LEUCHTTURM1917 - Notebook Hardcover Medium A5-251 Numbered Pages for Writing and Journaling (Fox Red, Squared)

Smooth pages and a good binding make this book a pleasure to write in. Pages are numbered and you can build a table of contents as you go along. Have used the lined and dotted pages and prefer the lined pages for journaling, which I do daily, and note taking which I do often.

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It’s a great notebook. At first I was worried about the ghosting but actually that doesn’t bother me at all. You can see through the pages a little bit, but I like that. I spilled a whole cup of water on the notebook as I was writing in it, so I left it open to dry and you can’t even tell it got wet. The pages didn’t seem to soak up the water- thought that was interesting. I love writing in it. Well made, good paper. I use uniball pens and I like they way they feel on it- a little scratchy but I find it satisfying

I've been using this journal over a year now, and really love it. It still looks awesome on the outside... and on the inside, well, there you'd find my private thoughts and artwork. I use this notebook exclusively with fountain pen inks... a variety of inks. Usually there's no bleed through. Occasionally there is. As an artist, my challenge is to make the bleed through situations into something beautiful. I find that to be a lot of fun... so am staying positive and not complaining.This is a great notebook for writing in. There's an index of several pages at the beginning, and the pages are numbered, so it is perfect for use as a bullet journal or writer's journal, or whatever you like. The pages seem kind of thin, but still good quality. I have other bullet journals with thicker pages. But it is what it is and either you like it for what it is or you don't. I would not hesitate to buy another journal like this one, when this is full. However - if I was to do it again, I wouldn't limit myself just to fountain pen ink in this journal. Probably there are other pens that would be better for this one, like the Staedtler Triplus Fineliner Pens which are bright and beautiful and will not bleed through. (I just tried them on my pen check page at the back of the notebook, and they are perfect for this thickness and quality of paper.The cover of my Leuchtturm 1917 is hardcover, and the color is pink... what they call berry. It is so pretty. I'm glad I bought this one. It comes with the elastic, as pictured, and there's a nice sturdy pocket on the inside back cover. I've found it very handy for smaller items I pick up during my travels. The endpapers are white... a sort of creamy white. Everything about this notebook journal speaks quality.I've used this as a travel journal, for recording quotes, and as a memoir journal, using a prompt book. I'm not using it for my daily observations of life, though it could be that type of journal if need be. I do a lot of ink painting in this journal. I use the same inks I put into my fountain pens - Noodlers Inks in a variety of colors, and De Atramentis® Document Ink. I've also used the Pilot Varsity Disposable Fountain Pens in this journal. It does well with all, but as you can imagine, if I put on the ink too thickly there's that risk of bleed through... so I've learned how much to use, and how much I can get away with layering it before the ink goes through the paper. It is a learning process.Recently I used a pen with a medium nib, and that bled through. Not good... and usually I use the extra-fine nibs which are better for preventing bleed through. Not a problem though - I turned the page and used the bleed-through page to create a bit of art using fountain pen ink applied by water brushes. I like the way it turned out even with the bleed through - it became part of the art.So, if you're looking for a good quality notebook with thin paper... numbered, with an index and pocket, this could be the right journal for you. I recommend it. I like all the colors, especially the berry pink which is so, so pretty. No complaints from me.

The media could not be loaded. So i first started off with a moleskin, and i sketched and took notes in it every day. They don’t have as cute of colors, their pages are thinner, they’re more expensive, i could go on.I’m in architecture and i use this every single day. I wanted one that could serve as both a note taking and sketchbook, with as smooth of a page as moleskins because nothing compared to that when i would write. I came across this and i am never going back. The pages are just as smooth if not smoother, moleskin is 70g and this is 80 so it’s slightly thicker. Pages are NUMBERED which serves us well, there are two bookmarks and a folder in the back. This is my second one, you can see in the pictures that you can see the words through the other side of the page but it doesn’t ever bleed through. I actually like the transparency, i couldn’t tell you why. I hate writing on thick sketch pages, if you can’t handle the slight transparency I’d go for the 120g version of this!!For reference i use sharpie fine pens (like the ones i have in the pictures) for the most part, as well as paper mate inkjoy sometimes. Zebra Mildliner for highlighting.I LOVE the fact that it’s dotted. I will never go back, i am the kind of person that cannot write straight for the life of me. The dots really help not only my writing but my sketches also come out straighter because i have something to follow. I didn’t really care about the color but for those of you that do, it’s not red red, it’s more towards toe orange family, but it’s not orange at all, it’s almost like a warm bright red. I don’t mind it, i didn’t care about the color when i bought it, but it is very bright if you care about that.Absolutely in love with it, get it if you’re thinking about it!

very good product

I do think this brand is a bit overpriced but this notebook is really nice and great if you want to use it as a journal or gift it!

I love notebooks and use them at work often. The paper and design of these books are premium. Even the bright red color has a vibrant pop! Solid product, fav notebook by far.