## notebooks spiral, saddle-stitch, etc ## traveler’s notebooks ![[Pasted image 20260905140004.png|200]] ![[Pasted image 20260905140021.png|200]]![[Pasted image 20260905141031.png|200]] *pics from [traveler’s company](https://shop.travelerscompanyusa.com/products/travelers-notebook-blue)* a traveler’s notebook is a (usually) leather cover with internal bands running along the spin to hold one or more notebooks. they were developed in 2005 by atshuhiko iijima[^1] of [[traveler’s company]], then part of the midori brand. they originally came in two sizes: “regular”, closest to a5 but slimmer; and passport-size, slightly smaller than a6. other sellers have since developed traveler’s notebooks in a range of sizes. ## binders ## index cards / slip box ## tickler file / 42 folder systems [^1]: https://villagebookshop.co.nz/blogs/the-village-bookshop-journal/the-history-of-traveler-s-notebooks