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I am an avid journaler and go through an average of four journals a year. Since I started with the bullet journal system, I have used Moleskine and then Leuchtturm notebooks. I debated for a long time about whether to give this notebook a shot, and I’m very glad I did.Bottom line: I am converted to Dingbats brand and will re-order the next time I need a new notebook.Pros:1. The paper quality is superb. Better than both Leuchtturm and Moleskine. It’s thicker and smoother. Great for fountain pens. No ghosting or bleed-through. And no feathering with my Lamy Al-Star pen.2. It is slightly larger than both the Moleskine Large notebook and the Leuchtturm Medium (A5). I like that you have a bit more room on the page, but it is still small enough to fit in my purse— Important because I carry it with me everywhere.3. I love the square grid.4. Unlike Leuchtturm, there aren’t margins at the top and bottom. The grid covers the whole page, which gives more flexibility for different spreads and layouts.5. The cover is a great color and texture and seems to be more durable than than hardcover Moleskine and Leuchtturm notebooks. The elastic that holds the book shut is very sturdy.6. It comes with a pen loop hardwired into the notebook cover! This is a big deal for me. I was starting to resent Leuchtturm for making me spend $5-8 on a stupid pen loop every time I spent $20 on a new notebook. For $20, a notebook should come with a pen loop and this one does! The pen loop is sturdy but stretchy so I think it would fit pretty much any size pen. It easily accommodates my Lamy Al-Star, which is pretty fat.6. It has the same back cover pocket as Leuchtturm and Moleskin. And one ribbon bookmark.7. I like that it is (allegedly) environmentally friendly and that the company is family owned.8. All of the pages are perforated for easy and neat removal.Cons:1. No pages set aside at the front for an index. This isn’t a huge deal for me, but it is a nice feature of the Leuchtturm.2. Pages are not pre-numbered. Again, not a huge deal, but a nice feature of the Leuchtturm.3. The square grid lines are a bit darker and more prominent than in the Leuchtturm and Moleskine, but I find they still fade away once you write over them.4. The increase in paper, size, and cover quality makes it a bit heavier than the Leuchtturm and Moleskine, I think. But it also has fewer pages (though the surface area of the pages is significantly larger) than the Leuchtturm, so it may be a wash.5. I like that the Leuchtturm comes with stickers and spine engineering that make it easy to label for archiving. This notebook does not have that feature. I’ll probably just end up labeling the spine with a sharpie when I’m finished with it.

Hubby bought this for me as a gift. Omg, this journal is the bomb! Cover feels nice and well-constructed, red color is vibrant, elastics and single bookmark ribbon are sturdy. Pages are a cream color to combat eye fatigue, plus pages are nice and smooth and don't feel flimsy at all. The dot matrix is not only a perfect light gray color (not distracting nor invisible), but the dots are well-aligned across a spread. Journal lays flat when open.Because the paper is 100gsm, there is less ghosting. As you can see in my photos, only the Uniball Vision Exact bled somewhat. Of course I expected the pigment and dye ink pads to bleed, but I did them in case people were curious.Also if you can see in the photos, there are about 58 dots across a spread, and 38 dots down a page.I highly recommend you order from D Notebooks USA, awesome service!

Absolutely love this notebook - I bought it to start my first Bullet Journal and it's awesome!! Love the quality of the pages very little bleed when using colored pens. I have had a few times where I've accidentally ripped the perforated page a bit that's the only downside. I have yet to want to tear a page out ;) The cover is beautiful and I love the elephant design. The grid is great for my purpose. However, I'd like to try dots next time only because they wouldn't show up as much. Just wish you had elephant/dot options. Pocket in the back is great. Very high quality! I will buy again for sure and have recommended to others.

This book is very much like described. Lays flat, includes please return memo on patterned front page, does not include index or page numbers, all pages are perforated for tearing out (this has not yet presented a problem). If you have previously used a LT1917, the dot grid is the same color and size, but extends one dot further width wise and the Dingbats paper is 20gsm higher and a slight bit creamier. It includes one bookmark and a pen loop. There is a small logo symbol on the bottom outer corner of each page if you plan on adding page numbers, you'll need to work around them. The cover is beautiful and leather textured. I'll include photos of the mentioned details as well as ghosting of sharpie pens on a pen test page to help gauge paper thickness visually.

I have used notebooks professionally and personally for more than three decades, and I've tried them all, and until last year was convinced that the German-made Sigel Conceptum notebooks were the best for daily use. Nope. The Dingbats notebook is by far the most well-made, best-looking and best-performing product I've ever used, period. It is a absolute joy to write in with its perfect dimensions, heavy light-cream paper and writer-considerate lines, how the micro-perforated pages lay flat and the sharp-looking stamped textured cover -- plus pen loop and back pocket. Fountain pens and highlighters don't bleed through, and even inexpensive decent pens like the Pilot Precise V7 lay down ink beautifully (especially the black ink).If you're into the art of hand-writing -- meeting notes, journaling, bad poetry or cartoons -- you MUST try a Dingbat. You'll love it.

