I've just recieved this and so far I'm very impressed! It came at the same time as a Moleskine notebook that I ordered so I've provided photos to let you see how they compare! Both are the exact same height but the Essentials notebook is just a little bit wider as you can see. Otherwise you would hardly be able to tell the difference between them without the labels. The covers are of very similar and excellent quality. I also love that it also has a pocket in the back cover just like the Moleskine! I haven't tested any pens on the paper yet, but it seems nice and thick. The reason I bought this one instead of a Moleskine dotted notebook is mainly because the reviews on the Moleskine said that the paper is thin and prone to bleeding, and the Essentials reviews claimed otherwise. I've provided a photo of the pages to show that the dots are a soft grey color and not solid black which would be distracting in my opinion. With the grey dots they're there if you need them but stay out of the way if you want to write or draw over them! I'm very excited to use this for my bullet journal and will be happy to provide more photos of my pages to show how the paper behaves with inks and pencils.
BOTTOM LINE:
-Durable, quality cover
-Thick pages
-Light colored dots for versatility
-Back pocket for scrap papers
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Essentials Dot Matrix Notebook, A5 size
For sketching, designing, bullet journaling, and more.
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Ready for ActionDurable cover material resists stains, moisture, and tearing. Elastic band attached to the back cover keeps notebook closed securely in your bag or pocket. (Cover band is removable). |
Versatile Dot-Grid InteriorLight gray 5-mm dot grid provides ideal structure for bullet journaling, other types of visual note-taking, sketching, and standard writing. A black ribbon bookmark lets you pick up right where you left off. Tough stitched binding. |
Premium PaperEssentials Notebooks all but eliminate bleed-through in standard use. Pens and fine-line markers lay down crisp ink without feathering. Colored pencil shows up vividly. Graphite erases cleanly with light pressure. |
Practical PocketInside back-cover pocket holds tickets, receipts, business cards, stamps, stickers, and any other flat items you want to keep handy. |
Classic Style
Sturdy, streamlined black hardcover binding combines sophistication with practicality.
Grid-patterned paper can do it all, from bullet journaling and sketching, to designing, to everyday writing.
Archival quality pages preserve your work.
The only limit—your creativity
A light gray 5mm dot grid interior lets you structure each page however you like. Then sketch or write outside the lines.
Essentials Dot Matrix Notebook
- 192 dot-grid pages
- Sleek black hardcover binding
- Heavyweight paper—no bleed-through
- Classic A5 size (21.0 cm x 14.8 cm, 5-1/2'' x 8'').
- Elastic band closure
- Ribbon bookmark
- Inside back cover pocket
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I got this today and I am GIDDY
This was delivered today in A+ condition. Though the box wasn't padded, it was thick and when I opened it the notebook was undamaged. First: I highly enjoyed the New Book Smell, second, it was definitely a much better quality than my 4.99 first bullet journal from last year, and I am very glad for someone like myself I spent that "extra", (when you're poor, it's extra, sorry). This also has many more pages and a much sturdier cover + lays much flatter.Of course, I *HAD* to start making my bullet journal Key, January 2018 cover page and plan out my first monthly spread. I tend to go with a monthly spread plus the trackers that are most important to me because having to flip to 22929 pages just doesn't work right for me. I know that this sounds odd to many, but I also suffer from (diagnosed by an actual Dr. yes) depression and Bi-polar II. So a lot of the things that seem "normal" for everyone else to do I really have to fight and drag myself around to do. And a bullet journal has REALLY helped me get my stuff together.Tested so far:Pencil - Fine! Obviously, if you use pencil like I do to plan things out before inking, using a light hand. I also found the erasers on the end of your pencils / mechanical pencils are NOT very good for any paper. I had a left over knead-able eraser from an art set gifted to me four years ago and used that. It erased AMAZINGLY well + doesn't leave eraser dust to schmear graphite everywhere.Sharpie PEN - (Distinction is important. A sharpie pen IS actually an entirely different world than sharpie marker) = no bleed through what-so-ever. And "ghosting", (where you can sometimes see through the page of paper what is drawn or written on the other side) doesn't happen with the sharpie. YAY.Sipa / Huhuhero Fineliner Color Pens 0.38 = No bleed through. Ghosting depends. If I am using the pen just to write, there's very, very little ghosting. If you color with them/go over the writing several times, you can clearly see (though NOT bled through at least!) what was colored on the other side.The paper is really good. The only paper that does not lay flat is the very fist page, as it is glued to the cover. I am also delighhhted there is a nice little pocket at the back of the book for me to tuck my favorite recipes or stickers!Anyway, this is everything I could need for a bujo for me, and for someone who's got zero monies, it was worth a little extra. Bullet journals are kinda very personal though, as this notebook may work for me, you might find it too small, etc. It is at least every affordable to play with!
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Merv Zattionna
Amazing quality for the price
Reviewed in Canada on January 22, 2021
Merv Zattionna
Reviewed in Canada on January 22, 2021
The pages are thick and smooth and the dots are uniform over all of the pages making it easy to plan out a chart that needs to be on multiple pages.
There is little to no bleeding on the pages. I only noticed a little bleeding when I layered watercolor while it was still wet. There is only very faint ghosting for most pens and inks.
Note. The description says that the book does lay flat. The cover DOES lay flat, however with the binding, the pages so not lay with ease. The pages are bound well so to lay the pages flat some pressure is required.
The book comes with plenty of pages to explore and use up. Will last me a while.
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