Inspiration Notebook

[ysabetwordsmith]

This notebook is printed with nonstandard line patterns for inspiration in thinking outside the box.  Frex, there are swirly topographical lines, pages with upswept lines, etc.  I can think of at least three ways this would be useful:

* brainstorming ideas in a business meeting where you really need an unconventional solution to a problem

* as a framework for art

* as a framework for shape poetry

But given the option of modern technology, this product would be more useful as a set of image files that could be reprinted as needed.  In hardcopy it's ideal for fieldwork but much less replicable.

Comments

[dialecticdreamer]

I'd prefer it in digital format, too. Not just to print out infinite copies of favorite pages, but so I can set a color for the lines which ISN'T blue. I get bored of it, especially when paying premium prices.

Yes...

[ysabetwordsmith]

Plus most printers let you set intensity. Sometimes I'd want dark lines (if I meant to follow them) and other times very light ones (if I meant to draw over or through them).

[clare_dragonfly]

Wow! I want one! That would be amazing for brainstorming.

[itsamellama]

This is kind of cute and an inspiration for notebook pages I could come up with for my own products. *muses* Thanks for sharing!

Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

That's good to hear. If you decide to make your own, note that several folks would like an electronic version of this.

[thnidu]

The price listed on the website is €22 = US $29.76.

[paka.livejournal.com]

I think it's a good idea. There's a really popular exercise, I think it shows up in Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, where you draw a blob or something and then trying to figure out what it could be. I think on a subconscious level having different line shapes will get the viewer thinking of what to draw or write, and I like the idea of having a journal which might be more fun to look back in.