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intelina
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Jun 30, 2016
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I think the Stalogy, be it the B6 or B5 is a better solution in general. If you need a truly "daily" journal/planner and your note-taking activity is constant everyday, then the Hobonichi is as good as it gets. However, the Cousin is only available in Japanese and the Stalogy is just much more flexible; you can use it like the Cousin or like a regular journal or notebook.
The Stalogy is also much more affordable.
Shadowphd
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Aug 28, 2016
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intelinaI've been in this battle re: which Hobonichi? And Hobo vs. Stalogy?
Since I felt I knew a lot more about the Hobonichi range I thought I'd get educated. So I spent an hour on the Stalogy website today -- www.stalogy. com & a good amount of English so I decided not to translate -- and was delighted to see an expanded range of what I knew to be their planner offerings. It seems they'll have sizes from A6, B6, A5, to B5. And look like they're offering color options, an A4 notebook in six colors and a gorgeous A4 notepad in both vertical & horizontal orientations -- something I've not seen before from other manufacturers. (Btw, those A4 pads remind me very much of the Maruman Inspiration and Imagination series, one of which regularly fires my imagination with its velvety smooth, open surface (Ok, enough #paperporn!)). They have a very cool large sticker to use as a monthly schedule to add to one's pages. For me that particular insert is a notable one of several that focus on maintaining the minimalist design, down to transparent sticky notes so their color options do not disturb your own vision for your planner.
I agree with earlier comments that it might be a considerable challenge for Massdrop to intervene with a compelling Hobonichi Drop that members couldn't dupe through 1101.com and/or Amazon and other smaller vendors. But Stalogy, I think, has the reverse problem in our global stationery marketplace -- it's d__n hard to locate and once you have it's usually already out of stock!! Case in point: When jetpens.com recently listed their new stock of the B5 and, I believe, A5 planners they were sold out in hours if not minutes. I responded to jetpens's email notification within 10-12 hours of its arrival in my inbox but all I could manage once I clinked on the appropriate link was to request notification next time said product was restocked!!
Here I would like to think that a Massdrop drop, like those for an item with a difficult supply chain & significant pent-up demand, would make a positive difference to Stalogy-starved planners and newbies alike!
Since I felt I knew a lot more about the Hobonichi range I thought I'd get educated. So I spent an hour on the Stalogy website today -- www.stalogy. com & a good amount of English so I decided not to translate -- and was delighted to see an expanded range of what I knew to be their planner offerings. It seems they'll have sizes from A6, B6, A5, to B5. And look like they're offering color options, an A4 notebook in six colors and a gorgeous A4 notepad in both vertical & horizontal orientations -- something I've not seen before from other manufacturers. (Btw, those A4 pads remind me very much of the Maruman Inspiration and Imagination series, one of which regularly fires my imagination with its velvety smooth, open surface (Ok, enough #paperporn!)). They have a very cool large sticker to use as a monthly schedule to add to one's pages. For me that particular insert is a notable one of several that focus on maintaining the minimalist design, down to transparent sticky notes so their color options do not disturb your own vision for your planner.
I agree with earlier comments that it might be a considerable challenge for Massdrop to intervene with a compelling Hobonichi Drop that members couldn't dupe through 1101.com and/or Amazon and other smaller vendors. But Stalogy, I think, has the reverse problem in our global stationery marketplace -- it's d__n hard to locate and once you have it's usually already out of stock!! Case in point: When jetpens.com recently listed their new stock of the B5 and, I believe, A5 planners they were sold out in hours if not minutes. I responded to jetpens's email notification within 10-12 hours of its arrival in my inbox but all I could manage once I clinked on the appropriate link was to request notification next time said product was restocked!!
Here I would like to think that a Massdrop drop, like those for an item with a difficult supply chain & significant pent-up demand, would make a positive difference to Stalogy-starved planners and newbies alike!
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