Field Notes
Inspired by the vanishing sub-genre of agricultural memo books, ornate pocket ledgers, and the simple, unassuming beauty of a well-crafted grocery list, the Draplin Design Company of Portland and Coudal Partners, a Chicago creative firm, have created Field Notes Brand, a collection of smartly-designed, vintage-styled pocket notebooks, calendars, and various office accoutrements. Beginning with packages of three graph-ruled booklets wrapped with a thick “kraft” brown cover, Field Notes has since printed dozens of variations and introduced wildly popular limited editions, exploring new colors, papers, printing processes, and special packaging. From the very beginning, every Field Notes paper product has been manufactured in the U.S.A. From the paper, sourced from some of the finest mills in the Midwest, to even the inks used, the production of Field Notes has never required travel on a cargo ship or plane; just the roads crisscrossing the country.www.fieldnotesbrand.com
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Sep 21, 2026
Jason VerlindeGUEST
He has also wrote for us.
Jason VerlindeGUEST
And he is going to be doing the lion's share of editorial for the magazine, assigning features, working with photographers that's a big part of our magazine obviously is getting great photography and working with our designer and then unrelated but it's just like when it rains it storms uh my art director of 13 14 years andre mora here in seattle uh decided to step down and so uh i'm happy to announce this is kind of like breaking news aaron draplin Of Field Notes fame and Draplin Design Company and not far from you, Blake, in Portland is going to be designing the next issue of the Fretboard Journal and hopefully many after that.
Jason VerlindeGUEST
And so it is not going to be bright orange.
Jason VerlindeGUEST
It's not going to be safety orange.
AprilHOST
don't even try to stop me um Oh my God, I didn't even talk about it when I was in Chicago, but this is part of my planner system situation.
AprilHOST
But I started using Field Notes again because they came out with that amazing collection, the Paletas, which is like a Popsicle series.
AprilHOST
And that like lured me into a subscription because I want all three packs.
AprilHOST
And in Chicago, I got the chance to visit their HQ and I just love them so much.
AprilHOST
that's
KellyHOST
so
AprilHOST
cool so i've been using a field notes like how you used to passport size refill actually just like nonchalant brain dump while i have time at a cafe yes i feel a little guilty because that was what i was supposed to do in my plotter mini five but i just the field notes nice it's like a little extra more space so that was fun um So that's in my rotation now.
AprilHOST
I guess this is a commonplace notebook.
Tom AndersonHOST
I like being able to see like...
Tom AndersonHOST
the history kind of just with those two pages spread in the little field notes notebook.
Tom AndersonHOST
It's kind of nice.
Tom AndersonHOST
Um, so the first two weeks of that is done.
Nacho CondeHOST
In every single one of my bags you'll find one.
Nacho CondeHOST
Um, even right now I'm, I'm using one, uh, as we speak, uh, to, to have some notes, and it's of course a classic Field Notes notebook, the 48-page classic, uh, little paperback notebook.
Nacho CondeHOST
Um, they're made in the US.
Nacho CondeHOST
They are, um, you know, not super cheap, but, um, you can definitely find some, some knockoffs that, that are, you know, in a similar form factor.
Nacho CondeHOST
It doesn't have to be the, the original Field Notes.
Nacho CondeHOST
I, I like to buy them because I buy them once a year, and then I have enough to, to take some notes throughout the year.
Nacho CondeHOST
Um, and I, I...
Nacho CondeHOST
Um, yeah, just get yourself a little notebook.