process: designing notebooks!
Added 2020-01-16 20:37:44 +0000 UTChiiiiii!! i've spent the morning trying to work out some notebook designs — i can't decide if i want to do a repeating pattern type thing (i'm really drawn towards doing something "garden toile" -esque, which is the second image, but making it a bit more my style and a little less frilly and romantic), a little illustrated scene (like the fika one above), or just making a printed version of my handpainted rainbow "oh no" design. how do y'all feel about having little nameplates for your notebooks? do you like having a place to write in a title for your journal, or do you like it better when the front is finished and complete?
also, yes i realize the toile pattern sketch is very rough and not lined up properly at all lolol i just wanted to block something out to get a rough feel for it
i'm torn!! i want to do an A5 design, and an A6 design — i'm thinking that a scene might work best for the A5 design and a repeating pattern could work nice on the smaller A6 size. i'd love to hear y'all's thoughts!!
Comments
Nameplates are awesome and I feel incomplete without them. I'm also very partial to A5 size books but whatever you choose will be great!
Madelyn Smith
2020-01-30 03:15:33 +0000 UTCi love the rainbows and the one of you and sophie the most!
Olivia Cobb
2020-01-21 19:18:00 +0000 UTCLove the pattern one! ^_^ The nameplate also fits really well into that one, though it feels a bit more out of place in the scene one.
Malin B. Ung
2020-01-21 09:46:13 +0000 UTCI LOVE the one with you and Sofie! 💜 It feels a lot more personal 😊
Mandi Farrell
2020-01-18 18:37:04 +0000 UTCI love the first image! I really like the pink and the flowers on it. Name plates are cool, but I would prefer having the front finished and complete. I think A5 size is a good size, not too big but not too small. Whatever you decide, I'm sure it will look awesome! I would totally buy :)
Paola Romero
2020-01-18 02:15:23 +0000 UTCthat's a fantastic idea!!!
Bucky
2020-01-17 22:44:31 +0000 UTCi'm thinking of actually turning the cute fika scene into a notepad! that way it makes good use of all the negative space up top !
cheyenne 🌠
2020-01-17 19:48:47 +0000 UTCI think a great option would be sending them with a blank nameplate sticker! That way the customer can decide if they want to label it or not :)
Taryn
2020-01-17 18:20:51 +0000 UTCThey are all so lovely <3 Personally I prefer the illustrated scene and the rainbow one (I loved your handpainted notebooks so much, I would be so happy to have a printed version *^* ). For the format, I generally use A5 but A6 can also be a nice format, to change a bit !
chupp
2020-01-17 17:08:59 +0000 UTCThe more I think on this, the more I'd prefer A5 over A6, but its ofc up to you!!
Sharon Hollenbach
2020-01-17 15:26:11 +0000 UTCI love nameplates on my notebook and the toile design is beautiful
Lauren
2020-01-17 12:33:21 +0000 UTCthe a toile is sosososo cute and would be great especially on an a5. also- the nameplates are GREAT
Aynsleigh Escher
2020-01-17 12:04:49 +0000 UTCI think the garden pattern design is the winner here, with the clouds “oh no” a close second. The scene is cute and would look great on a postcard, but for me personally I prefer a notebook to have a “fuller” design that can fill out the front and possibly continue onto the back (the way you’ve done with your patterns! So nice!) You seem to have a lot of feedback from us so I hope it’s helpful 😊
Abi
2020-01-17 07:46:05 +0000 UTCi am OBSESSED with the oh no type patterns! and personally i don't find a nameplate a necessity - sometimes i don't like writing the name myself bc i feel like it makes it abt the title and takes away from the art of the cover!
olivia nievera
2020-01-17 07:36:22 +0000 UTCi really like all of them! the toile would be really beautiful and more "neutral" in a way. otherwise i prefer the rainbows one! space for writing on the cover is good!!
