7/13/2023 0 Comments Papier bullet journal reviewThis is a notebook, not a journal, so it’s not surprising that those features are missing. The pages are not numbered, there’s no index, pocket in the back, or bookmarks. It consists of a front and back cover and dot grid paper. This notebook is as basic as it gets, just like your average one that you would use for class. The paper, overall, definitely compares to paper found in dot grid journals. The paper overall feels very good quality for writing on, especially for a notebook. All the pens ghosted but it wasn’t enough to be a distraction on the other side. When testing out pens I tried a variety of pens that are fairly popular for writing and highlighting. This made my already decently small handwriting seem a little squished in between the grids. This may not seem like a huge difference, but when testing out the journal I could definitely tell that the grids were smaller. Along with this it can be seen that the grids created by the dots are only 4mmx4mm when traditional dot grid journals and notebooks have grids that are 5mmx5mm. It is, however, lighter in color than other commonly used dot grid journals. The paper is a light cream shade, which is uncommon for notebooks. This is a little thicker than the Leuchtturm 1917 paper which is 80gsm. There are a total of 90 pages (or 180 front and back) and it’s 85gsm paper. This makes it seem a little cheaper quality, and at first I even thought the notebook may be falling apart. Although, it does that when the notebook is opened the card stock does not turn out to be attached tot he actual spine of the notebook. One thing I don’t fully understand, though, with the cover is how it extends to cover the spine. This is something common on dot grid journals, but this is a notebook not a journal, so I wasn’t expecting that. The one thing missing with these covers is an elastic to keep the notebook closed. The details of this journal (page, style, number of pages, sizes, and gsm) are written on the back which is nice to have for reference. The front cover is glued to the back cover, which is an even thicker plain white card stock. I really like how basic this is since it allows for customization of the cover myself or for me to leave it blank. It’s a solid color with the name of the notebook on it. The front cover is made of a flexible thick card stock. The covers are high quality for a notebook, but if thinking about it as a journal then it’s not as high quality. This notebook has a very simple front and back cover. This is however a notebook, so the quality may differ from a journal. This is extremely affordable since a high quality dot grid journal often costs $20+. It cost about $6.35 in stores, but looking online I noticed it was only $5.20 on Blick’s website. The notebook I picked up was the A5 or 5.8×8.25in size. The EcoQua notebooks from Fabriano come in many styles. Remember to click the images to enlarge them. I purchased one, as a result, to see just how good they were. They looked like a simple journal that would be great for bullet journaling. On a trip to Blick Art Materials a few months ago, I came across the Fabriano EcoQua Dot Grid Notebooks. Since bullet journal has become super popular in the last few years there has been a surge in dot grid journals and notebooks available.
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