Nitoms S4102 STALOGY Notebook, B5, Squared, 365 Days Notebook, Black

Good size. Like grid on pages. Plenty of good quality paper pages.

Having used many different sizes of the stalogy over the years, my favorite is the b6. I use the b6 Stalogy as my every day lifeline planner. The binding is something made of magic because it holds up to whatever I add into it. The paper is perfect and gives me just the right sound once it has been written, marked, or colored on. From stickers to washi tape to tipping in velum or cardstock inserts, the binding holds up and the stalogy just gets chunkier. Depending on how you use the stalogy, it will last for a year or more as a planner. Some markers will bleed through (Zig color dot) but it adds to the character. This is my 5th year using the b6. I used LEUCHTTURM1917 for years before I found the stalogy.

I've been looking for new notebooks for a while, and I found Stalogy after seeing some this notebook reviewed on the Gentleman Stationer and Pen Addict blogs. The paper is thin, even thinner than Tamoe River paper, but it works for me. I'm using it as my scientific notebook, writing with a Pilot Metal Falcon with EF nib and Pilot Iroshizuku Take-sumi ink, and there is only slight ghosting and no bleedthrough or feathering so far. The grid and proprietary calendar features are printed in a relatively light shade of gray, so they don't distract. Stalogy has designed this notebook to avoid some of the features that seem to be typical in other journaling notebooks, such as built-in pockets and ribbon bookmarks. This is perfect for me, as I find built-in ribbon bookmarks get in my way more frequently than they are useful, and I just don't like and won't use the built-in pockets. I know a lot of people love these features, but I'd rather not have them, and I've found it difficult to find good notebooks without them. The Stalogy notebook is softcover, and one can see a little of the spine stitching imprinted on the spine's cover material. The binding is better and more robust than a lot of the hardcover notebooks I've seen. The soft cover feels like a fine-textured plastic, but it's sturdy enough. I'll almost certainly want to supplement with a cover for carry.

If Hobonichi and a bullet journal had a baby, this would be it! 😆 LoVE love love this journal! I love its bigger size, the love the blank pages, and I love the paper it's made with. It does bleed or ghost but not any more than most other bullet journals. The graph on the paper is light enough to not be in the way but still help you with straight lines and sizing your embellishments. The BEST PART: the PRICE!! At a fraction of the price of a Hobonichi, it can't be beat. I will continue to buy these as long as they stay priced reasonably.

Everyone uses planners differently. This book accommodates all different styles of use. Selectable month/day/date on the top of the page denotes the "when," and the time axis on the left side of the page is perfect for noting appointments. Ample space remains on the gridded page for capturing meeting notes, sketches, etc. For me, the B5 size is ideal … about 7" x 10". Doesn't take a lot of desk or backpack space. While I use mine as a planner, it would be ideal for journaling or sketching as well. Most important to me is paper quality. Super quality, does not bleed through even with my go-to writing implement, a fountain pen. I have used different planning systems for a lot of years, both electronic and paper. This one checks all the boxes. Totally satisfied, highly recommend.

Writers are creatures of habit! I love these notebooks and purchase them over and over. The pages do not bleed and they are thin to get so much writing in one book. I write every day and love the size of this as well. The grid layout allows me to keep my writing straight while not being overpowered by the lines.

This is different in sizing from all my other b5 notebooks. Not sure if that is fault of this notebook or the others but it is accurate to measurements so just double check if you have a cover you want to use with this. The paper is not great for fountain pens though it is thin. Not something I would repurchase at this price. I actually don’t need notebooks to be so many pages so the benefit of that is a bit lost on me. Otherwise nicely made and simple.

Great!