Hello everyone! This is my first notebook review for the blog. I was kindly sent the Crosby Journal, free of charge, in exchange for a review. (As of this writing, they do have a holiday code: ‘Holiday15’ for 15% off).
Background:
The Scribes is a new company that was founded in 2019. The company consists of three friends: Mike, Pooja, and Allen, who were inspired to create journals after realizing that they often took notes during meetings.
Their mission statement is simple: “design high quality journals and support worthy causes”. When you purchase a notebook, another is given to a student in need.
The Scribes offers pens as well as journals, but for today’s review I will focus on their notebooks.
They offer several designs:
The Original; $25
The pages on this journal alternate between lined and blank.
The Crosby: dotted pages; $20
The Essential: lined pages; $20
The Maxie: Blank Pages; $15
The Huntsville; $25
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I received the Crosby Scribe in Emerald Green with a soft cover. The color is true to online pictures. The journal lays completely flat and the cover is soft.
This notebook has 200 pages and is slightly smaller than an A5 notebook. When turned 90 degrees, it functions as an A4-sized page. The size of the notebook is 8.5” x 5.5” x 0.5” with rounded corners. It also comes with three notebook bookmarkers.
Paper:
The paper is dotted and acid-free with a weight of 100 gsm. The dots are slightly larger than Rhodia Dot-Grid paper. The paper is not as smooth as Tomoe River 52 gsm or 68 gsm.
Ink:
This journal was very fountain-pen friendly. There is no bleed through (even with wetter inks) but there is slight ghosting. The ghosting is not as prominent as Tomoe River paper.
To my surprise, the paper shows off shading very well. The shading is close to what you would expect to see on Tomoe River paper.
Overall:
The Scribes Cosby Journal is a dot-grid journal that lays completely flat and is fountain-pen friendly. If you are in the market for new notebooks, or are looking for holiday gift ideas, I would recommend taking a look at these journals.
Note: Thank you to The Scribes, who kindly offered this notebook in exchange for a review.
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