Nina
2020-01-17 07:28:16 +0000 UTCthey are so cute ! I prefer the en toile type covers, so pretty
nina
2020-01-17 06:58:23 +0000 UTCI love all of them! Personally I love toile and I think it'll be beautiful in your style. The name placement is great too, as long as it's blank. 💙
Catherine Zocco
2020-01-17 06:17:10 +0000 UTCpersonally i really love the first one! however, i was wondering if it would maybe be possible to have the fika scene printed on the inside cover? that way you wouldn't have to choose between the designs! idk, just a thought! i hope this helps 💛
Bucky
2020-01-17 04:00:31 +0000 UTCI want them all T_T
Marissa Watson
2020-01-17 03:03:46 +0000 UTCOh my goodness! I love all of those ideas! I would totally buy the “oh no” design 👌🏼
Marlee
2020-01-17 01:51:37 +0000 UTCPersonally I love the “oh no” design BUT toile is so cool and I’d love to see it adapted to your style. I think if we saw a finished look some may switch over 😉
Kari Smith
2020-01-17 00:31:00 +0000 UTCboth sizes are so so cute!!! i love the look of a fully finished front and the hand painted rainbow “oh no” design on the front is my favorite too!! definitely wanna get my hands on these!
yulip
2020-01-17 00:28:25 +0000 UTCoh my gosh theyre all so cuuuute!! my favourite is the first image, with the little repeated flowers! I think a nameplate is such a cute personal detail! Kudos!! Great work friend!!!
sageybug
2020-01-17 00:18:24 +0000 UTCI like the 1st one with the name plate. I was trying to picture the finished product with all the finished lines. It made me excited to think what kind of colors you would use. The rainbow one is predictable. I mean it’s rainbow colors and blue sky etc. The one with the table is nice but I already picture happy party colors. I like the first one cause of so many possibilities. It kept me intrigued and wanting to see more of it. Even in different color schemes.
Roseann Rosillo
2020-01-17 00:17:04 +0000 UTComg these are so lovely!!! my favorite is the gray-green-ish garden / repeating pattern. I like the little blank name plate and then a pattern for the rest of the cover personally
Emma
2020-01-16 23:58:50 +0000 UTCSo awesome!! 🤗
Maaike van den Top
2020-01-16 22:52:07 +0000 UTCI really love the first one! It's beautiful!
Elle Steward
2020-01-16 22:50:30 +0000 UTCI love these so much! Either or both would be awesome! 🥰🥰
ErinAMurph
2020-01-16 22:23:16 +0000 UTCPersonally, I prefer the last 2. As for the name plate, I don't mind if it has one or not, if I do want one I tend to put a sticker or paste craft paper and write on that. Generally I'm not bothered about them though. I love all the designs, but especially the last 2. 😍♥️
Kelly Wallis
2020-01-16 22:10:39 +0000 UTCI really like them all. Is that a Totoro reference thrown in their.
Melissa guy
2020-01-16 22:08:46 +0000 UTCi love the fika one! the cat is epic. i personally prefer a finished cover, no name plate ☺️
Sif Zander Smit
2020-01-16 22:07:57 +0000 UTCI really like the “oh no” design if I had to choose between one but they’re all are gorgeous and I would love any of them. I personally don’t really use a title for my sketchbooks. I either get one with a cool design on it or a plain one to put stickers on, so a name plate would probably end up getting covered depending on how it looks.
Callie
2020-01-16 21:52:45 +0000 UTCThe second garden scene design is absolutely GORGEOUS!!! I love it so much! As for the nameplate i prefer not to have them because I hate writing on the cover notebooks
sophie
2020-01-16 21:37:48 +0000 UTCIt’s beautiful! I especially like the floral one
Shali S
2020-01-16 21:37:40 +0000 UTCI love the first and third options best!
Kelsey Cone
2020-01-16 21:28:17 +0000 UTCI like the pattern, but I LOVE that table scene SO MUCH!! also, I prefer no front label but it’s still nice!
