A hard cover notebook 13 x 21cm, which is narrower than a true A5 but the same height, ruled at 7mm, in Deep Indigo. The cover reads as a dark blue that reads almost black until light hits it. Inside are 80 sheets of 140gsm acid free paper, roughly double the weight of ordinary notebook stock, which is the reason your pen stays on the page it started on. Tall enough to write properly in, narrow enough that it does not fight you for space on a cafe table next to a coffee.

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Rounded corners are the single most underrated feature on a notebook that lives in a bag. Square corners are the ones that fray and curl within a month.

Perfect for

JournallingMeeting notesLecture notesMorning pagesDesk and cafeDaily driver

The colour: Deep Indigo

Indigo is the dye behind Japanese workwear, noren curtains and every pair of jeans you own. Traditional Japanese colour naming calls this depth ai-iro, and it is the shade that deepens rather than fades with use.

Traditional Japanese colour name: ai-iro (藍色)

What 7mm ruling actually gives you

Seven millimetres is the classic wide-ish rule. It is generous enough that adult handwriting does not feel cramped and tight enough that you are not wasting half the page on air. If you write with a broad nib, a brush pen or anything with a bit of swagger to it, this is the spacing that stops your ascenders and descenders colliding.

Lines are the right call when the content is words and the order matters. Meeting notes, journals, lecture notes, drafts, lists that have to stay lists. At 13 x 21cm you get a full sentence without wrapping, which is the part people forget to think about until they are living with the book.

What you are actually getting

Paper

140gsm acid free FSC certified stock, 80 sheets giving 160 usable sides, in a warm cream white rather than a harsh bright white

Ruling

7mm ruled lines, printed edge to edge with no pre-printed margin

Cover

Deep Indigo hard cover, rounded at every corner so nothing curls or catches

Fittings

elastic closure band, bound-in bookmark ribbon and an expandable pocket in the back for loose notes

Questions about the ruled Deep Indigo notebook in 13 x 21cm

How wide is the ruling?

Seven millimetres between lines, which is the classic wide-ish rule. Comfortable for adult handwriting, and enough clearance for a broad nib or a brush pen without letters from neighbouring lines tangling.

Is there a margin printed on the page?

No printed margin, just clean full-width ruling edge to edge. If you want a margin you rule your own, which is the flexible way round.

Will it fit in a handbag or a backpack?

Comfortably. At 13 x 21cm it slides into a laptop sleeve or the flat pocket of a backpack without being the thing that decides what else fits.

Are the corners rounded?

Yes, on both the cover and the block. It is the detail that decides whether a notebook still looks tidy after three months of being pushed in and out of a bag, because square corners are the ones that fray.

Can I use both sides of every page?

That is the point of the 140gsm stock. With gel pens, fineliners, ballpoints and most fountain pens you will see minimal show through and no bleed, so you get the full 160 sides rather than half of them.

Do you ship Sakura notebooks Australia wide?

Yes, Australia wide from Australian stock, which is why orders move in days rather than weeks. Art Shed is family owned and Australian run, with stores in Moorabbin in Melbourne and West End in Brisbane if you would rather pick it up and handle it first.

(NU94146803)

SKU NU94146803
Barcode # 8712079544355
Brand Sakura
Shipping Weight 0.3900kg
Shipping Width 0.050m
Shipping Height 0.050m
Shipping Length 0.050m

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