Settling on a new journaling notebook, a mnml digest
A curated journey through five articles, posts and podcasts that are speaking to me this week. Pulled widely from a week’s worth of reading. Shared in ten sentences or fewer. A fun means of reflecting on the blogs I regularly read in a way that spreads the linky love.
My reading this week has me thinking about which notebook should house my next journal. Do I go with a trusted paper or a new-to-me notebook manufacturer? Graph or dotted or lined or blank or reticle or … Good thing this week’s blogosphere is replete with paper reviews.
Introducing Nakabayashi Logical Prime Paper: Ink Friendly and Quick Drying (The Gentleman Stationer). I dig a notebook that prints marks at intervals to ease counting rows and columns. Chalk one point up for the new paper column.
chicken sandwich: midori md notebooks (A Fleeting Ripple). I am currently using an MD notebook for my journal — which supports my minimal cream-colored aesthetic of late. Plus, Midori’s paper performs excellently with liquid inks.
Paper Review — Wearingeul Ink Color Chart Cards (The Well-Appointed Desk). An excellent reminder that my paper choice will showcase some ink properties better than others. Such variance suggests a trusted notebook.
Aesthetic Stationery Brands You Might Not Know (JetPens). Or I could stick to the original plan of rolling into my Graphilo notebook. Reviews suggest long dry times and fantastic demonstrations of inks’ properties.
Kaweco Dia (Too Many Pens). Clean horizontal lines make me want to experiment with blank pages. If so, then I would certainly need a printed writing guide to keep my lines parallel like Monboddo’s.