Michala Henderson
2020-01-16 21:14:12 +0000 UTCI really like the garden toile one! I usually don’t write stuff on the front of my journals, but a nameplate is not a dealbreaker.
Caroline Moira
2020-01-16 21:10:43 +0000 UTCThey're adorable! Love the rainbows and the flower designs!
Pip
2020-01-16 21:08:06 +0000 UTCI absolutely adore your rainbow note books!!! But I think the idea of a floral ish repeating pattern would be very cool! Especially with your colour palettes!!!
Posie Sheriko
2020-01-16 21:02:13 +0000 UTCThe one with rainbows is the best!
Kinga Pawelec
2020-01-16 20:55:10 +0000 UTCi love the repeating design and i’m a big fan of the little blank name plate on top! when i finish a journal i go back and think of a title for it, even if it’s just the year(s) it took me to write in it.
makenzie
2020-01-16 20:52:55 +0000 UTCI love all of these but if I had to choose, it'd be a repeating pattern
Meredith Monroe
2020-01-16 20:48:04 +0000 UTCI can never bring myself to actually write on the front of notebooks, so I'm more than happy not to have that space. I ADORE the colonial-esque floral first image, and the one with the girl & nameplate could even go on the inside front/back if that's something available? and I'd would be thrilled with any size! (I'd be even more thrilled if you could source recycled paper or something for the contents🤗❤♻️🥰)
Sharon Hollenbach
2020-01-16 20:45:13 +0000 UTCI love the pattern!! but all the other ideas are also really cute (which i'm sure doesn't help with your decision making, lol). I do spy a lil totoro which I'm very very into! and personally I don't like nameplates on the cover cause I don't wanna mess up the pretty cover design, lol what if you did a scene that the pattern tied into for the A5, and the pattern for the A6? that way it would be a cute set but not totally identical to each other!
Cecile Lu
2020-01-16 20:43:52 +0000 UTCI love love love the garden idea, and I could take or leave the empty nameplate at the beginning. A5 notebooks are a personal favorite, but I'll probably get it no matter the size!
Monica Pierce
2020-01-16 20:43:44 +0000 UTCPersonally, I don’t need a space on the front to write anything! All my notebooks are unique so I know what’s in each and don’t really need a label. Each design of yours is so cute! Can’t wait to see more. ❤️
Hannah Horinek
2020-01-16 20:41:33 +0000 UTCi love a front that is finished bc i do all my decor/naming on the insides! i love all your designs and think they fit perfect in your art wheelhouse! the repeating on the a6 is a great idea bc that’ll be perf on the small boi notebooks, and the scenes on the big one is delightful ✨
eden rae
2020-01-16 20:41:13 +0000 UTCI really like them all; however, the flower design is definitely my favorite
Vi Hoang
2020-01-16 20:40:48 +0000 UTCOmg I’m so excited. I LOVE the top design, that one is probably my favorite. But all the others are a close second 😬. As for sizing, I vote for an a6 size. I like how cute and little it is 💞
Lauren
2020-01-16 20:40:44 +0000 UTCas for nameplates, I’m personally more drawn to when they just have a space without it being defined. Like an open space in the pattern
LilyNzst
2020-01-16 20:40:33 +0000 UTCFor myself, I prefer with no name plate at the front. I usually use the first page to write what the notebook is.
Mercury Lemon
2020-01-16 20:40:26 +0000 UTCpersonally i never use the lil name plate things unless it’s a larger size (A4 i think?) that i would use for a subject at uni. but i really love all of these designs! especially the more floral/botanical one!
Natalie Whitmore
2020-01-16 20:40:06 +0000 UTCI personally like it when the front is finished since I don’t normally name my journals, but I love all of these designs!! ♡
ShySprout
2020-01-16 20:39:56 +0000 UTCI gasped out loud at the first image 😍 Love!
Tessa Maye
2020-01-16 20:39:52 +0000 UTCThey’re all gorgeous! I love the garden design and all of them are rad.
LilyNzst
2020-01-16 20:39:42 +0000 UTC
