same). Let me know which one you decide to try next and how you like it. NOTEBOOK vs. JOURNAL for the purposes of this review, Ill be using these two terms interchangeably. ;D. Regarding pages, the difference between 200 and 250 pages is huge to someone who fills in the book economically (like me), it could mean 3 or 4 four months extra in the lifecycle of that book. I love white paper as well. and one of them is the Rhodia. I soon found out that Im a big fan of rollerball in general and the Schmidt P8126 rollerball cartridge in general. s and I realized that this medium was probably better for me. Hi Pam, do you plan on reviewing Stalogy. Hi Pam, Thanks for the reply. Actually holding books in my hands though and seeing how they would feel in my bag with some pens and things I think a softcover A5 is closest to what I would like. Its more cream than the Tekukor or Neo Dot and doesnt have the smoothness that Rhodia paper does (Ive tested their paper in one of the notepads I have). The dates and hours printed in the top and left-hand margins are also subtle, letting you easily use it as a journal or idea book instead of a planner. I use mine for general note-taking away from my desk: The pages are thin basically see through when you write on them. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, Hardcover and Softcover Journals Composition Notebooks Spiral. Thanks for this small comparison. The higher the number, the thicker the paper. Im curious to know if you read the whole thing or if you skipped around and only checked out the journals you were specifically interested in (drop me a comment below and let me know!). Im sure you can understand the obsession. 100% of the time. But I finally caved and made the purchase. Thank you so much for your review! I had to split up the full journal review into two main sections. In fact, Id say that those three are equally smooth. which makes me wonder if they are all one ultimate brand. And right at the top of each page, in tiny letters and numbers, there's every date.
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