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Information Architects - Watermarked Notebook For Writers

$79.00
SKU: IA-NB-A5-L-W

The premium Japanese writing paper (81g/m²) handles most pens and inks with ease—including fountain pens.

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81g/m² Araveal White
10mm ruled watermark lines
144 (288 pages), hardcover

Watermark lines guide your pen. As your words come into focus, the lines fade into the background. The iA Notebook has been a labor of love, spanning several years of trials and fails and deeply engaging our designer team.

These watermark guidelines are subtle and unobtrusive, offering direction without overpowering the page. The high contrast between the discreet guidelines and the ink from your pen creates an optical illusion: the lines seem to vanish gradually as you write.

Once your thoughts have taken shape on the page, the lines fade into the background, allowing your text to take center stage. It’s an optical illusion, based on the way our eyes work. We focus on the highest contrast. Since the ink is stronger than the watermark lines, the watermarks appear to be invisible.

Each notebook is hand-crafted in Japan.

White rectangular device with text on a textured beige surface

Information Architects

Information Architects (iA) is a user experience design company founded in Tokyo in 2005 by a Swiss designer. Based in Tokyo and Zurich, we create tools-both digital and analog-for focused writing and thoughtful reflection.