While lined options are great for structured note-taking, the best dot grid notebooks offer guidance without standing in the way of your creativity. They’re a favorite among designers and bullet ...

At the intersection of analog and digital, the Mod notebook lets you send your handwritten notes and doodles off to be digitized. Even in the age of mobile devices, it’s hard to beat pen and paper.

I’ve been through dozens and dozens of notebooks in my lifetime—starting with my first summer camp journal at age eight, when my deepest thoughts were mostly about friendship drama and our trip day to ...