#paper

The most surprising insight, I think, revolves around the significance of the fundamental substrate of all modern notebooks until the digital age: paper. Before reading Allen's book, I had mostly thought about paper in terms of Gutenberg and the printing press democratizing knowledge and information by making it much easier to publish and read printed information in the form of books. But somehow I hadn't fully thought through the more intimate revolution that it enabled—a revolution of self-knowledge and private record-keeping, executed not with a printing press but with a pen.

Dot grid! Highlight:Make lists, plan your next book, study for a test, design an app—you get the idea. Endless potential. Plan your next book, study for a test, design an app—you get the idea. Endless potential.

A database of paper airplanes with easy to follow folding instructions.

A database of paper airplanes with easy to follow folding instructions.

The Miura-ori is a method for folding up a sheet such that it can be opened or closed in one smooth motion. A Miura sheet has only one degree of freedom, and can be thought of as having only two states: fully open, or fully closed. Since reversing one fold in the sheet (that is, making a “mountain” into a “valley”) requires reversing all of the adjacent folds as well, the Miura sheet feels as though it has a memory, and is very resistant to deformation.

"Your very own Moleskine-like-notebook/journal/sketchbook. The one we'll be making is 3.5 x 5.5 x .5 inches. I use this size because it fits nicely into my back or front pants pocket. Strangely enough it is also the same size as the Moleskine notebook."

"Cubeecraft paper toys do not require any tape or glue to assemble! Every model simply has to be printed, cut out and properly folded. Find out more by reading the FAQ."

"spring for a "break-back easel" binder that's built to stand up on its own, saving you time and counter space as you dart between binder, mise en place, and stove."

"Scars are stories. What I want out of my notebook is that it looks better after three months of beatings. A great notebook decays gracefully"

"We decided to take a shredder full of junk mail from countless credit card companies and home repair services and make some new paper out of it. "