Field Notes “Snowblind” Edition
Awesome Field Notes’ COLORS memo books for Winter 2015. They change colors in direct sunlight; indoors they’re white, outdoors they’re blue!
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A Review of the Field Notes COLORS Subscription
There's no telling where Field Notes Brand will go in the next year. No matter what they do though, it's safe to say that it'll be useful, unique, and very creative.
Field Notes “Shenandoah” Edition
This beautiful edition celebrates the coming of autumn 2015 and the trees of Shenandoah National Park.
Field Notes “Workshop Companion” Edition
A set of six memo books, each themed after a particular type of DIY work. Just released for Summer 2015.
Field Notes “Two Rivers” Edition
An edition celebrating the history, Americana, and old-fashioned style of wood-type printing — particularly, the kind found on display at the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum.
Field Notes — “Ambition” Edition
To celebrate their 25th (!) quarterly release, the Winter 2014 “Ambition” edition of Field Notes are as classy as it gets.
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Hellbrand Leather Field Notes Cover
Because sometimes you want an awesome leather cover for your memo books.
Field Notes “Cherry Graph” Edition
If you loved the Shelterwood edition of Field Notes, you’ll dig the Cherry Graph edition they’ve added to their regular shop lineup.
Field Notes — ‘Unexposed’ Edition
‘Unexposed’, the newest edition to the Field Notes COLORS lineup, is…well, a mystery. And that’s by design. Every pack contains three randomly-selected-but-unique 5.5″ x 3.5″ memo books in an opaque black sleeve, each with 48 pages of reticle graph paper. As for the covers? No one knows yet. All we know is there are six of them, meaning there are twenty possible…
Tar Field Notes
Take three Pitch Black Field Notes notebooks, bind them together with a rubberized, tar-like substance, add a double-wrapped cord closure and a small tarred-cord bookmark, and you’ve got Tar Field Notes. The stats: 144 pages total 50-lb Finch Opaque Smooth text paper Light-gray dot grid Hand-bound Pick up a set for $28 at Blackbird.
Field Notes — ‘Coal x DDC’ Edition
Coal Headwear has teamed up with Draplin Design Co. to produce a special, limited-edition Field Notes set that is timed perfectly for both the 4th of July and the World Cup. This beautiful Americana-inspired 3-pack is of the graph paper variety, and will run you $12 + US-only shipping (which was $5 for me).
Field Notes — “Arts and Sciences” Edition
This season’s entry in the Field Notes COLORS lineup is the new “Arts and Sciences” edition. At 4.75″ x 7.5″, these notebooks are noticeably larger than the standard 3.5″ x 5.5″ Field Notes. Rather than shipping as a three-pack of the same notebook, this edition contains two distinct models: the wine-colored “Arts” notebook and the dark slate “Sciences” notebook. Each is respectively…
Hellbrand Leatherworks Field Notes Cover
A simple leather cover for Field Notes notebooks. As my friend Patrick Rhone puts it: “Not only a nice place to keep a Field Notes brand notebook but also a handy place to keep some index cards, business cards, and book of stamps.” Not much more to say than that. $45 at Hellbrand Leatherworks.
Field Notes — ‘Shelterwood’ Edition
The guys at Field Notes have done it again with the latest in their COLORS lineup, the cover of which is actually made of wood. It’s called the Shelterwood Edition. As you can watch in their behind-the-scenes video, they’ve very thinly sliced up some American cherry wood and bonded it with kraft paper to form each cover. Due to the nature of…
Field Notes – ‘Cold Horizon’ Edition
The latest edition of the Field Notes COLORS lineup is here just in time for the holidays, and it’s called “Cold Horizon”. With glossy blue covers whose colors blend into one another across the set when they’re arranged side-by-side, these notebooks certainly evoke the winter spirit. The pages of each book – which are tinted light green, light blue, and cool gray,…
Field Notes “Everyday Carry” Memo Book Cover
In addition to their “Pony Express” leather pouch, the guys at Field Notes have added a beautiful new product to their lineup of leather goods: the “Everyday Carry” Memo Book Cover. Made of soft, vegetable-tanned cowhide leather, this cover sports inner pockets that can hold a Field Notes notebook along with other carryables, such as cash and a couple of credit cards.…
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 cover featuring a different group. These are some of the most attractive Field Notes I’ve ever seen, but maybe I’m a little…
“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 offerings. The three-set showcases thee different, all-color covers, “Spacious Skies,” “Amber Waves,” and “Mountain Majesty.” The paper is ruled (which makes me…
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 book is printed on Yupo Synthetic paper, an amazing water- and tear-proof paper extruded from polypropylene pellets in Chesapeake, Virginia. Check out…
We’re Giving Away a Glif and a Pack of Field Notes
To one lucky reader, we’re giving away a Glif tripod mount and stand for your iPhone 5 and a brand-new 3-pack of Traveling Salesman Edition Field Notes. How to enter: Follow the Tools & Toys Twitter account Send us a tweet with a picture you’ve taken on your iPhone and hashtag it #toolstoysgiveaway The winner: On Monday morning, December 3 we’ll pick…