Rhodia38559C - Stapled Notepad Dot pad N°38 Black - A3 - Dot Dotted - 80 Detachable Sheets - White Clairefontaine Paper 80 g/m - Soft and Resistant Coated Card Cover - Basics, 420x318mm

If, like me, you're a creative person that tends to scribble down ideas and sketches that then lead to other ideas and 'variations on a theme' galore, then this is the pad for you! Instead of being left with pages of scribbles that have become so complex that they're almost illegible, even to you, you'll find you can get a huge amount of brainstorming on one sheet in an orderly fashion and in a much less frustrating manner than with smaller pads. The dots provide very subtle guidance that allows you to line things up and write straight (if you want to), whilst at the same time still giving the feeling of freedom a blank sheet does: even if you scribble manically all over the paper it still looks good. I also love to use fountain pens to sketch and write out my ideas - for me, it just makes the creative process more enjoyable - and this paper takes every ink I've tried on it so far without bleeding or seeping through, and it's smooth to write on. Using these pads to get my initial ideas out of my head and onto paper, and then to develop various aspects of those ideas, has made me much more organised and productive. There are 80 sheets so plenty to get a lot of work done. I roll up the sheets when I'm finished for future reference, put a rubber band on to secure them, and feel I've accomplished something. It's sort of old-fashioned and quaint. Makes my work fun. :-)

This paper is hugely helpful with sketching practice exercises... it's much easier to keep to straight lines using the discreet dots as guides. The paper is thick enough to accommodate sketching and lightly wet watercolour pencil sketches but it's not really strong enough to take the 'wet' of watercolour washes. This paper is a handy alternative to graph paper when you need a squared-off backdrop. The sheets are perforated and easy to detach from the pad.

I am avid 'to-do' list maker and the old way of pencil and paper is the best for me. The problem usually is that notepads are too small for me, even A4. I want a big space each day for lists, notes, prompts etc. and I imagine this is what we would typically refer to as the desk blotter size. So an A3 landscape pad is perfect for me, and without solid lines even better. The light dots are an excellent guide for keeping writing straight though.

Pretty disappointed, creasing on a lot of pages in different positions, so I’d assume this will have happened to a lot of other ones. Not a cheap sketch pad, would be reluctant to buy again.

I trust this pad to make to my TN inserts and I use no other. Superior quality.

It's a A3 notepad, there's not a lot more I can add!

Great pad. Would be better if you could reverse the book without having to deconstruct it. Using the back of sheets is a great practice to reduce paper wastage. But for some reason this isn’t easy to do with this book.

It's big! I got it for my Spanish conjugations - I write the word in big letters, then do key conjugation tenses (present, preterito, imperfecto y futuro) and if I can, write synonyms and antonyms. The size of the paper makes it great to brainstorm and it takes all comers in terms of heavy fibre tipped pens, wet fountain pens, and it's a good, clear, white glossy paper. Call me impressed.