How To Find Your Perfect Notebook!
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- čas přidán 25. 03. 2023
- Watch this video for some tips on how to choose a notebook :) In the shop, we get asked all the time by customers for our recommendations on notebooks. While we all have our individual favorites, what notebook works best for you depends a lot on how you'll be using your notebook! In this video, I give a quick crash course on notebook and paper sizing, some of the most common styles of paper and what they are best used for, binding styles, and some extra features in some notebooks that might be advantageous to have. I hope this video helps you to find your perfect notebook or try a new style of notebook you haven't thought of before. Thanks for watching everyone!
00:13 Intro
01:13 Notebook Sizes
02:48 A Size Notebooks (A4, A5, A6, A7)
04:07 A Size Paper Demonstration
06:24 B Size Notebooks (B5, B6, B7)
08:26 Most Common Notebook Sizes (A5, B6, A6)
08:47 Pocket Notebook Sizes (A7, B7)
09:19 Notebook Paper/Sheet Style (Ruled, Grid, Dot Grid, Blank)
09:48 Ruled Notebooks
11:33 Grid Notebooks
13:37 Dot Grid Notebooks
15:31 Blank Notebooks
17:37 Notebook Binding Styles (Stitched and Glued, Stitched, Glued, Stapled, Spiral/Ring Bound)
18:04 Stitched and Glue Bound Notebooks
20:13 Stitched Notebooks
21:26 Glue Bound Notebooks
22:34 Staple Bound Notebooks
23:55 Spiral and Ring Bound Notebooks
27:21 Notebooks for Professionals
28:52 Notebooks for Students
29:37 Features to consider when thinking about a notebook
31:48 Summary
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Not me watching this right next to an entire stack of notebooks 🤫
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I was hoping you would cover the paper in different types of notebooks that you sell (Iroful, Sanzen, Stalogy, etc.). Like maybe talk about which papers are smoother and which ones are toothier. How different branded papers compare to each other…It’s something I’ve asked myself when looking online at the different notebooks you offer. Maybe in another video? Also maybe throw in which notebooks work well/ are flexible enough to put stickers in them?
Good point Sheri! Papers can definitely be a whole separate video :) Not sure what you mean by which notebooks are flexible enough for stickers though? Could you elaborate a bit?
@@Yoseka I agree! I clicked on this video because I love the Sakaetp TomeoRiver 52gsm notebook, the black one with the clear dust cover and 368 pages. The properties I liked the most about that paper were the thin 52gsm thickness and the papers ability display a high sheen and shading. It is for me the best fountain pen paper and it's sad that it is no longer being produced.
In short, I'm looking for a new alternative.
Great presentation, Daisy. Actually, I think it is the best I've seen on this topic and I've seen many. I love how relaxed you were and how that also contributed to a great presentation. In particular, I feel that you gave due diligence to each topic and didn't rush through any of them. We were all newbies to this at one point in time and I can remember how I struggled to understand paper sizes and all the various bindings, etc., and I wish I had something of this depth and quality bach then. Yeah, great job and thank you for all the marvelous content you and your Yesaka peeps are contributing to our community.
Aww thanks so much Jeff!
I just buy one of every size and every brand, ha ha. Must have all of them (and fancy covers for them, too!) Surely I can find a use for all of them before I die, right? I keep a chart of the sizes in my planner for reference. It is always helpful when ordering online to have the dimensions available in the product description! Great explanation!
for me personally, the spacing between the lines is super important, because i have very very small handwriting, i mostly use grid notebooks just for normal writing ha! i actually struggle to use dot grids because the dots fight for attention with my writing since theyre often close to the same size! (obviously im a very specific case ha)
I'm a diehard Midori MD blank for everything. I like that all my notebooks match. The paper works great for me and I love the minimal style I can customize. Also the pages while thin can take a little light watercolor which is nice for me as an artist.
MD is great! One of our favorites here at Yoseka :)
My winning formula notebook is cream paper with a grid in either B6 or B6 slim. My favourites are Midori B6 slim grid or Fleurir Lab Marshmallow grid. I only use fountain pens. My daughter who is very artistic prefers an A5 blank notebook with bright white paper because she likes to sketch and paint in her notebooks.
