tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269342668951214410.post4849685106374248596..comments2023-10-29T01:12:46.282-07:00Comments on Vital Ideation: Design NotebooksGreg Marrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196875674191334465noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269342668951214410.post-24553246413351031692008-02-14T18:44:00.000-08:002008-02-14T18:44:00.000-08:00I've learned that the type of notebook I'm carryin...I've learned that the type of notebook I'm carrying and the utensil I'm writing with have a direct impact on the things I think while I'm scribbling in it. Grid pages make me lay out my thoughts in more lined-up boxes; I've grown to dislike lined pages since they compel me to write to fit "nice" formatting.<BR/><BR/>Pencil < ballpoint < pen, for my handwriting style. I write small and fast and sketchy, and the less friction between my writing-nib and my writing-surface, the more free I feel. Having said that, a lousy leaky ballpoint that needs scribbling to draw out the ink several times per page is a great tool for making yourself think more deliberately. Nice for writing poems.<BR/><BR/>My tiny pocket notebook (much abused) that's the current incarnation of my braindumps actually gets less usage than the far more bulky ones I used to carry; I forget it's there. I'm looking forward to finishing the last few pages so I can get a big blank book and a gel pen that won't leak through the paper.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15598380941676945491noreply@blogger.com