Love for Analogue Stories

Metamorphosis: MD Cotton Thick Notebook // wakako

Metamorphosis: MD Cotton Thick Notebook // wakako

Frido is starting a new creative project with the MD Cotton Thick Notebook, so I got to compare the brand-new notebook side by side with the exact same one, which I... Read More
Where Art Becomes Language // Erin

Where Art Becomes Language // Erin

I first discovered Erin’s art through mutual analogue friends, and was instantly charmed by the joy it made me feel. That same sense of happiness carries through her approach to... Read More
Special Delivery // Frido

Special Delivery // Frido

“Did you have to tell my teacher what you do?” my older daughter recently asked me, a few days after a community camp-out night at her school. I was a... Read More
Messages From the Darkroom // A.C.

Messages From the Darkroom // A.C.

It’s been a few years since I got an instant film camera. By now, its photos have almost completely filled an old, square, handmade album, bound with cord, one of the... Read More
Cake is Love // Frido

Cake is Love // Frido

Fresh out of college, I received an offer I could not resist: Spend three months in Japan to design futuristic video game environments for the PlayStation console. The year was... Read More
Daily Calendar Doodles, May - August // A.C.

Daily Calendar Doodles, May - August // A.C.

Welcome back to another quarterly calendar drawings post! Here’s the story of my summer, as told in fountain pen ink doodles: May:Ink color: Blue Sky - Lennon ToolBar June: Ink... Read More
Savoring the Present, One Page at a Time // Adriana

Savoring the Present, One Page at a Time // Adriana

I first came across Adriana’s YouTube channel by chance while researching for BK, and her vibrant pages instantly captivated me. However, I quickly realized that her notebooks are more than... Read More
Let your intention be as light as a feather and trust your intuition, with 5-year Techo // wakako

Let your intention be as light as a feather and trust your intuition, with 5-year Techo // wakako

It feels excessive to have three Hobonichi 5-year Techo in A5 size around the house, but it has been working for our family this year! Why three? Well, actually, two of them... Read More
Flowing the travel days via TN accordion notebook // wakako

Flowing the travel days via TN accordion notebook // wakako

I’m so hooked on the accordion refill for Traveler’s Notebook. Especially when I am away from home and need to lighten the analogue load, the thin yet expansive layout of the accordion has... Read More