Comments on: Cambridge Quad Notebook: The Best Graph Paper http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: CourierPica http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1426593 CourierPica Thu, 17 May 2012 16:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1426593 Thanks for the link. I had forgotten what state-of-the-art web design looked like in 1998. Thanks for the link. I had forgotten what state-of-the-art web design looked like in 1998.

]]> By: Jonathan Lydall http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1426214 Jonathan Lydall Thu, 17 May 2012 00:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1426214 Muphry's Law strikes again: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry's_law  Muphry’s Law strikes again:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry's_law 

]]> By: Lennoxx Bllaze Wesst http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1426177 Lennoxx Bllaze Wesst Wed, 16 May 2012 23:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1426177 I have a bugger of a time finding unlined notepads in Australia. I could use an art or sketch book. But to use those 60 pages of super heavy, high-quality paper as a notebook seems wasteful. Especially for the mad prices they charge. Happily, just last week I found a source of cheap, unlined notebooks. At an art store. I have a bugger of a time finding unlined notepads in Australia. I could use an art or sketch book. But to use those 60 pages of super heavy, high-quality paper as a notebook seems wasteful. Especially for the mad prices they charge.

Happily, just last week I found a source of cheap, unlined notebooks. At an art store.

]]> By: the lurch http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1426111 the lurch Wed, 16 May 2012 21:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1426111 I'll second the Rhodia.  Mine are orangy/yellow covered, left-wire bound, 5/5 A4 size.   Wirebound is the way to go. No perfs to tear a sheet, though. But I really try not to do that anyway.  (and I also recommend Sakura Pigma Micron 05 pens... 0.45) I’ll second the Rhodia.  Mine are orangy/yellow covered, left-wire bound, 5/5 A4 size.   Wirebound is the way to go. No perfs to tear a sheet, though. But I really try not to do that anyway.  (and I also recommend Sakura Pigma Micron 05 pens… 0.45)

]]> By: gellfex http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1426110 gellfex Wed, 16 May 2012 21:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1426110 Sorry, nope, the best ever is a Komtrak refillable spiral (www.komtrak.com) I got at Pearl Paint a decade ago.   Super heavy weight 80lb paper, thick plastic covers, virtually indestructible.  You can fill it with any mix of blank, lined, music staff, graph of different scales or various art media papers like for watercolors or charcoal. Literally the last notebook I ever bought. Sorry, nope, the best ever is a Komtrak refillable spiral (www.komtrak.com) I got at Pearl Paint a decade ago.   Super heavy weight 80lb paper, thick plastic covers, virtually indestructible.  You can fill it with any mix of blank, lined, music staff, graph of different scales or various art media papers like for watercolors or charcoal. Literally the last notebook I ever bought.

]]> By: Jesseham http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1426097 Jesseham Wed, 16 May 2012 21:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1426097 Try the art supply section. There are tons! Try the art supply section. There are tons!

]]> By: SedanChair http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1426025 SedanChair Wed, 16 May 2012 20:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1426025 If I'm worried about waterproof, I use <a href="http://www.riteintherain.com/" rel="nofollow">Rite-In-The-Rain</a> (from T-town!) If I’m worried about waterproof, I use Rite-In-The-Rain (from T-town!)

]]> By: lexasaurus http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1426006 lexasaurus Wed, 16 May 2012 20:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1426006 I'll believe it's the best when they make a version subdivided into ten blocks to the inch.  Bonus if the back half of the notebook is subdivided to metric, but in a different color so the two kinds of pages are easy to distinguish.  Oh, and water resistant plasticized paper.  And a back rigid enough that I don't need a clipboard.   That's what I want when I'm drawing or mapping. I’ll believe it’s the best when they make a version subdivided into ten blocks to the inch.  Bonus if the back half of the notebook is subdivided to metric, but in a different color so the two kinds of pages are easy to distinguish.  Oh, and water resistant plasticized paper.  And a back rigid enough that I don’t need a clipboard.  

That’s what I want when I’m drawing or mapping.

]]> By: princeminski http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425956 princeminski Wed, 16 May 2012 19:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425956 I came here because I thought "The Best Graph Paper" was a really funny headline for an article. Am *I* ever out of place. I came here because I thought “The Best Graph Paper” was a really funny headline for an article. Am *I* ever out of place.

]]> By: Kevin M http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425815 Kevin M Wed, 16 May 2012 18:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425815 What are you talking about? There's plenty of those around. I think I've seen more of those than wire-bound graph, anyway. My favorites are still the dots, though. Dot paper is superior to lined, blank, OR graph paper in every way that matters to me. It's a shame they are so rare! What are you talking about? There’s plenty of those around. I think I’ve seen more of those than wire-bound graph, anyway.

My favorites are still the dots, though. Dot paper is superior to lined, blank, OR graph paper in every way that matters to me. It’s a shame they are so rare!

]]> By: Ed Falk http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425788 Ed Falk Wed, 16 May 2012 17:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425788 When I was in college, the school bookstore sold a wire-bound notebook that had no lines at all.  Just blank white pages and reasonably stiff covers. Perfect for notes and sketches. Sadly, nobody makes anything like it any more. When I was in college, the school bookstore sold a wire-bound notebook that had no lines at all.  Just blank white pages and reasonably stiff covers. Perfect for notes and sketches. Sadly, nobody makes anything like it any more.

