Blog — Notebook

In the stack of 10 or so letters you’ve just picked up by your front door, there’s one that stands out from all the rest. It’s not the bill, the takeaway menu (well ok maybe later that will come back into play), or the latest broadband deal. It’s the one in the beautifully textured envelope with your name on it that’s been carefully written by hand. When it comes to handwritten communication, psychologically we are drawn to the tactile & tangible element of it, our brains are attuned to notice things that are different. Hence why you’ll always bypass the generically...

If you are a stationery addict like me, you will of course know of the giddiness-inducing joy & equal fear of starting the first page of new notebooks and journals. The handwriting has to be perfect; sometimes I’ve even started a new planner/notebook/journal with a pencil as I just don’t trust myself & the anxiety of having to ruin a page with a harsh line through the mistake you just made with your pen is too much. By page 3 it’s a little less neat, by page 10 it resembles your writing from when you were the actual age of...