Field Notes – ‘Night Sky’ Edition
The latest in the Field Notes ‘Colors’ lineup is the gorgeous Night Sky edition. On the back cover you’ll find a set of constellations – including Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Pegasus, Ursa Major/Minor, Draco, Boötes, Cygnus, Lyra, and Aquila – with each … (More)
The Sketchnote Typeface
Longtime readers may remember Mike Rohde’s The Sketchnote Handbook, a guide to taking better notes by sketching rather than writing. If you liked the book, you’re gonna love The Sketchnote Typeface. Mike created this typeface by scanning actual ink-spread on … (More)
‘The Blogger Abides’ by Chris Higgins
We live in an age when more and more people are making the attempt to become full-time independent writers on the web, myself included. Shawn Blanc, the editor of this site, has already managed to achieve this lofty goal and … (More)
DODOnotes for iPhone
I keep a Field Notes notebook in my back right pocket at all times, with my iPhone 5 riding solo in my front left pocket. But what if I could combine these items? Enter DODOnotes. With 30 tear-off sheets of … (More)
Metropolis – WordPress Client for Mac
If you’re a Mac-owning WordPress user, there’s a good chance you’re also a MarsEdit user. If so, I doubt you’re in the market for any other blogging software, but if you are (or if you’re looking for a cheaper option), … (More)
Logitech FabricSkin Keyboard Folio for iPad
Of course, just after I *finally* bought myself one of their Ultrathin Keyboard Covers for my iPad 4, Logitech has announced a new iPad keyboard: the FabricSkin Keyboard Folio. Rather than having a hard plastic keyboard, its keys are integrated … (More)
The Tools & Toys Guide to Research Implements
Our guide to research tools aims to help equip you with the tools needed to best organize your research projects, whether it be for a tech purchase, a home project, a blog article, or even a school paper. Apps for … (More)
“America The Beautiful” Field Notes
Look, our love of of Field Notes notebooks is well-documented, but while it may sound familiar, we keep falling in love with the these things. The new “America The Beautiful” series is here, and it’s a big departure from previous … (More)
MacSparky’s Field Guide to Markdown
David Sparks, also known on the web as MacSparky, has added a new edition to his Field Guides series, this one focusing on Markdown (which is an excellent writing syntax for the web, for those of you not already familiar … (More)
The Tools & Toys Guide to Fine-Tip Gel Ink Pens
Digital-shmigidal. Who doesn’t still appreciate quality analog products like a good pen? Here is a look at some of the best fine-tip gel ink pens you can buy. Pilot Hi-Tec-C The pen that launched a thousand Kickstarter Campaigns. The Pilot … (More)
Courier Prime
Fixed-width fonts are a major point of contention between nerds. While I use Consolas in my text editor and terminal, not everyone likes it. Well, there’s one more typeface entering the fray — Courier Prime. The new (free!) font comes from … (More)
iA Writer for Mac and iOS
If writing is on your list of New Year’s Resolutions, and you use Apple products, you should check out iA Writer. The app is minimal and easy to use. Powered by iCloud (or Dropbox, if that’s your thing), it syncs … (More)
Field Notes Colors: The Expedition Edition
It’s that time again: new Field Notes are here. This time around, the small notebooks come wrapped in a “Antarctic Survey Orange” front cover and “Polar Night Black” back cover. The interior, however, is where the magic is: The whole … (More)
The Field Notes Archival Wooden Box
I’ve filled up over a dozen Field Notes notebooks over the last year or so. I keep all of them in a Ziploc bag in my desk, with the dates written on the covers for future use. (I also scan … (More)
More/Real Stylus Caps
One of my biggest complaints about using a stylus with my iPad is having to keep up with it. I already have at least one pen with me, wallet, keys and more. A stylus is just one more thing to … (More)
Field Notes: The Traveling Salesman Edition
It’s that time again: the Field Notes Colors Fall Edition is here. Dubbed the “Traveling Salesman Edition,” these notebooks harken back to door-to-door salesmen who traveled with ledger books, door to door, for much of the last century. Here’s how … (More)
Moleskine Lego Limited Edition Notebook
Speaking of cool notebooks, this special edition Moleskine notebook celebrates Lego, the brand that made many of our childhoods what they were. This 192-page ruled notebook comes with a yellow brick and Lego stickers, as well as a special inner … (More)
Evernote Smart Notebook by Moleskine
Evernote is an “everything bucket” application designed to make keeping large amounts of information organized easily, across almost every software platform out there. The Evernote Smart Notebook is a new Moleskine journal designed to make capturing hand-written pages in to … (More)
Rhodia Meeting Book
I spend way too much time in meetings. I’ve created several different versions of a [form]http://512pixels.net/2011/09/the-capture-form) to take meeting notes, but I still struggle to keep my notes neat and organized. The Rhodia Meeting Book sets out to solve this … (More)
Field Notes Colors: The “Day Game” Edition
I’ve always got a Field Notes notebook in my pocket. In it, I jot down anything I need to remember — phone numbers, thoughts, article ideas, meeting notes … really, just about anything. In an increasingly digital world, sometimes a … (More)