Dingbats* Notebooks Medium A5 Plus Wildlife Grid Hardcover - Orange Tiger

Bought for Bullet Journalling. Had everything I wanted in a journal- dotted square grid, pen holder, pocket for lose paper at back, elastic to hold cover together, integral bookmark. Really like the quality of the cover and the paper. Many other journals I have looked at (including other well known brands like Moleskin) have had far inferior quality paper and without all the other features.Just so you know, this is a genuine review (a rarity on Amazon these days). I don't usually write reviews so that tells you how happy I am with my purchase.

Ich benutze es als Bullet Journal wie so einige hier. Für den Preis ist es ein sehr schön aussehendes Buch, es hätte keine Fehler oder Einschlüsse im Papier sowie im Cover. Es fässt sich sehr schön an und der Gummizug ist stabil. Die kleine Tasche hinten ist ebenfalls fest verklebt und bietet Platz für genügend Material.Das Papier ist so unglaublich glatt und fässt sich so schön an, da könnte ich stundenlang drüber streichen. Die Punkte sind in einem 5 mm Abstand zueinander, klein und Mittelgrau, also sichtbar aber für mich persönlich nicht störend. Jede Seite ist heraustrennbar aber trotzdem sehr stabil, so, dass man keine Angst haben muss versehentlich Seiten herauszureißen :-)In den Fotos habe ich ebenfalls meinen persönlichen Pen Test hinzugefügt. Wie bereits gedacht, gab es bei den Copic Ciao alcohol based markers, win bleeding auf der Rückseite.Der Füllfederhalter ließ sich wunderbar benutzen. Das Schreiben damit auf dem glatten Papier war eine Freude. Es gab kein bleeding und nur sehr minimales ghosting. Allerdings benötigt die Tinte sehr lange zum trocknen, weswegen die Schrift dann leider verschmiert ist und beim Schließen des Buches auf die gegenüber liegende Seite abgedruckt hat. Ist für mich jedoch kein Mangel, da man einfach ein Stück Löschpapier nutzen kann, um die überschüssige Tinte abzunehmen :-)Alles in allem bin ich sehr zufrieden mit dem Buch und werde mit Freunden darin zeichnen und schreiben.

After much research, I selected an orange tiger Dingbats journal to start bullet journaling with for the first time. It's now been in use for a little over three weeks and I love it. The paper is a beautiful light cream, which is slightly easier on the eyes than a bright white and is lovely and smooth. Even with two layers of marker and my fountain pen (Waterman, with Harmonious Green, for reference) I see next to no ghosting and no bleed-through at all, and the ink should last a long time, as it's acid-free. The elastic is nice and firm, the pocket strong, and even the ribbon is high quality. The top right corner of the cover had a very slight crease to it when it arrived, but this seemed to be due to the way it was packed/handled in the Amazon box and it doesn't bother me at all. The colour is beautiful and I love the little paw prints inside the covers. The fact that it's both handmade and entirely Vegan is a huge bonus. Overall, it's a beautiful book, well worth the money.

This year I wanted to treat myself to a new notebook to increase my chances of success in bullet journalling. I knew I wanted an A5 book and dotted pages work well as flexible guidelines for journalling without the restrictions of lines or the lack of support from a blank page. I was also keen to get pages that were of good thick quality and a hardback cover for protection as this journal is going to be taken to and from work daily....After a bit of research I finally decided on the Dingbats journal. I’m not going to lie, the elephant on the grey front cover probably sold it to me but I am certainly not disappointed. The quality of this notebook is far superior to other books I have used previously. The cream paper quality is the perfect thickness to ensure no ghosting or see-through from the page before. The notebook also has a bookmark, elastic closure, built in pen holder and folder at the back for storing small bits of paper like receipts etc....As well as being super awesome on the paper quality and features front the brand is hugely environmentally friendly in the paper and the making of the products....I would have no hesitation in recommending this to other people and will certainly purchase again next year. Thank you Dingbats

Love love love! The little illustrations inside the cover and the embossed animal on front, really make it feel much more personal! Swapped from leuchtturm 1917 to the dotted Dingbats notebook for my bullet journal this year! Biggest plus is the pen loop, I had to buy a separate stick in pen loop for the leuchttrum which is a big pain! Dingbats book is slightly wider compared to the leuchttrum, but I don’t notice the difference apart from the extra boxes on each page which is a definite pro not a con!