Maybe it’s cheating but right now the winning formula for me is a discbound notebook. I print out my own paper inserts so I use the exact fountain pen-friendly paper I like. I can make my lines the width apart and darkness that I like them (which varies depending on what I’m doing with the page) and I can rearrange when needed! For me one key thing is not ever having a moment of having to switch to a new notebook. I can archive the oldest pages and add new ones when I’m running out of room, but I always have a chunk of my notebook with me as opposed to starting a new book. I like the reduced resource use of only having to get new paper too 😊
This was a nice basics on notebooks. I would love one comparing different paper types and how well they take to different mediums (stamp ink, watercolor, fountain pen, etc.)
This is wonderful! I think I've finally worked out why my husband doesn't use the fancy notebooks I've bought him in the past. He always seems to use random ones. Now I think I know which one he will actually use and love!
Yo we got any sketchbook/notebook nerd collectors in here?! haha Ive got 7! A5 is my fav! I dont really like ruled but if its a light grey (barely visible) im all for that! lol
Patty- I really appreciate the detailed description of the sizing and styles of the notebooks. I learned quite a bit about what goes into the creation of these notebooks. I did wonder what type of paper is used in the notebooks presented?
The video I didn't know I needed, and I didn't know it existed!
My winning formula is a hard cover with a bookmark tassel, the rubber band closure isn't a must but is good to have, and a lined or dotted paper with a spiral binding!
I would have never figured it out by myself! Thank you so much!!
Aww thanks for watching Molie, and for sharing your winning formula :)
I thought I was pretty well versed in notebooks, but I learned quite a bit from this video! Thank you for breaking it down in a very clear, concise, structured way. I like to jot a lot of lists or short notes, so many of my notebooks are spiral bound with perforated pages. Recently, I learned on Reddit about "cheap" notebooks from Walmart / CVS / Walgreens / Target. I got really curious and bought a boatload of these notebooks. To save you time, I had the most success with paper made in Vietnam in Walmart and CVS notebooks. They were very fountain pen friendly and even showed some shading. For cheap notebooks, the country where the paper is from is the most important factor. The Walmart notebooks were significantly cheaper than the CVS ones, though CVS often has 40% coupons. So that might be a good tip for students.
Good to know! Vietnamese paper, huh?
I totally agrees, Daisy. I think grid/dot grid notebooks gives the user the most freedom of use. Use the grids/dot or ignore them, it's up to you.
Thanks for another great video, Daisy. My happy place is now Midori MD, as a true lay-flat notebook is really important to me. I thought Apica Premium CD was bad, until I tried and gave up on an A4 Life Noble notebook with so few signatures - it was just a battle to use, whereas with the Apica - once you get towards the centre of the notebook - it’ll start laying flat. It’s the same with the Taroko Enigma with its ginormous number of TR68 pages. But the Traveler’s Company clips have been a life saver. First World Problems !
Thanks for sharing Stevie! It's true! Life Noble has an impressive number of pages but few signatures makes it hard to write in for certain parts of the notebook!
Thank you! This is really helpful ❤
Thanks for this presentation. I guess I could have Internet searched the size information, or asked ChapGPT, but I found the video the best way for me to learn. And I appreciated the binding portion which is something I've paid too little attention to. I just started journaling this year but used an older notebook that is no longer on the market. So, I'm looking for another option. My happy place is A5, hard cover, glued binding, and good for fountain pen ink: no feathering, no bleed through, no see through.
You covered almost everything eccept the quality of the paper and fountain pen friendliness but other than that you hit the nail on the head Great video :)
I haven’t tried Life, Maruman, or Apica but can confirm MD, Leuchtturm, Rhodia, and Stalogy all are! Out of those I’d say shading inks show up best on Rhodia and Stalogy. Leuchtturm is what I point folks to who are just starting with fountain pens as it’s pretty absorbent and ink dries quickly but there’s no bleed through. Paper feels similar to Moleskine but is much better.
