Review: Piccadilly Wire-O Notebooks

The great folks over at Piccadilly, Inc. were kind enough to send me a couple Wire-O Notebooks to review. I was sent one of the Butterfly and Asian Art covers. First off the cover is nice and thick not easily torn (if even possible), and the colors are extremely vivid. Which, I think is great if our going to be carrying this around daily for note taking; the paper is smooth (200 pages) with a bit of a thick feel.

Specs from the site:
Pages: 200
Inside Pages: Lined
Cover style: Hard Cover
Paper color: White
Paper Quality: 100GSM Wood Free Paper
Binding: Wire-O

Now it might not be the best notebook for fountain pens because some reviewers had issues with bleeding, but if your a regular pen and pencil user then this notebook is smooth sailing for you. With it's great price and nice paper Wire-O is a great everyday notebook.

Review: Myndology Disc Bound Notebooks

myndology graciously sent me a sample of there notebooks
and note cards to review.

Your taking notes and turn the page to continue your thoughts and realize that you just skipped two pages! What do you do: tear the pages out and use them to make airplanes or work on your art skills and draw pictures to remember what your writing. Well with these great notebooks from myndology you don't have to worry about that anymore. Myndology notebooks lets you tear pages out and rearrange them however you like.

Need to make a copy of a page in your notebook, just tear it out and add it back in wherever you like. Working on some poems and want to rearrange the order feel free! Now here's some words from their site:

What is Disc Bound? Innovative. A binding that lets you pull sheets out and put them back in. Freedom to change your mind. Rearrange your thoughts. Even use multiple sizes of paper in one notebook. How many sizes are in yours? What will you do with them? Study? Create? Journal? Reorganize? Sort?

Now what are the note cards, (come in different sizes) description from their website:

Notebook page full? Need a to-do? A note? A page marker? Don't lose it. Snap one of these into any of the Disc Bounds for quick and easy reference. Or use it by itself. Vocabulary study. Memorization. Doodling. E-mail addresses. Versatile. For big thinkers.

On to the ring bound note cards, which come in different sizes:

Keep your thoughts together. Put them in order. Rearrange. Organize. Bring them with you, wherever you go. Pick the size that's right for you. Choose your favorite color. These aren't your everyday flash cards. This is Ring Bound. This is for students, artists and business people. Myndology. Fresh. Smart. Good thinking.


So do I like this style of notebook? YES! Great paper, great look, great idea.

Review: Clairefontaine Wirebound Notebook

Big thanks go out to Karen from Exaclair, Inc. for another great Notebook to review.

* Image taken from Swisherpens.com

Info on Notebook:
* Wirebound
* Multiple Subjects Pages in pale pastel colors: blue, pink, green & yellow with blank index tabs
* Graph w/12 tabs
* 60 sheets 6 3/4" / 8 5/8"


This is a real handy notebook you can divide it up and use as a sectional for classes or as a handy journal. As always extremely smooth paper, which you will find with all Clairefontaine products. If your looking to pick this up head over to The Daily Planner for great prices and selection.

Review: Rhodia Notepads

Have you ever looked and felt a notebook and said, "I'm going to enjoy writing in this one," if so then you know how I felt about the sample notebooks I received from Karen at Exaclair to review. First ones up are the Rhodia Pads we have the Bloc Rhodia N 14 (4.3 x 6.7in), and the Staple bound Graph Pad-Black (looks like a mini-notebook at 3 x 4 3/4in).
I really enjoy graph paper in notebooks because it helps me focus on my writing, makes me try to keep my writing small and contained in the boxes, and I save paper!

If you haven't had the chance to feel/use the paper in the Rhodia notebooks, telling you its smooth is an understatement! The pages also hold ink very will and I experienced very little bleed through when I wrote this review using my Platinum Preppy Fountain pen from Jetpens. These notebooks make great gifts you can find them in your local Art Stores or online at TheDailyPlanner.com.

Bloc Rhodia N 14 info:
- 80g acid-free white vellum paper - 21.3lb
- 80 sheets
- Perforated pages for easy removal
- Cover folds over the back, which helps when taking notes

Staple bound Graph Pad-Black info:
- Card covers coated and waterproof
- 80g acid-free white vellum paper - 21.3lb
- 48 pages 24 sheets


* Size comparison with the Staple bound Graph Pad-Black and Field Notes Memo Book.

Reviews on the way!

I have a couple of reviews on the way... things have been a little hectic.

Review: Field Notes Memo Books

"I'm not writing it down to remember it later,
I'm writing it down to remember it now."

The good folks at Field Notes sent me a sample package to review!
Details:
- 48 page memo book
- 3-1/2" wide by 5-1/2″ tall
- Rugged three-staple saddle-stitch process
- Perfect 3/16″ (5mm) graphed paper
- Manufactured and printed in the U.S.A.
I really enjoy the brown graph lines instead of the standard blue.

When I'm on the go I usually write myself notes on Post It's Notes and toss them when I'm done, with these handy memo books these are a keeper for my purse! Great size, smooth paper, and appealing layout.