Tag: stationary

Campus 2×2 B5 binder and Noodler’s Brown

For the last month I’ve been using a B5 Kokuyo Campus 2×2 ring binder and it’s turned out to be a perfect longform writing companion for me. The sheets are large enough to freewrite my Morning Pages into, and the flat writing experience is stellar; it lays flat! The absence of the wrings make it easy to reach the inside margins of the page.

Tools used in this spread include my Pilot Explorer medium nib pen filled with Noodler’s Brown, the sheets are Kokuyo Campus Sarasara, and the B5 variant of the 2×2 binder. I should consider getting one of these in A4 and I am already using the A5 version as my work notebook. I already own the similar A5 smart ring binder and it’s kinda gathering dust at the moment. Nooder’s Brown is an interesting ink. Upon a fresh fill of a pen it tends to write tan but as the ink gets darker as it works its way into the feed.

Detail of Noodler's brown becoming darker as the feed becomes saturated
Detail of Noodler’s brown becoming darker as the feed becomes saturated.

Note that the harsh lighting of these images are due to the LED bulb above my desk.

A Little Love for a Quality Steno

Last year I purchased a Mnenosyne A5 Steno Twin Ring Stenographer’s notebook  out of curiosity to see if I’d enjoy it. I’m a fan of a reporters notebooks but craved a wider surface for writing longform. This year I made it my dedicated work notebook and I’m happy with it, Finally a steno with quality paper that loves Pilot fountain pen ink! A couple weeks into the year and I’m smiling every time I turn a page. It’s also been great for quick pencil sketches.

Details

  • Paper: Mnemosyne white with dotted light grey ruling.
  • Ink: Pilot Black & Pilot Blue-Black (mixed)
  • Pen: Lamy Safari, white with Black Clip and a medium black nib.
  • Lighting: LED with a yellowish tint.
A quick sketch of an open laptop pencil and ink.

Tip: Writing in a Reporter’s Notebook

A trick to review your notes quickly. Lay the notebook to the first clean spread. Grip the rings and fold the notebook over with the rings at bottom. The top page will appear upside down. Next, grip the rings again and flip the rings away from you, to reveal the bottom page upright.

A trick for rapid top to bottom note taking and review using a reporter’s notebook or steno pad.

  1. Lay the notebook to the first clean spread.
  2. Grip the rings and fold over. The top page will be upside down. Write.
  3. Next, grip the rings again and flip the rings away from you revealing the bottom page upright.
  4. Open the spread and review your completed notes top page to to bottom.
A Field Notes brand reporter's notebook
A Field Notes brand Front Page reporter’s notebook
A Reporter's notebook open rings at bottom of page.
For the top page, rings facing bottom towards the writer. The page should appear upside down. Flip the book over, rings away from the writer for the second page of the spread.
A reporter's notebook open to a spread, text can be reviewed upright top to bottom.
The finished spread can be reviewed top to bottom.

Watch how to flip the notebook on YouTube.