Durable, love the closing strap, each page can be ripped out cleanly if you want, I got the elephant one and the elephant is nicely engraved on the front (not cheap) and looks just like the picture.I got the dotted one to use as a bullet journal. While I really like this notebook, next time I will go with one where the pages can't be ripped out because I'm nervous I'm going to rip some of them out through use as they bend back and forth where as for this purpose, I want them to stay in....if that makes sense. But this is a very good quality notebook overall.

Ich benutze es als Bullet Journal wie so einige hier. Für den Preis ist es ein sehr schön aussehendes Buch, es hätte keine Fehler oder Einschlüsse im Papier sowie im Cover. Es fässt sich sehr schön an und der Gummizug ist stabil. Die kleine Tasche hinten ist ebenfalls fest verklebt und bietet Platz für genügend Material.Das Papier ist so unglaublich glatt und fässt sich so schön an, da könnte ich stundenlang drüber streichen. Die Punkte sind in einem 5 mm Abstand zueinander, klein und Mittelgrau, also sichtbar aber für mich persönlich nicht störend. Jede Seite ist heraustrennbar aber trotzdem sehr stabil, so, dass man keine Angst haben muss versehentlich Seiten herauszureißen :-)In den Fotos habe ich ebenfalls meinen persönlichen Pen Test hinzugefügt. Wie bereits gedacht, gab es bei den Copic Ciao alcohol based markers, win bleeding auf der Rückseite.Der Füllfederhalter ließ sich wunderbar benutzen. Das Schreiben damit auf dem glatten Papier war eine Freude. Es gab kein bleeding und nur sehr minimales ghosting. Allerdings benötigt die Tinte sehr lange zum trocknen, weswegen die Schrift dann leider verschmiert ist und beim Schließen des Buches auf die gegenüber liegende Seite abgedruckt hat. Ist für mich jedoch kein Mangel, da man einfach ein Stück Löschpapier nutzen kann, um die überschüssige Tinte abzunehmen :-)Alles in allem bin ich sehr zufrieden mit dem Buch und werde mit Freunden darin zeichnen und schreiben.

Bought for Bullet Journalling. Had everything I wanted in a journal- dotted square grid, pen holder, pocket for lose paper at back, elastic to hold cover together, integral bookmark. Really like the quality of the cover and the paper. Many other journals I have looked at (including other well known brands like Moleskin) have had far inferior quality paper and without all the other features.Just so you know, this is a genuine review (a rarity on Amazon these days). I don't usually write reviews so that tells you how happy I am with my purchase.

After much research, I selected an orange tiger Dingbats journal to start bullet journaling with for the first time. It's now been in use for a little over three weeks and I love it. The paper is a beautiful light cream, which is slightly easier on the eyes than a bright white and is lovely and smooth. Even with two layers of marker and my fountain pen (Waterman, with Harmonious Green, for reference) I see next to no ghosting and no bleed-through at all, and the ink should last a long time, as it's acid-free. The elastic is nice and firm, the pocket strong, and even the ribbon is high quality. The top right corner of the cover had a very slight crease to it when it arrived, but this seemed to be due to the way it was packed/handled in the Amazon box and it doesn't bother me at all. The colour is beautiful and I love the little paw prints inside the covers. The fact that it's both handmade and entirely Vegan is a huge bonus. Overall, it's a beautiful book, well worth the money.

This year I wanted to treat myself to a new notebook to increase my chances of success in bullet journalling. I knew I wanted an A5 book and dotted pages work well as flexible guidelines for journalling without the restrictions of lines or the lack of support from a blank page. I was also keen to get pages that were of good thick quality and a hardback cover for protection as this journal is going to be taken to and from work daily....After a bit of research I finally decided on the Dingbats journal. I’m not going to lie, the elephant on the grey front cover probably sold it to me but I am certainly not disappointed. The quality of this notebook is far superior to other books I have used previously. The cream paper quality is the perfect thickness to ensure no ghosting or see-through from the page before. The notebook also has a bookmark, elastic closure, built in pen holder and folder at the back for storing small bits of paper like receipts etc....As well as being super awesome on the paper quality and features front the brand is hugely environmentally friendly in the paper and the making of the products....I would have no hesitation in recommending this to other people and will certainly purchase again next year. Thank you Dingbats

After having bought the tiger cover in January 2019, I decided to stick with the Dingbats dotted journals and got the purple hippo cover. I chose to get the same brand again simply because the quality of the first one was of a high standard and I’ve had no problems with it.Each page is perforated so you can tear out pages without disturbing the journal’s spine and causing other pages to fall out. All the perforated pages remain in place and doesn’t tear away on its own and it’s barely noticeable. Oh except for when you are going over it, then there’s some bleeding but again, barely noticeable.The pages are pretty thick and it’s 100gsm as stated. It would be good if the paper was thicker because I use the staedtler triplus felt tips and it ghosts. However, when I’m using it on the same sheet but on opposite sides, the paper remains intact and doesn’t bleed through to create a tear in the page. Besides this, I’m really happy with this journal, my 2019 one has held up for the whole year and is in mint condition. I’ve added some photos so hope it helps anyone who’s considering this journal.