Do you use a Moleskine notebook? I never had. In fact, I never really liked the idea of creating a journal by hand. I’ve always done it on the computer.
I have just returned from a wonderful weekend workshop. At the beginning of the workshop we were given a Moleskine notebook. It’s one of the Volant series notebooks. It’s compact, yet big enough to hold large thoughts on a single page, and, it fits in the back pocket of my jeans. They have a sewn binding with several signatures (page groups) so it lays flat and the pages won’t fall out. For each style and size of journal there are several paper types: ruled, grid, plain, etc.
Writing in a journal was an interesting experience for me. There is something about the the feel of pen on paper when thoughts are flowing…I really liked it. I also found it fun to grab other little bits and paste them into the book, creating a multi-media journal.
So, what is MSK? I don’t know what it stands for, but it’s a nifty little web app on the Moleskine website that allows you to put images and text into a template. Once complete, you get a PDF file that has a formatted page you can print, cut out, and paste into your journal. Very cool. They also have a number of templates you can access. For example: a weekly calendar, grid paper, story board, music sheets, etc. So, if you can’t decide which style paper you want, you can change them at will.
I’ll be purchasing a new Moleskine notebook. This is becoming a regular part of my life.