I got into notebooks by way of a fountain pen addiction. I'm currently using a Rhodia Guidebook that I use as a long-form Bujo, an Artist's Loft dot grid as a commonplace book, and a Midori 5 Year Diary as a record of the descent of America into chaos as despotism.
I use them for:
- Sketching. Royal Talens ArtCreation sktechbooks in A5 size. Plain paper
- Journaling (I'm the admin of !journaling@sh.itjust.works) in the same sketchbook I just mentioned (they're great with fountain pens). Plain paper.
- Quick note-taking on the go, in a pocket notebook (Clairefontaine).
I almost entirely quit digital note-taking (I do have a blog, though). I take all my notes on good old index cards that I store in my own version of the Zettelkasten.
I have always wanted to try Clairefontaine. They are not super popular in Aus (where I am from) and I have never seen them here in Japan, but I hear that they are really nice to write in.
They are quite nice indeed—not Tomoe River Paper nice but is there anything that is?—but still great. Paper is smooth and will hold fine with most fountain pen save the wettest Medium or broader.
They are not super popular in Aus (where I am from) and I have never seen them here in Japan
You may want to check if you can find the Rhodia brand instead (somehow, they're the same-ish company). They're often available in office supply stores.
Notebooks
Welcome to the Notebooks community on Lemmy!
Share your collection, use cases, note-taking methods, pens, and accessories as you see fit.
You are welcome to share your journaling here too. Anything involving a notebook is welcome!