This is the Amber one, 9 x 14cm, which is a little narrower than a true A6, ruled at 7mm. It clears a jacket pocket, a back pocket and the side sleeve of almost any bag, which is the whole argument for this size. The cover reads as a warm golden brown, the colour of resin held up to a window, and behind it sit 80 sheets of 140gsm acid free paper that will take a fountain pen without complaining. The one that actually leaves the house, in a colour picked for people who find black notebooks a bit funereal and want warmth on the desk.

Perfect for

JournallingMeeting notesLecture notesMorning pagesPocket carryOn the move

The colour: Amber

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.

Reach for ruling when you are writing rather than drawing. Daily pages, interview notes, study notes, long form thinking, anything that runs top to bottom. At 9 x 14cm you get about twenty words to a line, which is the part people forget to think about until they are living with the book.

What you are actually getting

Questions about the ruled Amber notebook in 9 x 14cm