My Favorite Notebooks


  • Leuchtturm1917

    • Available at Amazon | Blick | Jackson's
    • 251 pages
    • Available in dot grid, plain, 6mm rule, and square grid
    • Hard cover
    • 80gsm paper which resists bleeding and has very little ghosting
    • Can go without a cover but will easily slip into popular leather options as well
    • Ink dries faster than on Tomoe River Paper used in the Hobonichi and Nanami lines
    • Takes most watercolor (especially paints with good quality pigment rather than dye-based)
    • Elastic closure, rounded corners, numbered pages, two bookmarks, and back pocket
    • Acid free and FSC Certified
    • Family-run company based in Germany 
    • My favorite notebook to use as a commonplace book / everyday carry journal


  • Stalogy 365

    • Available at Amazon
    • 368 pages
    • Best all-around bullet journal with square grid pages
    • Sturdy, water-resistant soft cover
    • Bible-thin paper which resists bleeding and ghosting
    • Can go without a cover but will easily slip into popular leather options
    • Ink dries faster than on Tomoe River Paper used in the Hobonichi and Nanami lines
    • Takes most watercolor (especially paints with good quality pigment rather than dye-based wet media)
    • Rounded corners
    • Acid free and FSC Certified
    • Made in Japan
    • My favorite notebook to use as a DIY planner


  • Wanderings

    • Available at Amazon | Etsy
    • Traveler’s notebook inserts available in passport, standard, A5, and larger sizes 
    • Cardstock softcover 
    • Choice of dot grid, plain, 8mm rule, and square grid
    • Takes everything except juicy Sharpie markers 
    • I’m able to work extensively with ink and wash watercolor; there’s absolutely zero bleed-through on the other side of the page 
    • Rounded corners
    • Acid free
    • My favorite notebooks to use as TN inserts




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