Moleskin notebooks
Over Christmas I was introduced to Moleskin notebooks. Specifically the pocket notebooks. I did some research and found the Moleskin web site and really liked this story board notebook. Each page has preprinted boxes almost exactly the shape of a web site. This could be a really good book for sketching page layouts. What kind of paper do you use to sketch layout ideas?
I tend to use plain paper to sketch layout ideas however I’m surprisingly bad at drawing squares and it’s cool that there is a product for people like me. The only drawback to this notebook is the lack of space to write notes next to each layout idea. Hmmm…
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Oh man! I had no idea there was storyboard ones. I have been drawing storyboard squares all over the place in mine.
the moleskin reporter’s notebook style with grid lines has worked really well for me..when i do storyboard, i flip the notebook horizontal and have a nice long paper workspace. another thing that’s cool is the grid lines disappear when you xerox it.
I just got the one with a grid on it a few weeks before Christmas and it allows me to sketch and write notes in the same book. I love it. I can keep projects together and write or draw anything related to it. Plus, the pocket in the back is a bonus too. I think I may be a Moleskin man for life.
You could always use the top square for the layout and the bottom square for writing notes. That way you have one layout per page.
I love mine too, got it a ferw months ago (grid, like Bens) …I prefer the smaller of the 2, since it fits in my pocket and I can sketch ideas wherever I am….now if only someone could think of a way to carry a pencil without having it break the tip or poke me when I sit down…hmmm.
Gotta love the Moleskine. I’ve been a devotee for quite some time. I was pleased as punch when the moleskine craze took off. They’re much easier to find and a lot more variations have come along. (i.e. the storyboard version, etc.)
I think it’s probably a futile crusade, but I have to try. Almost everywhere I find them for sale, I hear them called mole-skins (like the hide of a mole). It’s pronounced “mol-uh-skeen-uh” or “mol-uh-skeen”> There. I tried.
I’m awaiting the availability of Patrick Ng’s M.bian Case which he developed specifically for the moleskine. His site is pretty cool as well. Do take a look. He has the inside scoop on new items in the moleskine world.
Wow! I had no idea these were so popular. Thanks for the feedback about pronounciation Jason. That’s useful. I found it interesting that the price for notebooks is less on the official Moleskin site as compared to B&N or Amazon.com.
Ward: That’s cool that the lines don’t photocopy. That’s smart.
A couple more interesting moleskine tidbits:
There are a bunch of moleskine clusters on Flickr that show some really cool stuff.
They’re quite poular among the GTD set as well. Lifehacker, et al.
i stick to the graph paper moleskine. i’m always torn between the large and small notebooks though.
i was wondering where i can get mine, moleskin doesnot ship these anywhere outside US, im in Pakistan, I really need this, cant find an alternative here.. any suggestions about who ships this internationally besides ebay.com…
thanks