News From the Field: Rhodia and the new Diary Wars!

Big news right before the weekend drops for all you lovers of organisation! The legendary French icon Rhodia is launching a diary for 2010! This is big, big news for those of us who have always loved and gone straight to our Moleskine diary...or a big decision rather.


The tried and true, the exalted Moleskine? or the up and comer, the cocky young Rhodia? We all know Rhodia have been making amazing stationery (just try a Bloc Pad) for 75 years but this is their first go at a diary, which has been made in conjunction with Rhodia's sister company and diary/planner icon Quo Vadis.


Frankly, we can't wait to try it out. There are two sizes, a weekly notebook format (using graph paper for notes, instead of ruled lines), address book, tear-off corner page markers, 90g clairefontaine paper! in the large size and, with no shortage of audacity, an elastic closure. It's not available yet, but our sleuths have told us that Australia will definnitely have access soon!


Moleskine must have known this challenge was coming - their diary range keeps expanding with inventive new formats and consistent quality and style, but this really is a big challenge for the Moleskine diary stronghold.


So duck for cover because the big guns have come out! Diary tragics, we'd love to hear which way you're thinking of going for 2010...So, who's side are you on?


And if you're a lover of the idea of organisation, but just can't keep it together, our friends NoteMaker have some handy work smart organisation tips!

Measure by the Foundry

Measure by Foundry, is a range of paper products that provide useful household information in a slick graphic, easy to access format. The range includes ‘Produce in Season’ – showing seasonal produce not only here but the Northern hemisphere too (and in both English and Italian), ‘Everyday’ for all those important conversions like kilos to ounces, Celsius to Fahrenheit and centimetres to inches… (and all in 5 languages….!), and ‘Lunar Phases’.

The Measure range also includes a ‘height measurement chart’, and ‘wine booklet’ (very handy to translate those baffling descriptions on the side of wine bottles). The range is the creation of Melbourne graphic designer Jessie Fairweather.

Bahance featuring the Action Method

Action. Action. Action. Make Ideas Happen.New York based Behance have created a range of notebooks and jotters that help you keep track of your ideas and categorise next steps as “Action,” “Backburner,” and “Reference,” easily identifying next steps for execution. They are simple, low-tech, easy to use and really effective.

The success of any idea ultimately comes down to action. Our method is a discipline for everyday productivity. Designed for those with many ideas and lots of creative energy, the Action Method seeks to simplify project management and life.

For more information about the Action Method, click here

The full range of Behance products are available at NoteMaker.

A Book About Me & My School Days

A Book About Me:

A Book About Me aims to provide your child with a record of their time in utero up to age 5. Your child will be fascinated about their history as they grow up, but will value this as essential reading when they are planning or expecting their own children.

My School Days:

Following on from the success of A Book About Me, Milestone Press have produced a book to record memories of the Australian school years. There are spaces for school photos, lists to complete such as my favourite singer, books and my favourite (and least favourite!) subjects.

Catering for Prep/Preschool to Year 12, each level has its own pocket to store certificates, drawings and notes. Guaranteed to record memories to make you laugh and cringe in 20 years time.

Read a review of My School Days in “Shop 4 Kids”.

These two great journals are now available online at NoteMaker.