]]> By: Jesseham http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425787 Jesseham Wed, 16 May 2012 17:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425787 Despite sitting here with a full cup of coffee that my not-quite-two year old is grabbing at demanding to smell, and living in "the rainiest place", I had not actually tested their waterproofiness. I'm pretty sure I've seen Rhodias that were side-bound too, if that's your preference.  They have a pretty big rack of them at Artist & Craftsman Supply in the U-district, if you're in the area. (they have a few other stores nationwide as well) Despite sitting here with a full cup of coffee that my not-quite-two year old is grabbing at demanding to smell, and living in “the rainiest place”, I had not actually tested their waterproofiness.

I’m pretty sure I’ve seen Rhodias that were side-bound too, if that’s your preference.  They have a pretty big rack of them at Artist & Craftsman Supply in the U-district, if you’re in the area. (they have a few other stores nationwide as well)

]]> By: Dee Simpki http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425749 Dee Simpki Wed, 16 May 2012 17:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425749 My multi-decade scientific career is documented in a large number of double-wire-bound computation books such as http://www.amazon.com/Computation-Inches-Numbered-Quadrille-35061/dp/B000F78JLU/ref=pd_sbs_op_3 The paper is thick and off-white to minimize eye-strain, the pages are numbered, and the covers are ~indestructible. (My last bulk purchase a number of years ago was for the Ampad 22-157, but a reviewer on Amazon says Ampad has gone to cheaper, thinner paper... Bummer.) My multi-decade scientific career is documented in a large number of double-wire-bound computation books such as
http://www.amazon.com/Computation-Inches-Numbered-Quadrille-35061/dp/B000F78JLU/ref=pd_sbs_op_3

The paper is thick and off-white to minimize eye-strain, the pages are numbered, and the covers are ~indestructible.

(My last bulk purchase a number of years ago was for the Ampad 22-157, but a reviewer on Amazon says Ampad has gone to cheaper, thinner paper… Bummer.)

]]> By: bzishi http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425744 bzishi Wed, 16 May 2012 17:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425744 These are excellent notebooks. I particularly like the very strong covers and the perforated edges to the pages. I would say that these notebooks aren't as good as some of the higher quality engineering pads (green or orange tint, grid on the back, 0.2 inch spacing, and clear on the front), but probably only cost half as much. These are excellent notebooks. I particularly like the very strong covers and the perforated edges to the pages. I would say that these notebooks aren’t as good as some of the higher quality engineering pads (green or orange tint, grid on the back, 0.2 inch spacing, and clear on the front), but probably only cost half as much.

]]> By: Richard Dagenais http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425683 Richard Dagenais Wed, 16 May 2012 16:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425683 It doesn't just seem that way, typos in a web article ARE a silly thing to get worked up about. It doesn’t just seem that way, typos in a web article ARE a silly thing to get worked up about.

]]> By: Randy Mead http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425663 Randy Mead Wed, 16 May 2012 16:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425663 Thank you very much for the kind words. As the Digital Marketing and Social Media manager for the Mead brand, and an AVID BongBoing reader I really appreciate the positive words about our products! Thank you very much for the kind words. As the Digital Marketing and Social Media manager for the Mead brand, and an AVID BongBoing reader I really appreciate the positive words about our products!

]]> By: hassenpfeffer http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425631 hassenpfeffer Wed, 16 May 2012 16:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425631 I'm addicted to Maruman Mnemosyne graph-paper notebooks--expensive (Japanese imports through jetpens.com), but MAN are they nice. Fountain pen, ballpoint, marker, mechanical pencil (0.3-mm 2B leads FTW--also from jetpens), drawing pencil--they take everything as smoothly as you could imagine. I’m addicted to Maruman Mnemosyne graph-paper notebooks–expensive (Japanese imports through jetpens.com), but MAN are they nice. Fountain pen, ballpoint, marker, mechanical pencil (0.3-mm 2B leads FTW–also from jetpens), drawing pencil–they take everything as smoothly as you could imagine.

]]> By: Jeff Eoff http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425608 Jeff Eoff Wed, 16 May 2012 15:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425608 "... stating that the a typo in the first sentence..." “… stating that the a typo in the first sentence…”

]]> By: SamSam http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425596 SamSam Wed, 16 May 2012 15:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425596 <blockquote> I am confident in stating that the a typo in the first sentence...</blockquote>Was that supposed to be intentionally ironic? Because otherwise you're just proving Muphry's law.

 I am confident in stating that the a typo in the first sentence…

Was that supposed to be intentionally ironic? Because otherwise you’re just proving Muphry’s law.

