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Blank Page # 91

Every Wednesday at Notebookism we open a "Blank Page" -  your chance to ask, answer and discuss anything notebook-related.  Keep it nice, keep it relevant.

Blank Page, an Open Thread.

Every Wednesday at Notebookism we open a "Blank Page" -  your chance to ask, answer and discuss anything notebook-related.  Keep it nice, keep it relevant.

Blank Page, an Open Thread.

Every Wednesday at Notebookism we open a "Blank Page" -  your chance to ask, answer and discuss anything notebook-related.  Keep it nice, keep it relevant.

Blank Page, an Open Thread.

Killer Penmanship in 'Death Note'

In the Japanese anime series Death Note, high school student Light Yagami is in possession of a super-powered notebook that allows him to kill anyone, simply by writing down the victim's name. Light tries to use the book to rid the world of evil, but he's not the only one with an interest in the notebook.

Killer Penmanship in 'Death Note'
By John Powers

Listen on NPR's "Fresh Air"

Hand-made half-sized Japanese accordion notebook

"the3robbers" has shared a video of his laterst project, a tiny accordion-type notebook he made for Glasgow Artists International Book Fair 2008.

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Notizbücher AGENDA

Interesting discussion about the Notizbücher AGENDA:

The exterior is essentially identical to the Moleskine; because of the large size, the boards feel more flexible. Inside, the paper is a little lighter in tone than the Moleskine, and with a little less tooth. The best thing about the paper is that I can write in fountain pen and it dries almost immediately; with the Moleskines I finally cut to size a piece of blotting paper as an insert to absorb ink as I turned pages, so the ink wouldn't transfer & smear (my writing's hard enough to read as it is). The Leuchtturm notebooks use a thicker paper: the book's about 1/8" thicker book overall for the same number of sheets.

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Blank Page # 90

Every Wednesday at Notebookism we open a "Blank Page" -  your chance to ask, answer and discuss anything notebook-related.  Keep it nice, keep it relevant.

Blank Page, an Open Thread.

Every Wednesday at Notebookism we open a "Blank Page" -  your chance to ask, answer and discuss anything notebook-related.  Keep it nice, keep it relevant.

Blank Page, an Open Thread.

100 Percent Recycled Grocery Bag Journal

Another great Etsy find:

This journal is made from a recycled Whole Foods grocery bag. A recycled tyvek postage envelope is layered between two pieces of the bag and fused together with flexible, high-gloss gel medium, resulting in a very strong and durable cover material.

The closure is made from three strands of natural Irish linen thread, which has been tied into the binding thread and finished with a bead. The bead slides to open or secure the book.

The book contains five signatures of six folios each, resulting in 120 pages front and back. It measures approximately 4-1/2" by 6".

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"The Earth is Just Awesome"

Happy Earth Day everyone!

From Ex-Con to Artist

Eppiphonio "Epi" Lopez is having his first-ever art show this weekend at the Sidearm Gallery in New Orleans. But Lopez didn't hone his skills in art school -- he did it in prison. He was convicted of hauling 400 pounds of marijuana from Mexico to Louisiana.

At nearly six feet and over 300 pounds, with a shaved head and a goatee, Epi would fit the image of Mexican drug smuggler perfectly if it weren't for one thing: The old lady reading glasses that he wears. He blames his poor eyesight on years of trying to draw at night in prison.

"One time I was drawing, sitting on my rack -- 'rack' is your bunk, they call 'em racks -- and right in front of me, there was an area where everybody would come to fight. Thats where you fight, in the back of the dorm where the cameras won't see you. If you're a coward you don't go back there, you know?

Learn more at Weekend America
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[Photo: David Weinberg] 

Lamy 2000 Official Moleskine Review

This is my brand new, (new to me, as I believe I may actually be the third owner of this pen) Lamy 2000. I bought it as an Extra Fine, and I can only assume it is, because I can not immediately see any markings on it to distinguish it as an Extra Fine. The nib is as smooth as BUT-TAH. It's easily the smoothest nib I have ever used, more so than my medium nibbed Safari, and even the medium Vanishing Point I owned for 3 days.

Filled with Noodler's Black, it writes smooth & wet.  No bleeding or feathering (typical for me with Noodler's Black)

The pen is nondescript, which I like. It reminds me of a Flair felt tipped pen with the texturing on the outside. It's easy to hold, and it's perfectly balanced in my hand. I would expect no fatigue from using this pen.

If I'm at least the 3rd owner, I wonder why other people didn't like/want it.

I'm very happy. It cost me $79 with shipping, and I'll go out on a limb to say that I'd pay full retail to replace it if I had to.

So...should I even bother having those 3 Parker 51's restored?  LOL We'll see.  For now, I'm Very Happy.

Stephanie

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The notebook of Charles W. Cushman

Charles Weever Cushman, amateur photographer and Indiana University alumnus, bequeathed approximately 14,500 Kodachrome color slides to his alma mater. The photographs in this collection bridge a thirty-two year span from 1938 to 1969, during which time he extensively documented the United States as well as other countries.

Indiana University's Digital Library Program and the Indiana University Archives invite you to explore what Cushman saw. Here you can view his photographs as well as read contextual information about Cushman's life and work.

View his notebook
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