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April 10, 2009

THE "DISENTHRALLED" POSTER

I would like to share an artwork I made with anyone who might be interested. It is a poster with a quotation from Abraham Lincoln, inspired by the inimitable Maira Kalman on NYT.

In a way, this is my response to the Brit's "Keep Calm" poster sans their crown.

I hope that this little contribution will somehow inspire someone out there to keep on toiling and keep up the fight.

Armand.

On FLICKR.

These downloadable Flag Blue and Flag Red versions are full sized and hi-res, ready for printing. Reproduce them at will.

POSTER DETAILS:

H = 24.4"
W:= 16.5"
FONT: GILL SANS BOLD

FLAG RED: Dark Red: Pantone 193 C, #BF0A30 hex
FLAG BLUE: Navy Blue: 281 C, #002868 hex

MEDIA MENTIONS:

Murketing, personal blog of Rob Walker of the New York Times' "Consumed" Series

"..your poster..., is brilliant..." - Seth Godin

Discover and join our communities on Facebook, FLICKR and GoogleGroups. Check out our Blank Page discussions. Don't forget to drop by Myndology. Happy Easter to those observing it. To everyone else, blessings and peace!

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April 08, 2009

Blank Page # 132

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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.

Discuss amongst yourselves.

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April 03, 2009

O'BON Notebooks

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Have you seen O'BON's notebooks??

Not only are they interesting patterns and designs BUT they are also eco-friendly. The paper is made of Bagasse which is the sugarcane pulp left over after extracting juices from sugarcane. Bagasse is far less taxing on our environment than conventional paper.

The pencils are gorgeous; the colors, vivid. Now, somebody tell us how's the paper?

Find out more
Notebooks page

[Thanks Amber!]

Discover and join our communities on Facebook, FLICKR and GoogleGroups. Check out our Blank Page discussions. Don't forget to drop by Myndology.See you on Monday!

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April 02, 2009

Status Calendar

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From Burak Kaynak:

Product: Status Calendar

+ collaboration with Cem Has

The web's big question " What are you doing right now? " is incredibly useful for tracking your daily activity.

This is a calendar where you can write your daily "status".

It simply asks the question, "What are you doing Today?"

And you are invited to answer it!

Are these notebooks? Calendar notes?

Learn more.

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April 01, 2009

Blank Page # 131

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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.

Discuss amongst yourselves.

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Modofly is back

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Modofly is back and that's no April Fools joke:

"we are back with our own designed book! Our new book is a front to back color delight! We are happy to say that we can now showcase art from the artists much better. We also have the ability to do one off customs in a way we used to not be able to feasibly do. Check out the custom button on the navigation bar.

We have an amazing collection of artists working with us now, and it grows almost daily. We have (or will be uploading soon) artwork from Camilla d’Errico, Jason Limon, Travis Louie, Matt Cipov, Dan Hillier, Marc Gabanna, Keith Thompson, Stephen Rothwell, Doktor A, and many many more. Come check it out!

We print our books on demand which takes a touch longer on shipping, but allows us to give you such a wide selection of great artwork from artists around the globe. Do you have art you would love to see on our books? Do you know of someone we should be working with? Go to our contact tab on the navigation bar, and shoot us an email. Even if we can’t currently use your work, getting your own work is pretty easy, and if you are an artist, company, or marketing firm that wants to get over 20 books, contact us as we offer price breaks..."

Learn more.

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March 30, 2009

9SpotMonk's Mini Recycled Notebooks

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Need to organize your gossip? Now you can, with 9Spotmonk's Mini Recycled Notebooks:

"Hot out of the print shop, splurge on a little luxury with these 100% recycled mini notebooks. Letterpress printed in gold ink these notebooks are sure to be great for everyday use. Get 1, heck, they're $3.00 each, get the entire set...."

Check it out.

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SCOUT BOOKS from Pinball Publishing

First time I've heard about "ETSY-preneurs", read on:

Move over Moleskine! Make way for the Scout Book (sample above features cover artwork by Brent Wick).

FUN FEATURES
-Fits in your pocket
-Durable chipboard cover
-32 pages - lines, grid and blank - you choose!
-18 custom ink colors - you choose!
-100% Recycled + Soy ink

Pinball Publishing is launching the trail-blazing Scout Book. This super charming pocket-sized format lets individuals and businesses forge their own path with customized saddle-stiched notebooks. With Pinball's easy options, purchasers can upload cover art, choose an interior paper style and make their own!

The Scout Book offers affordable price points, starting with orders of only 250 notebooks. Eco-friendly features include 100% post-consumer interior paper (lines, grids, or blank), durable kraft chipboard covers (also 100% recycled), soy inks, and Portland, Oregon based manufacturing using renewable energy sources. Designer-friendly base pricing for the Scout Books includes the choice of ink from a super-fun custom palette of eighteen Pantone ink colors. The option to split any order between multiple cover styles (only $25 extra per cover style) allows for great flexibility in application. Possible uses for the Scout Book range from artist releases (perfect for ETSY-preneurs), stationery line products, promotional give-aways for design firms, environmental organizations, art schools, and more.

Learn more.

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March 23, 2009

Review: J. Herbin Scented Fountain Pen Ink - Encre Bleue

Our friend Chtis Meisenzahl recently got his hands on a bottle of H. Herbin's Encre Bleue:

The good people at Exaclair were kind enough to send me some journals and J. Herbin fountain pen inks recently. The ink I was most interested in checking out was one of the J. Herbin scented varieties: Encre Bleue. In addition to their fantastic 'traditional' fountain pen inks, J. Herbin offers a small selection of scented inks. Note that their Specialty Ink line includes two fun looking ones: Invisible Ink ('Encre Sympathique') [The ink turns blue when held under a light or other heat source. Writing disappears as the paper cools.] & Authentique Ink ('Encre Authentique') [... contains Campeche wood tannin for exceptional preservation. Lettering done with this ink is said to be legible for 300 years.].

Read the full review at Chris' blog

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March 19, 2009

Brain Pocket

Justin See, in Singapore emailed us with links to a couple of neat products from Japan:

"The reason of me writing in, is to recommend a notebook, that i just got (10 minutes) again, from Japan.
It is known as Brain Pocket

Its something similar to Midori Traveler's Notebook.but different in another way.

Brain Pocket is basically a hand made product, and Toku, the owner, will let you choose the color of the leather you prefer,
the style that you want the notebook to be, the accessories that is with the notebook.
You can check out my FLICKR to have a look at the notebook..."