]]> By: Justin Winokur http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425588 Justin Winokur Wed, 16 May 2012 15:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425588 I used to use notebooks, but I quickly found that I would use up some before others. I have had classes where I take 15 pages of notes a week and others where it is more like 5. I settled on 8.5x11 5-Star reinforced lined paper. I keep about 20 sheets on a clipboard and then file them into the binder.  Plus, once I started grad school (mechanical engineering), I had access to a super-fast sheet scanner. So, I very easily scan all my notes to have backups or copies for quick reference. Also, if I forget something or I have important other documents to include with it, I can put them in the binder, at the right place I too have obsessed both about pencils (actual tool and lead size....Pentel Twist Erase 0.7mm if you're interested) and paper. As someone who erases a lot, good, thick paper was a must I used to use notebooks, but I quickly found that I would use up some before others. I have had classes where I take 15 pages of notes a week and others where it is more like 5. I settled on 8.5×11 5-Star reinforced lined paper. I keep about 20 sheets on a clipboard and then file them into the binder. 

Plus, once I started grad school (mechanical engineering), I had access to a super-fast sheet scanner. So, I very easily scan all my notes to have backups or copies for quick reference. Also, if I forget something or I have important other documents to include with it, I can put them in the binder, at the right place

I too have obsessed both about pencils (actual tool and lead size….Pentel Twist Erase 0.7mm if you’re interested) and paper. As someone who erases a lot, good, thick paper was a must

]]> By: Cool Tools http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425567 Cool Tools Wed, 16 May 2012 15:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425567 Don't you find that the pink lines in the Rhodia bleed? I spilled water on one of mine and it seemed to turn the affected pages into a bleeding pink mess. With that being said, they are nice notebooks, I just like to maximize paper real estate by writing on both sides of the paper and the top binding made that difficult.  Don’t you find that the pink lines in the Rhodia bleed? I spilled water on one of mine and it seemed to turn the affected pages into a bleeding pink mess. With that being said, they are nice notebooks, I just like to maximize paper real estate by writing on both sides of the paper and the top binding made that difficult. 

]]> By: Michael Schroeder http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425559 Michael Schroeder Wed, 16 May 2012 15:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425559  What typo did I have?  What typo did I have?

]]> By: Cool Tools http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425552 Cool Tools Wed, 16 May 2012 15:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425552 Sorry about that. Really! I don't know how I missed it. Even after you pointed out that there was a typo I had to re-read the first sentence several (way too many, to be frank) times before it hit me. Cognitive blindness FTW! -- oliver  Sorry about that. Really! I don’t know how I missed it. Even after you pointed out that there was a typo I had to re-read the first sentence several (way too many, to be frank) times before it hit me. Cognitive blindness FTW!

– oliver 

]]> By: Jesseham http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425544 Jesseham Wed, 16 May 2012 15:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425544 The cambridge Quad is nice, but Rhodia is the shit.  They are also the only quadrilled option that I've located in Seattle that is TOP bound, which is the ideal for us lefties. The cambridge Quad is nice, but Rhodia is the shit.  They are also the only quadrilled option that I’ve located in Seattle that is TOP bound, which is the ideal for us lefties.

]]> By: hypnosifl http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425540 hypnosifl Wed, 16 May 2012 15:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425540 "Having just finished" joins the two parts of the sentence before and after the comma (this is what's known as a <a href="http://www.esljokes.net/ui3.html" rel="nofollow">gerund clause</a>), so it's not a run-on sentence. “Having just finished” joins the two parts of the sentence before and after the comma (this is what’s known as a gerund clause), so it’s not a run-on sentence.

]]> By: Bookburn http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425534 Bookburn Wed, 16 May 2012 15:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425534  I hate typos in the first sentence of bitchy comments.  I hate typos in the first sentence of bitchy comments.

]]> By: Ethan Taliesin Houser http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425509 Ethan Taliesin Houser Wed, 16 May 2012 15:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425509 What run-on sentence? What run-on sentence?

]]> By: jdk998 http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425494 jdk998 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425494 So are. Run-on. Sentences.  So are. Run-on. Sentences. 

]]> By: SedanChair http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425491 SedanChair Wed, 16 May 2012 14:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425491 <blockquote>Notebooks may seem like a silly thing to get worked up about</blockquote> You may want to notify every hipster on earth of this fact. (Edit: I am in love with my pocket <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/rhodia-classic-staplebound-notebooks/" rel="nofollow">Rhodia</a>)

Notebooks may seem like a silly thing to get worked up about

You may want to notify every hipster on earth of this fact.

(Edit: I am in love with my pocket Rhodia)

]]> By: Beth Rich George http://boingboing.net/2012/05/16/cambridge-quad-notebook-the-b.html#comment-1425493 Beth Rich George Wed, 16 May 2012 14:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=161179#comment-1425493 These too are my favorites, and as a left-handed individual I agree about the advantages of the "ambidexterity" of this notebook.  However, one disadvantage of this notebook is the existence of the wire spiral itself.  Right now I'm using a Staples brand Graph Composition book (#11624), but would prefer one with the larger size and higher quality paper that comes with the Mead.  These too are my favorites, and as a left-handed individual I agree about the advantages of the “ambidexterity” of this notebook.  However, one disadvantage of this notebook is the existence of the wire spiral itself.  Right now I’m using a Staples brand Graph Composition book (#11624), but would prefer one with the larger size and higher quality paper that comes with the Mead. 

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