The phrase “Hipster PDA” has come up a few times now to describe FIELD NOTES, and we like that description, but it’s worth noting that the phrase was apparently coined by 43 Folders to describe a method for “Getting Things Done” involving 3″ x 5″ notecards. A later post at PigPog outlines a similar “GTD” method using a memo book, so let us humbly suggest that FIELD NOTES are perfectly suited for this purpose, and perhaps their smaller, more manageable size will help you limit your tasks to a reasonable level, and their subtle grid will help keep your margins and writing nicely aligned.

If you take pride in your disorganized stream-of-conscious scribblings, fear not, FIELD NOTES will work just fine for you, too!

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Something for your weekend: Aaron’s-girlfriend’s-friend-Ricky’s-friend, Peyton, sent this photo of a heavy-duty grill he’s building with his pops. “Can you believe that’s a penzoil can cut in two?” Anyone can make a grill out of an oil can, but this sort of specialized engineering is possible only in Traverse City, MI, and only with the help of detailed plans in a Field Notes memo book. Thanks, Peyton!

That reminds me, I need to find my scale drawing of the remote-control floating Deathmobile I designed for a hoity-toity “swimming pool flotilla” party, (we weren’t invited back). I don’t think I got any good photos before it caught on fire.

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Our current crop of Field Notes™ brand memo books feature proven American one-pica graph paper technology, but we’re always considering new ideas. These yahoos have invented a whole new way to put lines on paper, bolder horizontal lines just like a school notebook, with a lighter grid in the background. We’re not the sort to jump on a trend without careful consideration, but we’re not entirely afraid of progress either. Looks like they’ve got a patent pending, but maybe we’ll find a way to work together some day, or maybe we’ll just have to “up the ante” and add diagonal lines or something. (Thanks to our friends at Pica+Pixel for the link.)

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