@@heathergleiser yeah I review papers and inks on my channel every day I was just curious about say the weight of the papers and if they are bleedy or feathery . Thanks so much ❤️
Thanks for watching Marilyn! Stay tuned for a future video all about paper I guess hahaha
@@MissMarilynDarling Stalogy is a similar weight to Tomoe River. Rhodia and Leuchtturm are pretty similar. MD I’d say feels pretty similar to Rhodia. Rhodia is the smoothest of the heavier papers in my opinion. It’s my favorite for everyday use.
I'm running to my shops 😆 thank you for the insights ❤ love dotted A5
For non fountain pen use I really love Atoma disc bound notebooks because you can move pages around or mix different page formats. Their black and silver line (forget what it’s called) also has an amazing minimal look. I had to order them from Europe though
Lihit Labs Twist Note notebooks are similar. They have plastic rings that can be opened up so you can move pages around.
so informative!
Great video for all of us notebook nerds!
As a lefty I use only top hinged notepads and notebooks! Rhodia is my favorite for fountain pens!
Leuchtturm 1917 (A5, dot grid) has been my daily companion for 7 years now .. there have been times when I craved white paper (instead of the sepia toned one Leuchtturm has) but lately I discovered that most of my favorite inks just look better on sepia paper anyways :D .. sometimes I have my eye out for other notebooks out there, but honestly, I always come back to the Leuchtturm, because it is ideal for me :)
This was super informative but also digestible, thabks daisy!! I wpilsnlove to see a followup on paper weights and types of paper, like what does gsm stand for ?
For sure will work on a follow up video, lots of people had questions about the paper itself inside the notebooks. Gsm stands for grams per square meter so measuring the weight of one sheet that is one meter squared in grams :) The larger the number, the thicker the paper
Even though the dot grid is my favorite, I’m surprisingly really loving the blank notebooks from the Traveler’s Company. But the A6 Stalogy is my favorite notebook of all. I’m so weird 😆🤣😂
Great explanation video
I like these videos. Please make more tutorials/explanation videos like these, I feel like you might’ve been a teacher in your past life :)
Haha aww thanks!!
As a lefty spiralbound is my least favorite binding of all time. I either go with hardcover journals with a bookmark tassel and an elastic closure (although I can buy separate broad elastics from Chuyu Culture for that purpose) for longhand journaling or a ring binder that gives me the freedom to mix and match papers with different linings for different subjects. Kokuyo has very nice binders that open quietly (no danger of accidentally piercing your finger when you snap the rings closed) and their larger sizes already come with dividers. Sarasara paper comes lined in 5mm, 6mm, and 7mm, and then they have "science" lining for math, physics, and chemistry. And they sell study planner inserts too. (Not affiliated with Kokuyo. Just a happy return customer.)
I don't think you guys have done a video on notebooks from Taiwan IIRC. Leatai was praised by a famous Japanese stationery magazine. I like their fountain pen-friendly paper a lot. Conifer makes hardcover journals that cost around NT$150 (depending on the size) compared to NT$800 for LT1917. I was waiting for recommendations based on pens/media used on the paper. This could be combined with the texture of the paper.
B5 is the sweet spot for me. And the kokuyo soft ring is really underestimated imo. I've used notebooks that cost 5 times as much but the kokuyo soft ring has the best paper other than trp.
It does have really great paper, you are right!
Lined/ruled all the way. My handwriting goes downhill with dots and grids. I find stitched and stitched&glued better for the long run, like writing something you mean to keep.
It would be nice if you speak about types of paper and their features, like weight, tooth, etc. at some point 🙂
Thanks for the video! Very clear & informative!
Thanks Silvia! A video on paper is a great idea!
For me the first question should be what pens, markers, etc are you using. Then decide on the other factors. Knowing paper quality / weight is like knowing what the budget is.
For sure Lora! Part 2 will go into paper quality but all these notebooks in this video are fountain pen friendly papers that will work with most pens and fountain pens except for very broad ones in some cases.
Great video, but now I want even MORE notebooks. LOL.
Blank/plain is perfect for me. I do not like ruled, dot grid could work grid, no thank you. I prefer tear off notebook, preferably at the top. I find A6 work very well as a size
I'm looking for a A5 notebook, fontain pen friendly with a small light grid and with the page numbered ... I really like the hobonichi one, but the page aren't numberd ..
Do anyone have any suggestions?
Isn’t it neh-mah-sen-ee?
Maybe 😅